The following is a list of people from Mansfield, Ohio. These people were born, lived, or worked in and around the city.
Architecture Paul Gilger, architect, set designer and playwright Friedrich Ferdinand Schnitzer, architect with many structures on the National Register of Historic Places; principal architect and superintendent of construction for Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfieldhttps://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohrichla/POP/Bus2/FFS.htm
Astronauts Michael L. Gernhardt, astronaut
Athletics
Ernie Beam, former pitcher in the National League for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1895 AJ Blubaugh, pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB} for the Houston Astros (2025–present) Hugh Douglas, Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Jamie Feick, former NBA player Pete Henry, professional football player Natalie Hershberger, six-time National Olympic-style Taekwondo champion Mary Holda, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Taylor Huff, professional soccer player, Bay FC Dick Logan, professional football player Terry McDaniel, professional football player for the Oakland Raiders and the Seattle Seahawks Ricky Minard, professional basketball player Don Nehlen, former head football coach Bill Peterson, former head football coach: Florida State, Mansfield Senior High, Rice University, and Houston Oilers Ryan Pore, professional soccer player, Major League Soccer, Kansas City Wizards Marc Wilkins, former MLB pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1996—2001)
Authors and writers
Jacob Brinkerhoff, jurist, congressman, and author Roeliff Brinkerhoff, lawyer; editor and owner of the Mansfield Herald; later a bank president Louis Bromfield, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy Dittrich, true crime author and mystery novelistAshland Times-Gazette, Feb. 22, 2010 Natalie Hershberger, author Terry Hertzler, poet and writer Mary Bigelow Ingham, educator, writer, social reformer Christopher Moore, author
Entertainment
Lee Adams, stage lyricist Jenni Barber, actress, The Electric Company John Bishop, playwright and film writer James Lapine, playwright and director Michael McConnohie, voice actor Sylvia McNair, operatic soprano Luke Perry, actor (television), Beverly Hills, 90210 Daniel Roemer, film director, screenwriter Robert F. Simon, actor
Entrepreneurs Homer Lee, engraver, artist, entrepreneur, founder of Homer Lee Bank Note Company
Military
Matthias W. Day, US Army Medal of Honor recipient Frank Purdy Lahm, first Army aviator Mark Matthews, veteran
Musicians and bands Music Explosion, rock group; James "Jamie" Lyons (singer, percussion), Donald Atkins (guitar), Richard Nesta (guitar), Burton Stahl (bass), Robert Avery (drums); top ten hit in 1967, "Little Bit O'Soul" Ohio Express, rock group; Doug Grassel (rhythm guitar), Dale Powers (lead guitar), Dean Kastran (bass), Jim Pfahler (keyboards), and Tim Corwin (drums) Switch, Motown R&B/soul group
Politicians
Charlie Brown, West Virginia attorney general Sherrod Brown, U.S. senator for Ohio Jay Goyal, member of the Ohio House of Representatives William Johnston, U.S. representative for Ohio Lovana Jones, member of the Illinois House of Representatives Winfield S. Kerr, U.S. representative for Ohio B. F. Langworthy, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives Robert Byington Mitchell, governor of the New Mexico Territory 1866–1869 William Patterson, U.S. representative for Ohio James A. Reed, U.S. Senator for Missouri Mark Romanchuk, member of the Ohio Senate
Scientists Paul Parmalee, zooarchaeologist
Other Rebecca Gernhardt Cox (born c. 1955), assistant secretary of transportation; public liaison director for President Reagan; senior vice president, Continental Airlines Shawn Grate, serial killer Rose Knox, née Markward (1857–1950), businesswoman (Knox Gelatin Factory) Roy Repp (1882–1934), stunt driver
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