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.
Barbara G. Hoffman, American anthropologist and author of Griots at War: Conflict, Conciliation and Caste in Mande and filmmaker of Being Maasai Today ethnographic film series
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