FACTS: THE STATE OF OHIO

Population Rank in the U.S.: 7th most populous state

• Columbus – 933,263 
• Cleveland – 365,379 
• Cincinnati – 314,915  
• Toledo – 265,638 
• Akron – 189,664  
• Dayton – 136,346 
• Parma – 79,350 
• Canton – 69,211 
• Lorain – 65,751 
• Hamilton – 63,953 
• Population Density: ~285 people per square mile
• Urban vs. Rural: Approximately 78% urban, 22% rural

• Statehood Date: March 1, 1803
• Admission Order: 17th state to join the Union
• Capital: Columbus (established as capital in 1816)
• Original Capital: Chillicothe (1803–1810), then Zanesville (1810–1812), returned to Chillicothe (1812–1816)
• Nickname: The Buckeye State
• State Motto: "With God, all things are possible"
• State Symbols:
  • Bird: Cardinal
  • Flower: Scarlet Carnation
  • Tree: Ohio Buckeye
  • Song: “Beautiful Ohio”
     

• 1787 - Northwest Ordinance passed, organizing territory that would become Ohio.
• 1795 - Treaty of Greenville signed, opening up much of Ohio to U.S. settlement.
• 1800 - Territory of Ohio formally established from the Northwest Territory.
• 1802 - Ohio Constitutional Convention held.
• 1803 - Ohio becomes the 17th U.S. state.
• 1816 - Columbus becomes state capital.
• 1830s–1850s - Ohio a key location on the Underground Railroad.
• 1861–1865 - Ohio plays major role in American Civil War, supplies many Union troops.
• 1903 = Wright brothers, Dayton natives, achieve first powered flight.
• 1950s–60s - Ohio becomes key battleground in national politics and industrial powerhouse .

• Arthur St. Clair – Governor of the Northwest Territory 
• Thomas Worthington – “Father of Ohio Statehood,” advocate for statehood
• Edward Tiffin – Ohio’s first governor
• Nathaniel Massie – Surveyor and early leader in Ohio territory
   

• Tecumseh – Shawnee leader, opposed U.S. expansion into Native lands
• Rutherford B. Hayes – 19th U.S. President, born in Delaware, OH
• William Henry Harrison – 9th U.S. President, settled in North Bend, OH
• Ulysses S. Grant – 18th U.S. President, born in Point Pleasant, OH
• William Tecumseh Sherman – Civil War general, born in Lancaster, OH
• Harriet Beecher Stowe – Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, lived in Cincinnati

• Thomas Edison - Milan, OH - Inventor of electric light & phonograph
• Neil Armstrong - Wapakoneta, OH - First man on the Moon
• Orville & Wilbur Wright - Dayton, OH - Pioneers of flight
• LeBron James - Akron, OH - NBA icon
• Toni Morrison - Lorain, OH - Nobel Prize-winning author
• Steven Spielberg - Cincinnati, OH - Film director
• Paul Laurence Dunbar - Dayton, OH - Influential African American poet

