Editing Rocky River, Ohio (section)

==Notable people==
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* [[Kevin Barnes]], front man and songwriter for the [[indie rock]] band [[of Montreal]].<span style="color:blue;">'''(B)'''</span><ref>Niesel, Jeff (December 5, 2012). [http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/the-book-of-barnes/Content?oid=3106950 "The Book of Barnes: Of Montreal front man prepares to write a new musical chapter"]. ''[[Cleveland Scene]]''.</ref>
* [[Nina Blackwood]], the first of the original five [[MTV]] [[VJ (media personality)|VJs]], graduated from [[Rocky River High School (Ohio)|Rocky River High School]] in 1970.<ref>Petkovic, John (July 30, 2011). [http://www.cleveland.com/tv/index.ssf/2011/07/at_30_mtv_looks_nothing_like_t.html "At 30, MTV looks nothing like the video channel that roared"]. ''The Plain Dealer''. Cleveland.</ref>
* [[Clint Brown (baseball)|Clint Brown]], [[pitcher]] for the [[Cleveland Indians]] and the [[Chicago White Sox]], was a resident when he died in 1955.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/browncl01.shtml|title=Clint Brown|website=Baseball Reference|access-date=October 24, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Carter Camper]], ice hockey player who made his [[National Hockey League|NHL]] debut with the [[Boston Bruins]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=99066 |title=Carter Camper Stats and Profile |website=hockeydb.com}}</ref>
* [[G. William Domhoff]], professor of sociology and psychology at [[UC Santa Cruz]]; attended Rocky River High School.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rabkin |first1=Sarah |title=G. William Domhoff: The Adventures and Regrets of a Professor of Dreams and Power |url=https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6s80c9v4 |website=UC Santa Cruz Regional History Project |access-date=16 November 2023 |date=2014}}</ref>
* [[Red Gerard]] Professional Olympic Snowboarder <ref>{{cite news| title=Rocky River native Red Gerard advances after Men's Snowboard Slopestyle at 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing| url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/olympics/watch-live-red-gerard-mens-snowboard-slopestyle-2022-winter-olympics-begin-beijing/95-54b1bd0c-646d-4589-81a3-6843603cda71| first=Ryan| last=Haidet| date=February 6, 2022| work=[[WKYC]] News| access-date=October 9, 2024}}</ref> 
* [[Anthony Gonzalez (politician)|Anthony Gonzalez]], former NFL wide receiver, served as a U.S. congressman representing [[Ohio's 16th congressional district]] from 2019-23<ref>{{cite news| date=2020-11-21| title=Republican Anthony Gonzalez reelected to Ohio's 16th Congressional District seat|first=Drew| last=Scofield| url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/election-2020/republican-anthony-gonzalez-reelected-to-ohios-16th-congressional-district-seat| work=[[WEWS-TV|WEWS News]]| access-date=2024-10-09| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121185240/https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/election-2020/republican-anthony-gonzalez-reelected-to-ohios-16th-congressional-district-seat| archive-date=November 21, 2020| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* [[Chris Hovan]], professional [[American football]] player for the [[St. Louis Rams]]<span style="color:blue;">'''(B)'''</span><ref>[http://www.nfl.com/player/chrishovan/2504301/profile "Chris Hovan, DT"]. ''National Football League''.</ref>
* [[Sammy Kaye]], [[Big Band]] Era bandleader and songwriter, graduated from Rocky River High School in 1928.<ref>Bona, Marc (February 12, 2012). [http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2012/02/sammy_kaye_your_2_pm_buckeye_b.html "Sammy Kaye: Your 2 p.m. Buckeye Bits A&E trivia"]. ''The Plain Dealer''. Cleveland</ref>
* [[Pat McCormick (actor)|Pat McCormick]], comic actor and writer, grew up in Rocky River, and attended Rocky River High School.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pat McCormick|url=https://www.rrcs.org/PatMcCormick.aspx|access-date=2021-10-04|website=www.rrcs.org}}</ref>
* [[Norm Michael]], college football player, born in Rocky River.<span style="color:blue;">'''(B)'''</span><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/mich00300.html|website=www.profootballarchives.com|title=Norm Michael Stats - Pro Football Archives}}</ref>
* [[Max Miller (politician)|Max Miller]], congressman from [[Ohio's 7th congressional district]] since 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tobias |first=Andrew J. |date=November 23, 2021 |title=Trump-backed Max Miller could get new Republican opponent in redrawn 13th Congressional District in Ohio |newspaper=The Plain Dealer |location=Cleveland |url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2021/11/trump-backed-max-miller-could-get-new-republican-opponent-in-redrawn-13th-congressional-district-in-ohio.html}}</ref>
* [[Milton C. Portmann]], professional American football player. Decorated [[World War I|WWI]] US Army Officer. Resident when he died in 1967.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Portmann |first1=Milton |title=Ex WRU Football Great Portmann Is Dead at 78 |url=https://imgur.com/a/9BdpqjM |access-date=1 September 2021 |location=Cleveland |newspaper=The Plain Dealer |date=15 August 1967}}</ref>
* [[Martin Savidge]], award-winning American television news correspondent for [[NBC News]] and [[CNN]], graduated from Rocky River High School in 1976.<ref>Washington, Julie (September 10, 2008). [http://www.cleveland.com/tv/index.ssf/2008/09/former_clevelander_martin_savi.html "Former Clevelander Martin Savidge talks about move to PBS"]. ''The Plain Dealer''. Cleveland.</ref>
* [[Michael Stanley]], rock musician, graduated from Rocky River High School in 1966.<ref>Yarborough, Chuck (August 18, 2014). [http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/08/michael_stanley_to_be_honored.html "Michael Stanley to be honored with tribute concert featuring fans and peers"]. ''The Plain Dealer''. Cleveland.</ref>
* [[George Steinbrenner]], businessman and one-time owner of the [[New York Yankees]].<span style="color:blue;">'''(B)'''</span><ref>Biography.com [http://www.biography.com/#!/people/george-steinbrenner-583100#synopsis "George Steinbrenner Biography, Business Leader 1930–2010"]. Retrieved September 22, 2014.{{dead link|date=October 2024}}</ref><ref>Puma, Mike [https://www.espn.com/classic/biography/s/Steinbrenner_George.html "'The Boss' made Yankees a dictatorship"]. ''[[ESPN Classic]]''. Retrieved September 22, 2014/</ref>
*[[Brian K. Vaughan]], comic book and television writer.<ref>Dawidziak, Mark (January 19, 2009). [http://www.cleveland.com/tv/index.ssf/2009/01/lost_has_found_the_cleveland.html "'Lost' writer Brian K. Vaughan is a Cleveland native"]. ''The Plain Dealer''. Cleveland.</ref>