Biographies & Tributes (1900 A.D. - 1999 A.D. + Future)
(How widespread is the name Cleveland)
Note 1: Google shows there are 28 places in America called Cleveland. ChatGPT shows more.
Note 2: There at 18 High Schools named Cleveland High School. One was closed in 2006.
Note 3: There are 26,727 High Schools in the United States. The total High School enrollment in the United States is approximately 17.3 million. (According to ChatGPT)
Cleveland High School, Cleveland, Texas
Note 4: The number of streets, neighborhoods, city parks and businesses in the United States, named Cleveland, is challenging to determine due to the vast number of municipalities and variations in naming conventions. The 1899 Cleveland Genealogy list many such locations. In any case, the number today is vast.
The deceased cannot speak, however, you have the opportunity to tell their story in honor of that person. If you know of a remarkable person named Cleveland (or extended family) please consider writing, and submitting, a photo & biography for others to see. Similarly, if you know of a street, neighborhood, school, park or business named Cleveland in your city, please consider researching who it was named for, writing a biography / history, of that person and submitting it for others to see. No compensation will be given for submittals. Biographies may be edited for content and length. Typically, recent biographies are 500 – 1500 words in length, however they may be longer or shorter. To find these people, the assistance of the 18,000+ students enrolled in Cleveland schools is requested. If you know of any Cleveland’s, please let them know about this website.
Photos & Biographies of Past, Present and Future Notable Cleveland’s are shown below. Double Click on photo to see biography.
Past Notable Cleveland’s - 1750 - 1899
Biographies & Images – 70 From 1899 Genealogy
As written in 1899
The names, images, and biographical sketches of 70 members of the Cleveland family were preserved for posterity 125 years ago in the 1899 publication Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families. The following items are dedicated to the remembrance and honor of all past generations of Clevelands, whose names may have faded from memory. Moreover, they are a tribute to present and future generations of Clevelands, encouraging them to share their life stories so that they, too, may be fondly remembered by history.
Present Notable Cleveland’s - 1900 - 2024
First 9 of 11 new Biographies – Goal of 600 Biographies – Double click photo to see biography
More to come!
Biographies are written with assistance from ChatGPT.
Future Notable (?) Cleveland’s (and extended Family)
Submit Name & Photo – Photo will be shown, Name will not be shown.
Goal of 600 (2000 – High School)
Graduating Classes 2023 – 2028
Famous Presidential Quotes: American spirit of embracing challenges and rejecting the notion that certain task are impossible.
- Grover Cleveland – I think the most un-American thing you can say is “You can’t do that.”
- Franklin D. Roosevelt – The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
- John Kennedy – We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.
Famous Quotes: Ability, Choices, Decisions, Circumstances
- J. K. Rowling – (author) – It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more that out abilities.
- Stephen Covey – (author) – I am not the product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson – (Poet, Essayist) — Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
- Jim Collins – (Country Music Singer) – Greatnesss is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turn out, is largely a matter of conscious choice and discipline.
Use your abilities to make a difference, be a hero, and transform a life,
–your own or someone else’s, and success will come to you.
You need a job, and training for a good career.
Help yourself, friends and other students.
Be aware of potential future debt risk.
U.S. Student Loan debt: $1.6 Trillion.
Defaulted Student Loan debt: 117 Billion
8 Million borrowers defaulted on Student Loan Debt.
A good choice for someone else, may not be a good choice for you.
Good Luck with the rest of your life!