List of people from Ironton, Ohio
This is a list of people who were born in, lived in, or are closely associated with the city of Ironton, Ohio.
Athletics
- Coy Bacon, 3x Pro Bowler and member of the Black College Football Hall of Fame[1]
- Terry Enyart, baseball player[2]
- Ken Fritz, football player[3]
- Bob Lutz, former football head coach[4]
- George McAfee, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame[5]
Arts and entertainment
- Bobby Bare, country music singer Country Music Hall of Fame Grammy Award winner
- Ritter Collett, Dayton sportswriter, winner of Spink Award from baseball's Hall of Fame[6]
- Mickey Fisher, screenwriter[7]
- Emily Jordan Folger, co-founder of the Folger Shakespeare Library
- David Lively, concert pianist
- Clint McElroy, podcaster, comic book writer, radio personality[8]
- Butch Miles, legendary jazz drummer
- Betty Johnson, dubbed the "Black Widow" by the media for the murder of five of her husbands
- Gardner Rea, cartoonist
- Terry Waldo, pianist, bandleader and ragtime musician
Education, politics and service
- Harlan Hatcher, eighth president of the University of Michigan
- Elza Jeffords, member of the US House of Representatives from Mississippi
- Mary Augusta Jordan, longtime English professor at Smith College
- Joseph Kimball (1836-1909), Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor[9]
- William C. Lambert, achieved the second-highest air victory totals for an American flying ace in World War I
- W. Terry McBrayer, Kentucky state legislature and politician
- William Henry Powell (1825-1904), Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor; born in Wales and entered service in Ironton[10]
- James Ancil Shipton, senior US Army officer
- Kelli Sobonya, politician
- Marion Tinsley (1927-1995), mathematician and checkers player; widely considered the greatest player of all-time
Other
- Nannie Kelly Wright, only known female ironmaster
References
- ↑ "COY BACON". The Tribune. 2008-12-24. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
- ↑ "Terry Enyart Stats - MLB". MLB.com. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
- ↑ "Former Ironton, Ohio State star Fritz dead at 66". The Herald-Dispatch. 2024-02-07. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
- ↑ Archibald, Matt (2012-01-17). "Football: Legendary Ironton coach Lutz retires". WOUB Public Media. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
- ↑ Payton, Joseph (2025-08-27). "We the People | Pro Football Hall of Famer George McAfee". WSAZ. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
- ↑ "1991 BBWAA Career Excellence Award Winner Ritter Collett | Baseball Hall of Fame". baseballhall.org. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
- ↑ Shaffer, Mark (2024-05-10). "PROFILE 2024: From Ironton to Hollywood". The Tribune. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
- ↑ Harrison, Heath (2021-03-12). "PROFILE 2021: From Ironton to the World". The Tribune. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
- ↑ "Joseph Kimball". MilitarTimes.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Joseph Kimball". MilitaryTimes.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.