The rich tradition of the Cleveland Browns boasts 16 members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which is the sixth-highest total league-wide. Only the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins claim more Hall of Famers.

• Jim Brown
• Paul Brown
• Joe DeLamielleure
• Len Ford
• Frank Gatski
• Otto Graham
• Lou Groza
• Gene Hickerson
• Leroy Kelly
• Dante Lavelli
• Mike McCormack
• Bobby Mitchell
• Marion Motley
• Ozzie Newsome
• Paul Warfield
• Bill Willis

In addition to the 16 members listed above, these 5 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, inducted as players, spent part of their playing careers with the Cleveland Browns:

• Doug Atkins (1953-1954)
• Willie Davis (1958-1959)
• Len Dawson (1960-1961)
• Henry Jordan (1957-1958)
• Tommy McDonald (1968)

These two members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, inducted as coaches, spent part of their playing careers with the Cleveland Browns:

• Chuck Noll (1953-1959)
• Don Shula (1951-1952)