# List of Cleveland State University people

This list of Cleveland State University people includes notable alumni, students, as well as current and former faculty of Cleveland State University, a public university located in Cleveland, Ohio.

## Faculty

* Angelin Chang, Grammy-award winning classical pianist and professor of music; a graduate of the university's Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
* Michael Dumanis, Russian-American poet and former Director of the Cleveland State University Poetry Center
* Lee Fisher, politician and dean of Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
* Thomas W. Hungerford, mathematician and author of many textbooks including Abstract Algebra: An Introduction
* Richard M. Perloff, American Communication scholar, writer of The Dynamics of Persuasion, currently in its sixth edition, international recognized expert on the subject
* Imad Rahman, Pakistani-American writer, I Dream of Microwaves
* Shuvo Roy, inventor of the artificial kidney
* Sheila Schwartz, fiction writer, creative writing professor
* Chas Smith, author, musician, radio personality, music professor
* Camilla Stivers, Distinguished Professor of Public Administration
* Jearl Walker, author of The Flying Circus of Physics; physics professor

## Coaching staff

* Dennis Gates, basketball coach
* Gary Waters, basketball coach

## Notable alumni
### Government

* Jane L. Campbell, 56th mayor of Cleveland, first woman mayor of Cleveland
* Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr., Ohio Senator, Ohio Secretary of State, Ohio attorney general and gubernatorial candidate for Ohio
* Frank D. Celebrezze Jr., Ohio Court of Appeals Judge
* Vlado Dimovski (Ph.D., 1994), Minister in the Government of Slovenia
* Pamela Evette (B.B.A), lt. governor of South Carolina
* Ed Feighan (J.D., 1978), U.S. Congressman
* Ed FitzGerald, first Cuyahoga County Council Executive, former mayor of Lakewood, Ohio
* George L. Forbes, Cleveland City Council President, Cleveland NAACP President
* Marcia Fudge, chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 113th Congress, 18th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
* Daniel Gaul, judge for the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
* Dan Huberty, member of the Texas House of Representatives from Houston
* Frank G. Jackson, 57th mayor of the City of Cleveland
* Frank Lausche, 55th and 57th governor of Ohio, Ohio senator, 47th mayor of Cleveland
* Max Miller, U.S. Congressman
* Donald C. Nugent (J.D., 1974), Federal District Court Judge
* Maureen O'Connor (J.D., 1980), current Ohio Supreme Court Justice
* Terrence O'Donnell (J.D., 1971), current Ohio Supreme Court Justice
* C. J. Prentiss, Ohio State Senator, founder of Policy Matters Ohio
* Andrew Puzder (B.A., 1975), CEO of CKE Restaurants/Secretary of Labor-designate (for President-elect Donald Trump)
* Shawn Richards, member of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Kahlil Seren (MSUS, 2010), first elected mayor of Cleveland Heights, Ohio
* Carl B. Stokes (J.D., 1956), first African American mayor of a major U.S. city (Cleveland)
* Louis Stokes (J.D., 1953), 15-term Democratic Congressman
* Francis E. Sweeney Sr. (J.D., 1963), former Ohio Supreme Court Justice
* Ike Thompson, member of the Ohio House of Representatives
* Nina Turner (BA, MA), former Cleveland City Council Member, former Ohio State Senator, President of Our Revolution
* Lesley B. Wells (J.D., 1974), Federal District Court Judge

### Sports

* Johnny Bedford (attended), wrestler; professional mixed martial artist, formerly with the Ultimate Fighting Championship
* J'Nathan Bullock, professional basketball player
* Norris Cole, two-time NBA Champion basketball player
* M-Dogg 20/Matt Cross, born Matthew Capiccioni (B.A. 2006), professional wrestler
* Jerry Dybzinski, former professional baseball player
* Franklin Edwards, former professional basketball player
* Gerald Harris (History), all-time record for wins on the wrestling team; current professional mixed martial arts fighter
* D'Moi Hodge, NBA basketball player
* Cedric Jackson, NBA basketball player
* Trey Lewis (born 1992), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Stipe Miocic (Communications/Marketing), baseball player; professional MMA fighter; two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion
* Clinton Smith, former NBA basketball player
* Darren Tillis, former NBA player

### Other

* Jerome Caja, performance artist
* Gladisa Guadalupe (B.A.), ballet dancer, artistic director and co-founder of the current Cleveland Ballet
* Kid Leo (attended; honorary D.H.L., 2022), general manager and afternoon DJ on Little Steven's Underground Garage on Sirius XM Radio
* Lee Ann Liska (M.B.A.), hospital administrator
* Kenneth A. Loparo, mechanical engineering professor
* J. Everett Prewitt, novelist, former Army officer
* Scott Raab (B.A., 1984), writer, Esquire Magazine
* Tim Russert (J.D., 1976), author; NBC Washington bureau chief; moderator of NBC's Meet the Press
* Margaret Taber, electrical engineer
* Steve Wood, Anglican bishop of the Carolinas