| | President [[Donald Trump]]'s surprise victory in 2016 was due mostly to carrying Midwestern states previously won by [[Democrat]]s, including Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Future presidential elections are likely to be won or lost in the Midwest. | | President [[Donald Trump]]'s surprise victory in 2016 was due mostly to carrying Midwestern states previously won by [[Democrat]]s, including Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Future presidential elections are likely to be won or lost in the Midwest. |
| − | Famous actors and actresses from the Midwest include [[Orson Welles]] (considered the most brilliant actor/director) [[Marlon Brando]] (dubbed the greatest movie actor ever),<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000008/?ref_=nmls_hd</ref> [[Clark Gable]], [[Judy Garland]], <ref>https://www.imdb.com/list/ls058785257/</ref> [[Charlton Heston]] (Illinois), Dean Martin (Steubenville, Ohio), and Florence Henderson (the matriarch Carol on ''[[The Brady Bunch]]''). | + | Famous actors and actresses from the Midwest include [[Orson Welles]] (considered the most brilliant actor/director) [[Marlon Brando]] (dubbed the greatest movie actor ever),<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000008/?ref_=nmls_hd</ref> [[Clark Gable]], [[Judy Garland]], <ref>https://www.imdb.com/list/ls058785257/</ref> [[Charlton Heston]] (Illinois), Dean Martin (Steubenville, Ohio), Florence Henderson (Indiana, the matriarch Carol on ''[[The Brady Bunch]]''), and Harrison Ford (Illinois). |
| − | Star athletes from the Midwest are too numerous to list, but include Gale Sayers (football, from Kansas), Roger Staubach (football, Ohio), Larry Bird (basketball, Indiania), and Jimmy Connors (tennis, from southern Illinois). | + | Star athletes from the Midwest are too numerous to list, but include Gale Sayers (football, from Kansas), Roger Staubach (football, Ohio), Larry Bird (basketball, Indiana), [[LeBron James]] (basketball, Ohio), and Jimmy Connors (tennis, from southern Illinois). |