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Jazz singer Nancy Wilson, a three-time Grammy Award-winner, was born on February 20, 1937 in Chillicothe, Ohio to iron-worker Olden Wilson and the former Lillian Ryan, who worked as a domestic servant. Nancy was the first of six children. Her father's love of music and the records he played at home were a huge influence on Nancy as a young girl. She already knew she would be a singer by the time she was four years old, and developed her talent by singing in the church choir.

She won a TV-talent show when she 15, and began appearing regularly on the Tv show "Skyline Melodies" while still in high school. She began working in night clubs at that same age.

After graduating from high school, the 17-year old Nancy matriculated for one year at Ohio's Central State College (now Central State University) before dropping out and becoming a professional singer. She recorded her first record with Rusty Bryant's Carolyn Club Big Band in 1956, with whom she toured from 1956 to 1958. While in the group, Nancy made her first recording with Dot Records.

Cannonball Adderley told her to move to New York to further her career, and she went to The Big Town in 1959. Within a month, she got a job singing at The Blue Morocco Night Club on Boston Road in The Bronx, where Adderley's agent heard her and signed her. He obtained a contract for with Capitol records in 1960, and she made her debut that year with the single. "Guess Who I Saw Today."

Her records were successful, and Capitol issued five Nancy Wilson albums in two years. Initially focusing on rhythm and blues, under Adderley's influence, she moved away from R&B and embraced jazz and torch songs. Their 1962 collaboration "Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley" helped propel her to the top, and she had her breakout hit, "Tell Me the Truth," in 1963. This brought her a gig at New York's Coconut Grove, the premier night club in America, the following year, and she became a star.

Her 1964 song "(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am" reached #11 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart. Eventually, she charted 11 songs in the Hot 100. Nancy also placed four albums in Billboard's Top LP charts between March 1964 and June 1965.

She won her first Grammy in 1964, for best R&B recording for her LP "How Glad I Am." Nancy continued recording into the 21st Century, winning Best Jazz Vocal Grammy Awards for her albums "R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal)" (2005) and "Turned to Blue" (2007). She retired from live performance in 2011.

In addition to singing, Nancy Wilson also is an actress. She made numerous appearances on American TV. She also made a one-off appearance on the BBC with The Nancy Wilson Show (1966) in 1966 that was turned into a soundtrack album.

Nancy was married twice, to drummer Kenny Dennis from 1960-70. They had one child. She married the Presbyterian minister Wiley Burton in 1973. Married 35 years until his death in 2008, they had two children.

Amy Oberer was born on 11 August 1973 in Chillicothe, Ohio, USA. She is an actress, known for Blue Streak (1999), Dust: An Extraordinary Correspondence (2002) and Without Charlie (2001).

Perhaps best remembered as TV's first Amahl in Gian Carlo Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951), Chet Allen was also a member of the famous Columbus Boychoir (now the American Boychoir) during that period. Although he made a few other notable appearances over the years, most notably in the film Meet Me at the Fair (1953) with Dan Dailey and Scatman Crothers, and as one of Ezio Pinza's sons on his TV series, Bonino (1953) when his voice changed, so did his life, for the worse. Like many another former child star, he drifted from job to job and, in his case, in and out of psychiatric hospitals. When Menotti himself visited him in Columbus, about a year before his death, he found a bitterly unhappy young man for whom life had been a series of disappointments. "No one could have helped him enough," Menotti would later say. In 1984, at the age of 44, Chet Allen killed himself by taking five times the fatal dosage of the prescription anti-depressant he'd been taking.

Herb Ault was born on 1 April 1952 in Chillicothe, Ohio, USA. He is known for Tenet (2020), Vanilla Sky (2001) and Ad Astra (2019). He died on 8 July 2023 in Ventura, California, USA.

George Taylor was born on 24 October 1900 in Chillicothe, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Tarzan the Magnificent (1960), Angel's Holiday (1937) and Highway Patrol (1955). He died on 21 December 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Sean Michael Arthur was born March 3 in Chillicothe, Ohio to parents Gary A. and Nancy I. Arthur. Was an athlete and former pre-med major at the University of Kentucky. Graduated with a B.S. in Biology with a concentration in genetics and virology. After graduation, Michael decided to not go to medical school and become a scientist studying gene therapy techniques for metastatic melanoma. There he spent over two years contributing results to The Journal of Immunology before finally being scouted as a model for an agency in New York. There, he spent a year and a half before catching the "acting bug" and landing his first role in a baseball movie called _Little Inside, A (2001)_. Shortly after, he moved to Los Angeles, California where he has been seen on big shows such as "ER", and "Just Shoot Me". Michael continues to study and work as an actor in LA.

(December 2019) Randolph (Randy) Rowe was born and raised in Ohio and lives in Cumming, GA. Since 2015, Randolph is active as a background actor in the film and television industry. Career highlights include background work in 3 Marvel movies, numerous comedy and drama films, several television series and a feature role on MacGyver. Randy started acting early in life as cast member of several musicals and plays. He was selected as the voice over for a major energy company's customer service line. For a number of years, Randy has been the host/emcee for Phi Gamma Delta's annual graduate/undergraduate event.

Wid Gunning was born on 30 January 1886 in Chillicothe, Ohio, USA. Wid was a producer and writer, known for The Valley of the Giants (1927), The Hawk's Nest (1928) and Burning Daylight (1928). Wid was married to Helen Renick Fickhardt. Wid died on 5 April 1963 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Burton E. Stevenson was born on 9 November 1872 in Chillicothe, Ohio, USA. Burton E. was a writer, known for The Case of the Black Parrot (1941), On Dangerous Ground (1917) and The Pursuing Vengeance (1916). Burton E. was married to Elizabeth Shepard Butler. Burton E. died on 13 May 1962 in Chillicothe, Ohio, USA.

John Yang was born on 10 February 1958 in Chillicothe, Ohio, USA. He is an actor, known for Junior (1994), Dave (1993) and NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas (1970).

Chip Bell was born on 8 November 1964 in Chillicothe, Ohio, USA. He died on 13 May 2024 in Marysville, Ohio, USA.

Ben Hartsock was born on 5 July 1980 in Chillicothe, Ohio, USA.

J.U. Giesy was born on 6 August 1877 in Chillicothe, Ohio, USA. J.U. was a writer, known for The Eyes of Mystery (1918), Pink Tights (1920) and The Matrimaniac (1916). J.U. died on 8 September 1947 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Jon Miller was born on 22 September 1970 in Chillicothe, Ohio, USA. He is known for Blood + Kisses (2005), Santiago Files (2011) and Tacklebox (1999). He has been married to Grace Miller since 4 November 2006.

Tecumseh was born in 1768 in Old Chillicothe, Ohio, USA. He died on 5 October 1813 in Moravian of the Thames, Upper Canada [now Ontario], Canada.

Chris Johnson was born on 19 January 1975 in Chillicothe, Ohio, USA. He is an actor, known for The Good River (2011) and Over Coffee (2007). He has been married to Candice Euverard since 4 September 2010. They have two children. He was previously married to Courtney.

Chris L. Parker was born on 20 September 1977 in Chillicothe, Ohio, USA. Chris L. is a writer, known for A Thousand Words (2005).