• Paul Newman - Born: Shaker Heights, Ohio (1/26/1925) Died: 9/26/2008 - Eddie Felson in “The Hustler” (1961)--- John Rooney in “Road to Perdition” (2002)--- Luke in “Cool Hand Luke” (1967)
• Joel Grey - Born: Cleveland, Ohio (4/11/1932) - Master of Ceremonies in “Cabaret” (1972)--- Chiun in “Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins” (1985)--- Oldrich Novy in “Dancer in the Dark” (2000)
• Luke Perry - Born: Mansfield, Ohio (10/11/1966) Died: 3/4/2019 - Known for:--- Dylan McKay in “Beverly Hills, 90210″ (1990-2000)--- Billy in “The Fifth Element” (1997)--- Pike in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (1992)
• Luke Grimes - Born: Dayton, Ohio (1/21/1984) - Elliot Grey in “Fifty Shades of Grey” (2015)--- Marc Lee in “American Sniper” (2014)--- Jake in “All the Boys Love Mandy Lane” (2006)
• Clancy Brown - Born: Urbana, Ohio (1/5/1959) - Captain Hadley in “The Shawshank Redemption” (1994)--- Sgt. Zim in “Starship Troopers” (1997)--- Alan Smith in “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (2010)
• Alan Ruck - Born: Cleveland, Ohio (7/1/1956) - Robert ‘Rabbit’ Nurick in “Twister” (1996)--- Stephens in “Speed” (1994)--- Cameron Frye in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (1986)
• Ted Levine - Born: Bellaire, Ohio (5/29/1957) - Jame Gumb in “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991)--- Warden in “Shutter Island” (2010)--- General McGrath in “Wild Wild West” (1999)
• Luke Kleintank - Born: Ohio (5/18/1990)- Joe Blake in “The Man in the High Castle” (2015-2018)--- Clarence Dickinson in “Midway” (2019)--- Caleb Phipps in “Person of Interest” (2013-2015)
• Ed O’Neill - Born: Youngstown, Ohio (4/12/1946) - Al Bundy in “Married... with Children” (1987-1997)--- Hank in “Finding Dory” (2016)--- Mr. Litwak in “Wreck-It Ralph” (2012)
• Tanner Buchanan - Born: Lima, Ohio (12/8/1998) - Leo Kirkman in “Designated Survivor” (2016-2018)--- Connor Lawson in “Max Winslow and the House of Secrets” (2019)--- Jack Downey in “The Fosters” (2016)
• Jim Cummings - Born: Youngstown, Ohio (11/3/1952) - Winnie the Pooh in “Winnie the Pooh” (2011)--- Winnie the Pooh in “Christopher Robin” (2018)--- Ray in “The Princess and the Frog” (2009)  
• Martin Sheen - Born: Dayton, Ohio (8/3/1940) - Queenan in “The Departed” (2006)--- Captain Benjamin L. Willard in “Apocalypse Now” (1979)--- Kit in “Badlands” (1973)
• Will Ryan - Born: Cleveland, Ohio (5/21/1949) Died: 11/19/2021 - Petrie in “The Land Before Time” (1988)--- Digit in “An American Tail” (1986)--- Seahorse in “The Little Mermaid” (1989)
• Stephen Geoffreys - Born: Cincinnati, Ohio (11/22/1964) - Evil Ed in “Fright Night” (1985)--- Aggie in “At Close Range” (1986)--- Cookie in “Moon 44″ (1990)
• Robert Knepper - Born: Fremont, Ohio (7/8/1959) - Theodore ‘T-Bag’ Bagwell in “Prison Break” (2005-2017)--- Johnson in “Transporter 3″ (2008)--- Yuri Marklov in “Hitman” (2007)
• Perry King - Born: Alliance, Ohio (4/30/1948) - President Blake in “The Day After Tomorrow” (2004)--- Andrew Norris in “Class of 1984″ (1982)--- Hammond Maxwell in “Mandingo” (1975)
• Yuri Lowenthal - Born: Alliance, Ohio (3/5/1971) - Peter Parker in “Spider-Man” (2018)--- Ben Tennyson in “Ben 10: Omniverse” (2012-2014)--- Adam in “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” (2021)
• Matt Lanter - Born: Massillon, Ohio (4/1/1983) - Will in “Disaster Movie” (2008)--- Anakin Skywalker in “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” (2008)--- Edward Sullen in “Vampires Suck” (2010)
• Rich Sommer - Born: Toledo, Ohio (2/2/1978) - Michael Vaughn in “A Crooked Somebody” (2017)--- Dean in “In the Dark” (2019-2020)--- Harry Crane in “Mad Men” (2007-2015)
• Aaron O’Connell - Born: Dayton, Ohio (4/8/1986) - Wyatt Cryer in “The Haves and the Have Nots” (2013-2021)--- Donovan Goodwin in “With Love, Christmas” (2017)--- Ellis in “Black Water” (2018)
•  Fred Willard - Born: Shaker Heights, Ohio (9/18/1933) Died: 5/15/2020 - Buck Laughlin in “Best in Show” (2000)--- Mike LaFontaine in “A Mighty Wind” (2003)--- Ed Harken in “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” (2004)
• Justin Chambers - Born: Springfield, Ohio (7/11/1970) - Dr. Alex Karev in “Grey’s Anatomy” (2005-2021)--- Massimo in “The Wedding Planner” (2001)--- D’Artagnan in “The Musketeer” (2001)
