Glenville, Cleveland

Glenville is a neighborhood in the Eastern section of Cleveland, Ohio. Until the 1940s Glenville was predominantly Jewish. Since then, however, there has been a shift and today Glenville is predominantly African-American. Glenville has since been one of Cleveland's most well known and troubled sections of the city having suffered issues pertaining to racial rioting, urban decay, and similar issues.

Education

Glenville High School and its feeder schools serve the community at large.

Notable people

The following is a list of residents who at one time were raised in Glenville-
*Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Cleveland based Hip-Hop/Rap group
*Benny Friedman, NFL coach and football player
*Willie Gilbert, playwright
*Ted Ginn Jr., NFL player for Miami Dolphins
*Steve Harvey, actor & comedian
*Wilson Hirschfeld, journalist
*Jerome Lawrence, playwright
*Hal Lebowitz, sports journalist/editor (most notably for the The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
*Jesse Owens, famed track and field athlete who won four 1936 Olympic Gold Medals.
*Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, creators of the comic book hero Superman
*Troy Smith, 2006 Heisman Trophy Award winner, former Quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes, and current backup quarterback of the Baltimore Ravens
*Donte Whitner, NFL player for the Buffalo Bills
*Michael R. White, former Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio.
*Pierre Woods, NFL University of Michigan linebacker and player for the New England Patriots
*Ricky Palmer, NFL video assistant Cleveland Browns

ee also

*Glenville Shootout

External links

* [http://www.neighborhoodprogress.org/desktopdefault.aspx?tabid=145 Cleveland City Neighborhood Profile]