Dayton, Ohio

Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States with a population of 166,179 (2000). It is the county seat and largest city of Montgomery County. The Greater Dayton area or Dayton metropolitan area encompasses a number of contiguous communities outside Dayton city proper, including Vandalia, Trotwood, Kettering, Centerville and Beavercreek, with a population of 848,153 (2000). Dayton is situated within the Miami Valley region of Ohio, just north of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.

Notable Natives

• Erma Bombeck, Nationally-known columnist and author
• The Breeders, Rock group
• Nancy Cartwright, Voice of Bart Simpson
• Roger Clemens, Baseball player
• Marco Coleman, NFL defensive tackle
• James Middleton Cox, Congressman, Ohio governor, 1920 Democratic presidential candidate, founder of Cox Enterprises
• Kim Deal, Rock musician, member of Pixies and The Breeders.
• Edward A. Deeds, engineer, inventor, industrialist
• Rick Derringer, Rock musician
• Phil Donahue, Talk show host
• Paul Laurence Dunbar, Noted early African-American poet
• Mel Epstein, Film producer
• Joe Eszterhas, Screenwriter - Showgirls, Basic Instinct
• Guided by Voices, Rock Group
• Cathy Guisewite, National Cartoonist
• Chris Handley, Musician
• Dorian Harewood, Actor
• Ron Harper, Baseketball Player
• Hawthorne Heights, Punk Rock Group
• Darrell Jackson, NFL Wide Receiver
• Allison Janney, Actress
• Gordon Jump, Actor
• Charles Kettering, Inventor - Automobile Self-Starter
• Lakeside, Funk Group
• Chad Lowe, Actor
• Rob Lowe, Actor
• Edwin C. Moses, Olympic Athlete, Track and Field
• Ohio Players, Funk Group
• John H. Patterson, Founder - National Cash Register
• Mike Peters, Nationally-syndicated opinion cartoonist
• Robert Pollard, Rock musican
• Peerless Price, NFL wide receiver
• Kim Richey Singer/Songwriter
• James Ritty, Inventor - Cash Register
• Gary Sandy, Actor
• Mike Schmidt, Baseball Player
• Mike Jackson, Author, TV personality, veterans advocate
• Martin Sheen, Actor
• Slave, Funk Group
• David Sparks Singer/Songwriter/Writer/Artist/Publisher/Philosopher
• Roger Troutman and Zapp, Musicians/Producers
• Tamika Williams, Basketball player in the WNBA
• Jonathan Winters, Actor/Comedian
• Wright Brothers, Inventors - Airplane