List of people from Pittsburgh
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This article contains a list of notable people who were born or lived a significant amount of time in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the second-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia.
Artists[edit]
Actresses[edit]
- Tina Benko
- Julie Benz
- Lori Cardille
- Caitlin Clarke
- Dolores Costello
- Marpessa Dawn
- Lisa Emery
- Barbara Feldon
- Rita Gam
- Elizabeth Hartman
- Gillian Jacobs
- Cherie Johnson
- Kimmarie Johnson
- Shirley Jones
- Lorelei King
- Christine Laitta
- Heather Mazur
- Mitzi McCall
- Judith McConnell
- Anisha Nagarajan
- Evelyn Nesbit
- Sandra Dee Robinson
- Margot Rose
- Zelda Rubinstein
- Lillian Russell
- Rena Sofer
- Sam Sorbo
- Maddie Ziegler
- Chloe Lukasiak
Actors[edit]
- F. Murray Abraham
- Tom Atkins
- Carl Betz
- Christian Borle
- Don Brockett
- Steve Byrne
- Ted Cassidy
- David Conrad
- Maurice Costello
- Rusty Cundieff
- John Davidson
- Jack Dodson
- Charles Esten
- Patrick Fabian
- Joe Flaherty
- Scott Glenn
- Frank Gorshin
- Charles Grodin
- Kevin Peter Hall
- John Hodiak
- Michael Keaton
- Gene Kelly
- John Leslie
- Tom Major-Ball
- Joe Manganiello
- Jim Martin
- Kiel Martin
- Adolphe Menjou
- Kermit Murdock
- Burt Mustin
- Manu Narayan
- Bill Nunn
- Michael Park
- Billy Porter
- William Powell
- Zachary Quinto
- Fred Rogers
- Johnny Sins
- Jimmy Stewart
- Regis Toomey
- Fritz Weaver
Comedians[edit]
Reporters and anchors[edit]
- Jodi Applegate โ NBC's Later Today
- John Buccigross โ host, SportsCenter on ESPN
- Bill Burns โ KDKA anchor (1953โ1989)
- Patti Burns โ KDKA anchor with her father Bill
- Bill Cardille โ broadcaster known as Chilly Billy, host of Chiller Theatre and Studio Wrestling
- Murray Chass โ sportswriter
- Beano Cook โ ESPN college football analyst
- Myron Cope โ sports journalist, radio personality, and sportscaster
- Scott Ferrall โ sports talk radio host
- Howard Fineman โ Newsweek journalist
- Fred Honsberger โ broadcaster
- Sue Kerr โ LGBTQ writer
- Jay Mariotti โ sportswriter
- Jeanne Moos โ CNN reporter
- Art Pallan โ broadcaster
- Jim Quinn โ radio talk show host
- Martha Rial โ 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography
- Rick Sebak โ WQED documentarian
- Paul Shannon โ host of WTAE-TV children's show Adventure Time
- John Stehr โ anchorman at WTHR in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Bari Weiss โ opinion writer and editor
Media personalities[edit]
- Porky Chedwick โ announcer
- Foo Conner โ journalist
- Rege Cordic โ actor and broadcaster
- Bill Cullen โ TV game show host
- John Dennis โ radio host
- Frank DiLeo โ Michael Jackson's manager, Goodfellas cast member
- Phil Frank โ cartoonist
- Chris Garver โ tattoo artist, Miami Ink
- Justine Ezarik (aka. iJustine) โ YouTube personality
- Rafe Judkins โ Survivor: Guatemala
- Sarah Kozer โ Joe Millionaire
- Billy Mays โ television direct-response advertisement salesperson
- Sheena Monnin โ Miss Pennsylvania
- Jenna Morasca โ reality show contestant, winner of Survivor: The Amazon
- Sharon Needles โ drag queen, winner of season four of RuPaul's Drag Race
- David Newell โ TV actor, "Mr. McFeely" on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
- Beth Ostrosky โ model, TV personality, wife of Howard Stern
