Billionaires Born in Ohio

Ranked by recorded net worth, using documented birthplaces.

RichGeo records 44 people for Ohio by birthplace. 9 have reported or estimated net worth of at least $1 billion.

44
People recorded
9
Net worth of $1B or more
$84.75B
Combined recorded net worth

Cities

Locations without recorded people

Billionaires and Business LeadersBy net worth

  1. 1Henry NicholasCincinnati · American businessman and convicted felon$19.6B
  2. 2Anne Cox ChambersDayton · American diplomat (1919-2020)$16.1B
  3. 3Les WexnerDayton · American businessman (1937-present)$9.3B
  4. 4Denise DeBartolo YorkYoungstown · American businesswoman$8.4B
  5. 5Roger PenskeShaker Heights · American racecar driver$7.7B
  6. 6Steven SpielbergCincinnati · American filmmaker (born 1946)$7.1B
  7. 7Karen PritzkerOberlin · American business executive, investor, film producer, philanthropist, billionaire heiress$6.7B
  8. 8Mike BrownMassillon · owner of the Cincinnati Bengals$5B
  9. 9Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr.Youngstown · American football owner$3.8B
  10. 10Vivek RamaswamyPublic company founderCincinnati · American businessman (born 1985)$950M
  11. 11Mehmet ÖzPublic company founderCleveland · Turkish-American surgeon, TV host, and government official (born 1960)$100M
  12. 12Charles DolanPublic company founderCleveland · American billionaire businessman (1926–2024)$5.4
  13. 13Chauncey L. WaddellPublic company founderGreenfield · American investment bankerUndisclosed
  14. 14Richard FerryPublic company founderKent · entrepreneurUndisclosed
  15. 15Harold McMasterPublic company founderDeshler · American physicistUndisclosed
  16. 16Mark MothersbaughTech founderAkron · American musicianUndisclosed
  17. 17Mitch DudekPrivate company founderan American born in Ohio, United States, a lawyer and an antique collector of Chinese folk arts and artistic artifacts based in Suzhou and Shanghai, China, founded Six Arts Museum.Undisclosed
  18. 18Dave GoldPublic company founderCleveland · founder of 99 Cents Only chainUndisclosed
  19. 19Robert D. WalterPublic company founderDublin · American businessmanUndisclosed
  20. 20Keith J. KrachPublic company founderLakewood · American business executive and politicianUndisclosed
  21. 21Stanford R. OvshinskyPublic company founderAkron · prolific American inventor and scientist (1922–2012)Undisclosed
  22. 22Bert WolsteinPublic company founderEast Cleveland · businessman from the United StatesUndisclosed
  23. 23Charles GeschkeTech founderCleveland · American computer scientistUndisclosed
  24. 24Arthur L. ParkerPublic company founderCleveland · American businessman and inventorUndisclosed
  25. 25Don PanozPublic company founderAlliance · American businessmanUndisclosed
  26. 26Frederick RentschlerPublic company founderButler County · American aerospace engineer and executive (1887–1956)Undisclosed
  27. 27Douglas TompkinsPublic company founderConneaut · American environmentalistUndisclosed
  28. 28罗纳德·韦恩Tech founderCleveland · American engineer and co-founder of Apple Inc. (born 1934)Undisclosed
  29. 29Frank SeiberlingPublic company founderAkron · American inventor and businessman (1859-1955)Undisclosed
  30. 30John Cromwell LincolnPublic company founderPainesville · American inventor and businessman (1866–1959)Undisclosed
  31. 31Charles Martin HallPublic company founderThompson Township · American chemist (1863-1914)Undisclosed
  32. 32Bernard KrogerPublic company founderCincinnati · American businessman (1860–1938)Undisclosed
  33. 33Bob EvansPublic company founderSugar Ridge · American restaurateurUndisclosed
  34. 34Brenda LaurelTech founderColumbus · American video game developerUndisclosed
  35. 35Dan PaladinTech foundervideo-game designerUndisclosed
  36. 36Dwight ScharPublic company founderAmerican businessmanUndisclosed
  37. 37Edward WilliamsPublic company founderCleveland · businessman, born 1843Undisclosed
  38. 38George A. ArcherPublic company founderDayton · American businessman specializing in linseedUndisclosed
  39. 39Richard McVeyPublic company founderPainesville · US business ownerUndisclosed
  40. 40Jerome Monroe SmuckerPublic company founderWayne County · (1858-1948)Undisclosed
  41. 41Jim KochPublic company founderCincinnati · Business personUndisclosed
  42. 42John Henry PattersonPublic company founderDayton · American industrialist (1844-1922)Undisclosed
  43. 43Samuel MatherPublic company founderCleveland · American businessman and philanthropist 1851-1931Undisclosed
  44. 44Thomas EdisonPublic company founderMilan · American inventor and businessman (1847–1931)Undisclosed

Technology Sectors

Leading IndustriesBy associated people

Companies Headquartered Here

  1. 1GE Aerospace4
  2. 2Procter & Gamble2
  3. 3Abercrombie & Fitch2
  4. 4Victoria’s Secret2
  5. 5Sherwin-Williams2
  6. 6Bath & Body Works, Inc.2
  7. 7Franchise Group1
  8. 8DDR Corp.1
  9. 9Diebold Nixdorf1
  10. 10Parker Hannifin1
  11. 11Kroger1
  12. 12Owens-Illinois1
  13. 13E. W. Scripps Company1
  14. 14Timken Company1
  15. 15Eaton Corporation1
  16. 16Bob Evans Restaurants1
  17. 17Materion1
  18. 18Cleveland-Cliffs1
  19. 19Dana Corporation1
  20. 20Vertiv1
  21. 21Wendy's1
  22. 22Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company1
  23. 23Lincoln Electric1
  24. 24The J.M. Smucker Company1
  25. 25TransDigm Group Inc.1
  26. 26Huntington Bancshares1
  27. 27Lordstown Motors1
  28. 28Cardinal Health1
  29. 29Flipline Studios2
  30. 30Owens Bottle Machine Company1

Wealth figures are in U.S. dollars and use the latest available estimate for each person. Read the methodology and sources.