Procter & Gamble, Kroger Company, Federated Department Stores, Cinergy, and American Financial Group, each a Fortune 500 company, are headquartered here.

225,000 African Americans live in the Cincinnati metroplex of about 1.8 million people.

Xavier University, Cincinnati University, Wilberforce University and Central State University make the metro area well respected in educational circles.

The colorful and whimsical ceramic pigs around town can also be found in northern Kentucky.

Notable residents born here or who made their mark here.
 
Ken Griffey, Jr.
All-star baseball player with the prettiest stroke and over 500 home runs

Ezzard Charles
Former heavyweight boxing champ who also had legendary fights with Joe Lewis and Rocky Marciano on his resume

Levi Coffin
White abolitionist considered by many historians to be the “Father of the Underground Railroad”

Oscar Robertson
One of the great NBA basketball players; the only NBA guard to average 30 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists per game.

Marvin Lewis
NFL Bengals first Black head coach has also restored football pride in the city

Joe Morgan
One of the greatest 2nd baseman to play Major League Baseball

John Rankin
White abolitionist and minister

John Parker
Underground Railroad conductor

James Brawley
Former slave and abolitionist

Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth
Famous pastor and Civil Rights Activist who resettled from Birmingham

Artie Matthews
19th century composer

Margaret Garner
A woman who escaped slavery, but just before her capture, killed her children rather than let them return to the horrors of slavery

James Clingman
Notable Black Chamber of Commerce leader