- Bob Trow โ TV actor, "Bob Dog" and "Robert Troll" on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
- Ricki Wertz โ WTAE-TV
- Lucian Wintrich โ Artist, writer, photographer, former White House Correspondent for Gateway Pundit
Producers, directors, and effects[edit]
- Antoine Fuqua โ director
- John P. Harris โ invented the first movie theater
- David Hollander โ TV and movie producer, director
- Tim Kaiser โ producer, Seinfeld, Will & Grace, 2 Broke Girls
- Carl Kurlander โ film producer, writer
- Sally Lapiduss โ producer
- Rob Marshall โ director, Chicago
- Greg Nicotero โ actor, director, producer, special effects and makeup artist The Walking Dead
- Eric Red โ screenwriter and director
- Ford Riley โ producer, screenwriter and lyricist; created The Lion Guard
- George A. Romero โ director, best known for Night of the Living Dead
- Richard Rossi โ director
- Tom Savini โ actor, stunt man, director, special effects and makeup artist
- Lou Scheimer โ animator, voice actor, co-founder of animation studio Filmation
- David O. Selznick โ film producer, Gone with the Wind
- Lewis J. Selznick โ film producer
- Myron Selznick โ producer, talent agency head
Music[edit]
Jazz, soul, R&B, and gospel[edit]
- Ray Anthony โ bandleader
- Ron Affif โ jazz guitarist
- Ron Anthony โ jazz guitarist, teacher; Sinatra's guitarist for 10 years
- Bob Babbitt โ bass player for Motown house band the Funk Brothers
- Sheryl Bailey โ jazz guitarist[1]
- George Benson โ jazz guitarist, singer
- Harold Betters โ jazz trombonist
- Art Blakey โ jazz drummer, bandleader
- Ray Brown โ jazz double bassist
- Paul Chambers โ bass player
- Sonny Clark โ jazz pianist
- Kenny Clarke โ jazz drummer
- Johnny Costa โ jazz pianist
- Frank Cunimondo โ jazz pianist
- Johnny Daye โ soul singer
- Billy Eckstine โ singer
- Roy Eldridge โ trumpeter
- Joel Forrester โ pianist
- Barry Galbraith โ jazz guitarist
- Erroll Garner โ jazz pianist
- Walt Harper โ jazz pianist
- Earl Hines โ jazz pianist
- Roger Humphries โ drummer
- Phyllis Hyman โ singer
- Ahmad Jamal โ jazz pianist
- Eddie Jefferson โ singer, composer; wrote the lyrics to "Moody's Mood for Love"
- Dodo Marmarosa โ be-bop pianist
- Billy May โ bandleader, arranger for Frank Sinatra
- Sammy Nestico โ arranger for Count Basie Orchestra
- Horace Parlan โ pianist
- Leo Pellegrino โ baritone saxophonist
- Jimmy Ponder โ guitarist
- Billy Price โ singer
- Eddie Safranski โ bassist
- Shanice
- Dakota Staton โ vocalist
- Billy Strayhorn โ composer, pianist
- Maxine Sullivan โ jazz vocalist
- Stanley Turrentine โ tenor saxophone player
- Tommy Turrentine โ trumpeter
- Mary Lou Williams โ jazz pianist
- Spanky Wilson โ jazz vocalist
Classics and standards[edit]
- Loren Allred โ singer
- Lory Bianco โ singer
- Jackie Evancho โ singer
- Colyn Fischer โ fiddler
- Stephen Foster โ 19th-century songwriter
- Philip Glass โ composer
- Byron Janis โ pianist
- Oscar Levant โ pianist
- Lorenzo Malfatti โ Italian opera coach
- Mary Lou Metzger โ singer
- Mildred Miller โ opera singer
- Joe Negri โ musician, professor, best known as "Handyman Negri" on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
- Leo Robin โ lyricist
Rock and alternative[edit]
- Tunde Adebimpe โ musician and actor, lead singer of TV on the Radio
- Bobby Blotzer โ drummer for Ratt
- Ceann โ Irish drinking music rock band
