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
Cuyahoga County 11Hamilton County 5Montgomery County 4Summit County 3Mahoning County 2Stark County 2Franklin County 2Lake County 2Lorain County 1Henry County 1Geauga County 1Butler County 1Portage County 1Milan 1Ross County 1Sugar Ridge 1Ashtabula County 1Wayne County 1
Locations without recorded people
Billionaires and Business LeadersBy net worth
- 1Henry NicholasCincinnati · American businessman and convicted felon$19.6B
- 2Anne Cox ChambersDayton · American diplomat (1919-2020)$16.1B
- 3Les WexnerDayton · American businessman (1937-present)$9.3B
- 4Denise DeBartolo YorkYoungstown · American businesswoman$8.4B
- 5Roger PenskeShaker Heights · American racecar driver$7.7B
- 6Steven SpielbergCincinnati · American filmmaker (born 1946)$7.1B
- 7Karen PritzkerOberlin · American business executive, investor, film producer, philanthropist, billionaire heiress$6.7B
- 8Mike BrownMassillon · owner of the Cincinnati Bengals$5B
- 9Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr.Youngstown · American football owner$3.8B
- 10Vivek RamaswamyPublic company founderCincinnati · American businessman (born 1985)$950M
- 11Mehmet ÖzPublic company founderCleveland · Turkish-American surgeon, TV host, and government official (born 1960)$100M
- 12Charles DolanPublic company founderCleveland · American billionaire businessman (1926–2024)$5.4
- 13Chauncey L. WaddellPublic company founderGreenfield · American investment bankerUndisclosed
- 14Richard FerryPublic company founderKent · entrepreneurUndisclosed
- 15Harold McMasterPublic company founderDeshler · American physicistUndisclosed
- 16Mark MothersbaughTech founderAkron · American musicianUndisclosed
- 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
- 18Dave GoldPublic company founderCleveland · founder of 99 Cents Only chainUndisclosed
- 19Robert D. WalterPublic company founderDublin · American businessmanUndisclosed
- 20Keith J. KrachPublic company founderLakewood · American business executive and politicianUndisclosed
- 21Stanford R. OvshinskyPublic company founderAkron · prolific American inventor and scientist (1922–2012)Undisclosed
- 22Bert WolsteinPublic company founderEast Cleveland · businessman from the United StatesUndisclosed
- 23Charles GeschkeTech founderCleveland · American computer scientistUndisclosed
- 24Arthur L. ParkerPublic company founderCleveland · American businessman and inventorUndisclosed
- 25Don PanozPublic company founderAlliance · American businessmanUndisclosed
- 26Frederick RentschlerPublic company founderButler County · American aerospace engineer and executive (1887–1956)Undisclosed
- 27Douglas TompkinsPublic company founderConneaut · American environmentalistUndisclosed
- 28罗纳德·韦恩Tech founderCleveland · American engineer and co-founder of Apple Inc. (born 1934)Undisclosed
- 29Frank SeiberlingPublic company founderAkron · American inventor and businessman (1859-1955)Undisclosed
- 30John Cromwell LincolnPublic company founderPainesville · American inventor and businessman (1866–1959)Undisclosed
- 31Charles Martin HallPublic company founderThompson Township · American chemist (1863-1914)Undisclosed
- 32Bernard KrogerPublic company founderCincinnati · American businessman (1860–1938)Undisclosed
- 33Bob EvansPublic company founderSugar Ridge · American restaurateurUndisclosed
- 34Brenda LaurelTech founderColumbus · American video game developerUndisclosed
- 35Dan PaladinTech foundervideo-game designerUndisclosed
- 36Dwight ScharPublic company founderAmerican businessmanUndisclosed
- 37Edward WilliamsPublic company founderCleveland · businessman, born 1843Undisclosed
- 38George A. ArcherPublic company founderDayton · American businessman specializing in linseedUndisclosed
- 39Richard McVeyPublic company founderPainesville · US business ownerUndisclosed
- 40Jerome Monroe SmuckerPublic company founderWayne County · (1858-1948)Undisclosed
- 41Jim KochPublic company founderCincinnati · Business personUndisclosed
- 42John Henry PattersonPublic company founderDayton · American industrialist (1844-1922)Undisclosed
- 43Samuel MatherPublic company founderCleveland · American businessman and philanthropist 1851-1931Undisclosed
- 44Thomas EdisonPublic company founderMilan · American inventor and businessman (1847–1931)Undisclosed
Technology Sectors
Leading IndustriesBy associated people
Companies Headquartered Here
- 1GE Aerospace4
- 2Procter & Gamble2
- 3Abercrombie & Fitch2
- 4Victoria’s Secret2
- 5Sherwin-Williams2
- 6Bath & Body Works, Inc.2
- 7Franchise Group1
- 8DDR Corp.1
- 9Diebold Nixdorf1
- 10Parker Hannifin1
- 11Kroger1
- 12Owens-Illinois1
- 13E. W. Scripps Company1
- 14Timken Company1
- 15Eaton Corporation1
- 16Bob Evans Restaurants1
- 17Materion1
- 18Cleveland-Cliffs1
- 19Dana Corporation1
- 20Vertiv1
- 21Wendy's1
- 22Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company1
- 23Lincoln Electric1
- 24The J.M. Smucker Company1
- 25TransDigm Group Inc.1
- 26Huntington Bancshares1
- 27Lordstown Motors1
- 28Cardinal Health1
- 29Flipline Studios2
- 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.