Bobby Bare
born 1935 American country singer
Marion Tinsley
1927–1995 American checkers player
Butch Miles
1944–2023 American jazz drummer
DL David Lively
born 1953 French classical pianist of US origin
Gene James
1925–1997 American professional basketball player
J. Alfred Taylor
1878–1956 American politician
John K. Richards
1856–1909 United States federal judge
Elza Jeffords
1826–1885 U.S. representative from Mississippi
Frederic Thompson
1873–1919 American architect and theatre producer
Greg Gibson
born 1968 American professional baseball umpire
Terry McBrayer
1937–2020 American politician
William C. Lambert
1894–1982 American World War I flying ace
Charlie Hastings
1870–1934 American baseball player
George Richards
1872–1948 American officer in the Boxer Rebellion, recipient of the Marine Corps Brevet Medal
Chappie Geygan
1903–1966 American baseball player
Kelli Sobonya
born 1963 American politician
Richard F. Gallagher
1909–1995 American football player, coach, and executive; basketball coach; baseball coach
Terry Enyart
1950–2007 American baseball player
William S. Livingston
1920–2013 Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Billy Poe
born 1964 American football offensive lineman
David F. Edwards
born 1928 American physicist
Frank Brickey
1912–1994 American sports coach
Ken Fritz
1957–2024 American football player
Mickey Fisher
American writer and producer
Charles A. Hoffman
1904–1981 American urologist
Esther C. Marting
1908–1985 American radiologist
Robert Blickle
1913–2002 (*1913-11-12—†2002-12-30)
Wilbur Gordon
1879–1945 Physician and real estate developer
Also called Ironton home
CW Cecili Weber
born 1995 Miss Virginia 2017
Jason P. Smith
Judge of the Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals