For my last blog of the year, I thought I would take a break from talking about appraising. There are a lot of famous people from the Cleveland and Northeast Ohio area that you might not realize. Yes, Cleveland rocks! I thought this would be fun way to end the year. Since this is an appraisal blog, I added some charts that I put together, to give you an idea of what’s going on in these areas in terms the market. The charts are reflective of single family sales. I hope you enjoy this!
Here we go, in no particular order:
FROM CLEVELAND
Superman – The co-creators of the Superman character were from Cleveland.
Halle Berry – Cleveland native.
Drew Carey – Cleveland native.
Tom Hanks – Began his acting career in Cleveland.
Bob Hope – Grew up in Cleveland.
Steve Harvey – Grew up in Cleveland.
Eric Carmen – Cleveland native.
Arsenio Hall – Cleveland native.
Tracy Chapman – Cleveland native.
Michael Symon – Cleveland native.
Joe Walsh – Grew up in Cleveland.
Terrance Howard – Raised in Cleveland.
Dr. Mehmet Oz – Cleveland native.
Antwone Fisher – Cleveland native.
FROM LAKEWOOD
Teri Garr – Lakewood native.
John Lithgow – Spent his teenage years in Akron and Lakewood.
FROM AKRON
Hugh Downs – Grew up in Akron.
LeBron James – Born and raised in Akron.
FROM CHAGRIN FALLS
Tim Conway – Born in Willoughby and raised in Chagrin Falls.
FROM SHAKER HEIGHTS
Paul Newman – Shaker Heights native.
Fred Willard – Shaker Heights native.
Molly Shannon – Shaker Heights native.
FROM NORTH RIDGEVILLE
Martin Mull – Grew up in North Ridgeville.
FROM AURORA
Anne Heche – Aurora native.
FROM BAY VILLAGE
Robert Patrick – Grew up in Bay Village.
FROM CLEVELAND HEIGHTS
Kathryn Hahn – Grew up in Cleveland Heights.
FROM CANTON
Boz Scaggs – Canton native.
FROM YOUNGSTOWN
Ed O’Neill – Youngstown native.
FROM SOUTH EUCLID
Frankie Yankovich – Raised in South Euclid.

Drop the mic! There ya go! I want to sincerely thank you for reading my blog articles in 2018. I hope you found them interesting or at least a little entertaining. I hope you all enjoy your time off with your family and friends. See ya in January 2019!
Sources for this blog post and pictures: cleveland.com, onlyinourstate.com, Bing photos
THIS WEEK’S NEIGHBORHOOD VIDEO – City of Brecksville
Based upon the results on my Twitter survey, the city of Brecksville, OH was the winner this week. This is actually my neighborhood. You’ll get to see a little bit of my stomping grounds. I hope you enjoy it! Please leave me a message as to what you would like to see in future neighborhood videos.
Here are some other articles and videos I enjoyed this week! I hope you will also…
Housing Goes To The Emergency Room – Housing Notes by Jonathan Miller
The real estate left behind after a fire – Sacramento Appraisal Blog
Agent’s Source Of Square Footage May Affect Sales Price – Birmingham Appraisal Blog
Relocation Appraisal – Hire an Expert – Ann Arbor Appraisal Blog
How Do You Measure Believability? – George Dell’s Analogue Blog
Happy holidays Jamie. Hope you get to take some time off. Funny post. Is LeBron still welcome in Cleveland after leaving the Cavs twice
Thanks Joe! We still love LaBron! He still lives in the area and does a lot to help kids in Akron and surrounding areas. He’s a cool guy. I will be taking some time off starting tomorrow.😃 Enjoy your down time with family and friends!
This is great. I had no idea. I recognized your “Cleveland Rocks” line of course. I hope you get some time off with the family this next week. Have a great one Jamie.
Thanks so much Ryan! We definitely will be enjoying some down time. I’m looking forward to it. Enjoy some family time as well! It’s nice to get a little break.😃