• Josh Radnor - Born: Columbus, Ohio (7/29/1974) - Jesse Fisher in “Liberal Arts” (2012)--- Sam Wexler in “Happythankyoumoreplease” (2010)--- Ted Mosby in “How I Met Your Mother” (2005-2014)
• Charles Michael Davis - Born: Dayton, Ohio (12/1/1984) - Marcel Gerard in “The Originals” (2013-2018)--- Marcel Gerard in “The Vampire Diaries” (2013)--- Dr. Jason Myers in “Grey’s Anatomy” (2013)
• Burgess Meredith - Born: Cleveland, Ohio (11/16/1907) Died: 9/9/1997 - Ammon in “Clash of the Titans” (1981)--- Mickey in “Rocky” (1976)--- Mickey Goldmill in “Rocky III” (1982)
• Jason Dohring - Born: Ohio (3/30/1982) - Logan Echolls in “Veronica Mars” (2014)--- Jason in “Deep Impact” (1998)--- Logan Echolls in “Veronica Mars” (2004-2019)
• John Magaro - Born: Akron, Ohio (2/16/1983) - Charlie Geller in “The Big Short” (2015)--- Dannie McElroy in “Carol” (2015)--- Cookie in “First Cow” (2019)
• Brian Stepanek - Born: Cleveland, Ohio (2/6/1971) - Tom Harper in “Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn” (2014-2018)--- Mr. Givens in “Young Sheldon” (2017-2021)--- Arwin in “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody” (2005-2008)
• Nick Gehlfuss - Born: Clevland, Ohio (1/21/1985) - Bruce Johnston in “Love & Mercy” (2014)--- Jack Hughes in “Person of Interest” (2012)--- Will Halstead in “Chicago Med” (2015-2021)
• Clark Gable - Born: Cadiz, Ohio (2/1/1901) Died: 11/16/1960 - Peter Warne in “It Happened One Night” (1934)--- Rhett Butler - Visitor from Charleston in “Gone with the Wind” (1939)--- Christian in “Mutiny on the Bounty” (1935)
• Gary Sandy - Born: Dayton, Ohio (12/25/1945) - Andy Travis in “WKRP in Cincinnati” (1978-1982)--- Lawyer (Sandefur’s) in “The Insider” (1999)--- Terrence Kelley in “The Young and the Restless” (2001)
• Philip Baker Hall - Born: Toledo, Ohio (9/10/1931) - Jimmy Gator in “Magnolia” (1999)--- Floyd Gondolli in “Boogie Nights” (1997)--- Sydney in “Hard Eight” (1996)
• George Chakiris - Born: Norwood, Ohio (9/16/1934) - Bernardo in “West Side Story” (1961)--- Etienne in “The Young Girls of Rochefort” (1967)--- Johnny Allen in “The Big Cube” (1969)
• Austin Pendleton - Born: Warren, Ohio (3/27/1940) - Howard Marner in “Short Circuit” (1986)--- John Gibbons in “My Cousin Vinny” (1992)--- Max in “The Muppet Movie” (1979)
• Ray Wise - Born: Akron, Ohio (8/20/1947) - Commissioner Gordon in “Batman: The Killing Joke” (2016)--- Frank Harrington in “Dead End” (2003)--- Jack Taggart Sr. in “Jeepers Creepers 2″ (2003)
• Brant Daugherty - Born: Mason, Ohio (8/20/1985) - Sawyer in “Fifty Shades Freed” (2018)--- Noel Kahn in “Pretty Little Liars” (2010-2016)--- Thane Lockwood in “Dear White People” (2017)
• Matt McCoy - Born: Cincinnati, Ohio (5/20/1956) - Michael in “The Hand that Rocks the Cradle” (1992)--- Dr. Daniel Nadler in “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” (2018)--- Pete Monahan in “Silicon Valley” (2015-2017)
• Dean Jagger - Born: Columbus Grove, Ohio (11/7/1903) Died: 2/5/1991 - Major General Thomas F. Waverly in “White Christmas” (1954)--- Major Stovall in “Twelve O’Clock High” (1949)--- Prospector in “Vanishing Point” (1971)
• Rob Mayes - Born: Cleveland, Ohio (11/17/1984) - John in “John Dies at the End” (2012)--- Marc Nickleby in “Mistresses” (2015-2016)--- Matthew Blackwood in “Burning Blue” (2013)
• Tyrone Power - Born: Cincinnati, Ohio (5/5/1914) Died: 11/15/1958 - Leonard Vole in “Witness for the Prosecution” (1957)--- Tim Baker in “A Yank in the R.A.F.” (1941)--- Tom Owens in “Rawhide” (1951)
• Hal Holbrook - Born: Cleveland, Ohio (2/17/1925) Died: 1/23/2021 - “Lincoln” (2012)--- Deep Throat in “All the President’s Men” (1976)
• Eddie McClintock - Born: North Canton, Ohio (5/27/1967) - Michael in “The Sweetest Thing” (2002)--- Pete Lattimer in “Warehouse 13″ (2009-2014)--- Colonel James Harper in “Supergirl” (2016)
• Eric Lange - Born: Hamilton, Ohio (2/19/1973) - Lyle Mitchell in “Escape at Dannemora” (2018)--- Bill Stechner in “Narcos” (2016-2017)--- Stuart Radzinsky in “Lost” (2009)
• Robert Urich -  Born: Toronto, Ohio (12/19/1946)  Died: 4/16/2002 - Grimes in “Magnum Force” (1973)--- Jake Spoon in “Lonesome Dove” (1989)--- Jason in “The Ice Pirates” (1984)

Source: Cleveland.com