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==Notable people== <!-- All persons listed here must meet [[Wikipedia:Notability]] requirements; and a supporting citation that documents their connection to Cleveland Heights must be included. --> <!-- Do not add any entries here unless 1) you can demonstrate notability, generally by the entry having their own wikipedia page; and 2) references to support the claim that they are associated with the city. Limit text to what is supported by the reference. --> {{div col}} * [[Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Heights Magazine Alumni Profile: Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley '76 |url=https://www.chuh.org/protected/ArticleView.aspx?iid=6GB2BBB&dasi=3Y2I |accessdate=September 10, 2020 |work=The Heights Magazine |publisher=Cleveland heights-University Heights City School District |date=May 2017 |language=en}}</ref> former U.S. Ambassador to [[Republic of Malta]] * [[Hal Becker]], [[writer]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wittenberg |first1=Ed |title=Solon resident Hal Becker, a Cleveland Heights High School graduate, writes 'Ultimate Sales Book' |url=https://www.cleveland.com/university-heights/2012/12/solon_resident_hal_becker_a_cl.html |accessdate=April 20, 2021 |work=Cleveland.com |date=December 7, 2012 |language=en}}</ref> * [[Jean Berko Gleason]], [[psycholinguist]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wittenberg |first1=Ed |title=Cleveland Heights High hall of fame features Jewish inductees |url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/local/cleveland-heights-high-hall-of-fame-features-jewish-inductees/article_5f585b80-b7e4-11e2-9df5-0019bb2963f4.html |accessdate=September 10, 2020 |work=Cleveland Jewish News |date=May 8, 2013 |language=en}}</ref> * [[Hector Boiardi]], businessman also known as Chef Boy-Ar-Dee<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chhistory.org/FeatureStories.php?Story=HouseholdNames|title=Cleveland Heights Historical Society - Feature Stories|website=www.chhistory.org|access-date=April 9, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202090825/http://chhistory.org/FeatureStories.php?Story=HouseholdNames |archive-date=February 2, 2023}}</ref> * [[Timothy Broglio]], [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA|Archbishop for the Military Services, USA]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nndb.com/people/696/000174174/|title=Timothy P. Broglio|website=www.nndb.com|access-date=April 9, 2018}}</ref> * [[Martha Chase]], geneticist who helped to confirm that DNA was the genetic material of life through the [[Hershey–Chase experiment|Hershey-Chase Experiment]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Baranick|first=Alana|date=August 14, 1998|title=Martha Chase, 75, Cleveland Native, Worked on Early DNA Experiment|work=The Plain Dealer}}</ref> * [[Barry Cofield]],<ref name="Piorkowski2015">{{cite news |last1=Piorkowski |first1=Jeff |title=Super Bowl players return to Heights High for a visit |url=https://www.cleveland.com/cleveland-heights/2015/12/cleveland_heights_high.html |accessdate=September 10, 2020 |work=The Plain Dealer |date=December 12, 2015 |language=en}}</ref> [[NFL]] player, Super Bowl XLII champion * [[Chuck Cooper (actor)|Chuck Cooper]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cooper |first1=Chuck |title=Excerpt from Chuck Cooper's Speech |url=https://www.nystea.org/wp-content/uploads/chronicle/2011.10-NYSTEA-Chronicle.pdf |accessdate=September 11, 2020 |work=Fall Chronicles |publisher=New York State Theatre Education Association |date=October 2011 |page=5}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=A little iffy but the best I could find; refers to audition for CHHS choir, which I think sufficiently implies attendance at the high school; and it's apparently a printout of a newsletter delivered by email|date=September 2020}} [[Tony Award]]-winning actor * [[Christine De Vinne]], president of [[Ursuline College]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ursuline College Office of the President {{!}} Ursuline - Liberal Arts College in OH |url=https://www.ursuline.edu/inside-ursuline/president-sister-christine-de-vinne |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=www.ursuline.edu |language=en}}</ref> * [[Kevin Edwards]], former [[National Basketball Association]] player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kevin Edwards Stats|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/edwarke01.html|access-date=2021-06-08|website=Basketball-Reference.com|language=en}}</ref> * [[Eric Fingerhut]],<ref name="Piorkowski2015"/> president and CEO of [[Jewish Federations of North America]], former CEO of [[Hillel International]], former U.S. Congressman from northeast Ohio, former Ohio State Senator * [[Jimmy Fox]], [[James Gang]] founding drummer and organist<ref>{{cite web |title=Ten inducted into Heights High Hall of Fame - The Heights Observer |url=https://www.heightsobserver.org/read/2009/07/07/ten-inducted-into-heights-high-hall |website=www.heightsobserver.org |accessdate=27 May 2019 |quote=James K. Fox, Class of 1965 While many may know him as the founder, leader and drummer for the rock group The James Gang. Fox is also an authority on automotive license plates.}}</ref> * [[Darrell Issa]],<ref name="Piorkowski2015"/> U.S. Congressman representing the San Diego, CA area * [[Jason Kelce]], former NFL player for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Jason Kelce Player Profile |url=https://gobearcats.com/sports/football/roster/jason-kelce/1321 |website=GoBearcats.com}}</ref> * [[Travis Kelce]], NFL player for the [[Kansas City Chiefs]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/sports/2021/02/04/travis-kelce-s-high-school-coaches-reflect-on-his-success |website=SpectrumNews1.com|title=NFL Star Travis Kelce's High School Coaches Reflect on His Success }}</ref> * [[Steve LaTourette]],<ref name="Piorkowski2015"/> former U.S. Congressman from northeast Ohio * [[Clea Lewis]], actor<ref>{{cite news |title=Cleveland Heights High School to induct 10 into alumni hall |url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/briefs/cleveland-heights-high-school-to-induct-into-alumni-hall/article_33fee124-6694-11e9-93f3-6b86dfe8b84a.html |accessdate=September 10, 2020 |work=Cleveland Jewish News |date=April 26, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> * [[Mike McGruder]],<ref name="Piorkowski2015"/> NFL player for [[New England Patriots]] * [[Paul Leonard Newman]], American actor * Maxwell Stern of [[Signals Midwest]], musician * [[Mel Tucker]],<ref name="Piorkowski2015"/> former head football coach at [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State University]] * [[Merton F. Utter]] (1917–1980),<ref name = "MFUobit">{{cite news | title = Merton Franklin Utter obituary | newspaper = Clarinda Herald Journal | location = Clarinda, Iowa | date = 1980-12-18 | url = https://www.mogenweb.org/nodaway/obits/scans/2000-2099/2083.jpg | access-date = 2019-01-30}}</ref> microbiologist and biochemist, died in Cleveland Heights * [[Bill Watterson]], American cartoonist and creator of [[Calvin and Hobbes]] * [[Sean Young]], American actress * [[Debra Winger]], Academy Award-nominated actress {{div col end}}
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