ROBERT E. FORSYTHE: Born in Martins Ferry in 1924; 1969 alumnus of the year, Ohio University, 1970, merit award; architect (Pro Football Hall of Fame, MF Public Library, Naples Center for the Arts and much more)
LOUIS GROZA: Born in Martins Ferry in 1924; member 1941 state basketball champs and 1941 state football co-champs, signed with Browns, 8 championship teams, 9 years all pro; “The Toe;” 1974 elected to Football Hall of Fame
WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS: Born in Martins Ferry in 1837; Dean of American Letters; author, editor (Atlantic Monthly), social critic, ambassador; on Bicentennial Plaque in Martins Ferry
JOHN LASLO: Born in 1912; city council for 12 years; mayor from 1959-1983; instituted Model Cities program; 1952, founded Colt league baseball; Ohio Baseball Hall of Fame
EBENEZER MARTIN: Born in Jefferson, Belmont County in 1791; father Absalom was first legal resident of Ohio Territory; operated ferry boat; established Martinsville, Martins Ferry in 1835; incorporated in 1865
HARRY NORTHWOOD: Born in England in 1860; glassworker, etcher; worked for various companies in Wheeling, Bridgeport, and Pennsylvania; opened own plant in Martins Ferry in 1887; started local glass industry known world wide; “Carnival Glass”
ROY RIETHMILLER: Born in Martins Ferry in 1920; artist, painter, educator; taught art for twenty-five years
CHARLES R. SHREVE: Born in Deerfield, Ohio in 1829; educator; first superintendent of Martins Ferry schools from 1859-1888; first graduation class (1869); education for African-Americans
ANNIE TANKS: Born in Punxsutawney in 1912; historian, authority on Martins Ferry history; wrote “A Town of Grandeur,” and “Annie Tanks;” educator, school librarian, sports fan
RICHARD H. WILSON: Born in West Virginia in 1874; bought a practice in Martins Ferry in 1898; horse and buggy doctor; industrial physician; started hospital in 1903, became public in 1908; 60 years of medical service
JAMES A. WRIGHT: Born in Martins Ferry in 1927; taught at the University of Minnesota and Hunter College (NY); books and volumes of poetry; 1972 Pulitzer Prize in Literature; on Bicentennial Plaque in Martins Ferry
