Campbell, mayor Drew Carey, comedian (The Drew Carey Show, host of popular game show The Price Is Right) Mary Carey, adult film actress Eric Carmen, singer and musician Wynona Carr, gospel singer Wesley Carroll, football player Drew Carter, football player Janis Carter, actress William Case, 12th mayor of Cleveland Ray Cash, rapper Ariel Castro, kidnapper Andy Cannavino, football player Richard Celeste, Ohio governor Chris Chambers, football player Jason Champion, singer Tracy Chapman, singer Tim Cheatwood, Ohio State and pro football player, Cleveland Gladiators of Arena Football League and Canadian Football League all-star Cheetah Chrome (Eugene Richard O'Connor), punk rock guitarist for Rocket from the Tombs and The Dead Boys Charles Chesnutt, author Howie Chizek, radio personality John Choma, football player Frank Clark, football player Gilby Clarke, musician Bill Cobbs, actor Henry D. Coffinberry, industrialist Marc Cohn, musician Carl Cohen, executive, father of Corey Allen Davon Coleman, football player George E. Condon, journalist, writer, and local historian Tim Conway, comedian and actor David Conte, composer Rita Corrigan, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Tom Cousineau, football player James Cotton, football player Franklin Cover, actor Delbert Cowsette, football player Wes Craven, film director George Washington Crile, co-founder of the Cleveland Clinic, gave first successful blood transfusion George Washington Crile Jr., surgeon George Washingtion Crile III, CBS news, journalist and producer Susan Crile, painter Dartanyon Crockett, competitive Judo athlete Matt Cross, professional wrestler Francis Earl Curran, 28th mayor of San Diego, California Harvey Cushing, neurosurgeon D DaBaby, rapper Tadd Dameron, composer Dorothy Dandridge, actress William H. Daniels, cinematographer Mac Danzig, mixed martial artist Khashyar Darvich, documentary filmmaker Harry L. Davis, mayor, governor Ruby Dee, actress Donald DeFreeze, leader of Symbionese Liberation Army Ed Delahanty, baseball player Cheri Dennis, singer Dominic Dieter, radio personality Tony Discenzo, football player Charles Dolan, media mogul Larry Dolan, owner of the Cleveland Indians Patty Donahue, singer Phil Donahue, television personality Stephen R. Donaldson, novelist Conya Doss, singer Mike Douglas, singer and television personality Herbert H. Dow, industrialist, Dow Chemical founder Sharon Draper, educator Stan Drayton, football coach Keir Dullea, actor (2001: A Space Odyssey) Jerry Dybzinski, baseball player E Mike Easler, baseball player Dennis E. Eckart politician Geraldine Edwards, baseball player Kevin Edwards, basketball player Eric Ehrmann, journalist Paul Eiding, voice actor Judyann Elder, actress Jayrone Elliott, football player Harlan Ellison, author John A. Ellsler, acting teacher Joe Eszterhas, screenwriter Lee Evans, football player John C. Ewers, ethnologist