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Some famous people have lived and died here. Here's an ever-growing list of births and deaths of famous Central Ohioans.
George "Dubya" Bush's paternal grandfather Samuel Prescott Bush is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery. The Web site Find A Grave lists some of the following famous folks buried in Greenlawn Cemetery:
- William Dennison Jr. was 24th governor of the state of Ohio and Postmaster General.
Woody Hayes goes without saying--OSU's outspoken football coach.
Eddie Rickenbacker was America's flying "Ace of Aces" and has an airport named after him.
James Thurber wrote several books and had his own brand of American humor.
Howard Thurston was known as "Thurston the Magician" and was buried in Greenlawn Abbey. Click here for a great picture of Greenlawn Abbey.
19th American President Rutherford B. Hayes was born in Columbus but is not buried here.
The Web site Ohio Biography lists famous people born in each Ohio county:
- Champaign County
Clark County/Springfield
Coshocton County/Coshocton
Delaware County/Delaware
Fairfield County/Lancaster
Fayette County/Washington CH
Franklin County/Columbus
Hocking County/Logan
Holmes County/Millersburg
Knox County/Mount Vernon
Licking County/Newark
Logan County/Bellefontaine
Madison County/London
Marion County/Marion
Morrow County/Mount Gilead
Muskingum County/Zanesville
Perry County/New Lexington
Pickaway County/Circleville
Ross County/Chillicothe
Union County/Marysville
Think of any other famous people born, living, or buried in Columbus? Email me and I will consider your suggestion for inclusion here.
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