- William Fitzsimmons โ musician
- Girl Talk โ musician, real name Gregg Gillis
- Gramsci Melodic โ alternative rock band
- Joe Grushecky โ Iron City Houserockers, solo artist; worked with Bruce Springsteen
- Donnie Iris โ musician
- Ray Luzier โ Korn member
- Jerry Mason โ singer
- Weird Paul Petroskey โ lo-fi musician
- Justin Sane โ lead guitarist and co-singer/songwriter of the political punk rock band Anti-Flag
- Spike Slawson โ singer for Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Classical[edit]
Country and folk[edit]
Pop[edit]
- Tunde Adebimpe โ singer, TV on the Radio
- Michele Brourman โ composer
- Lou Christie โ pop singer, "Lightning Strikes"
- Perry Como โ crooner
- Daya โ pop singer/songwriter
- The Del-Vikings โ vocal group, Come Go With Me
- Jerry Fielding โ Oscar-nominated composer
- Chris Jamison โ singer-songwriter, musician, and contestant from NBC's The Voice season 7
- The Marcels โ vocal group, "Blue Moon"
- The Skyliners โ vocal group, Since I Don't Have You
- Jack Stauber - synth-pop singer-songwriter/instrumentalist
- B. E. Taylor โ musician
- Bobby Vinton โ pop singer, "Blue Velvet"
- Brian Young โ drummer and percussionist, Fountains of Wayne
Rap and hip-hop[edit]
- Beedie โ rapper
- Grand Buffet โ rap duo
- Jasiri X โ artist, activist, rapper, entrepreneur
- Jero
- Wiz Khalifa
- Lady Miss Kier โ Deee-Lite
- Mel-Man โ hip hop producer and rapper
- Pittsburgh Slim โ rapper
- Mac Miller โ rapper
- Chevy Woods โ rapper
- Jimmy Wopo โ rapper
Dancers and choreographers[edit]
- Kyle Abraham โ choreographer
- Martha Graham โ dancer and choreographer; awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Billy Hartung โ Broadway actor, dancer and singer
- Gene Kelly โ iconic Hollywood dancer, actor, singer, director, and choreographer
- Chloe Lukasiak โ actress and former featured dancer on TV show Dance Moms
- Abby Lee Miller โ former dance studio owner, choreographer and team coach for Abby Lee Dance Company; featured on TV show Dance Moms
- Paul Taylor โ choreographer
- Jonathan Wolken (1949โ2010) โ founder of the Pilobolus dance company[3]
- Maddie Ziegler โ actress and former featured dancer on TV show Dance Moms
- Mackenzie Ziegler singer
Visual arts[edit]
- Matt Baker โ comic book artist
- Romare Bearden
- Martin Beck โ painter
- Seddon Bennington
- Sharif Bey โ sculptor, ceramist, educator
- Ailsa Mellon Bruce โ Mellon heir and art patron
- Norman Daly โ visual artist
- Vanessa German โ sculptor, poet
- David Hanna โ artist
- Charles "Teenie" Harris โ photographer
- Jerry Harris โ sculptor
- Yvonne Jacquette โ painter and printmaker
- Michael Lotenero โ painter and sculptor
- Scott McDaniel โ comic book artist
- James Michalopoulos โ painter and sculptor[4]
- Burton Morris โ artist
- Thaddeus Mosley โ sculptor
- Sharon Needles โ drag queen, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race season 4
- Jackie Ormes
- Philip Pearlstein โ painter
- Sara Penn โ designer and curator
- Robert Qualters โ painter
- Lawrence Saint โ stained glass artist
- Naomi Sims โ model
- George Sotter โ painter
- Jack Stauber - animator
- Renee Stout โ multi-media artist
- Andy Warhol โ painter
- Julia Warhola
Authors[edit]
- Joseph Bathanti โ poet, writer, professor; NC Poet Laureate, 2012โ2014
- Nellie Bly โ Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and writer
- Kenneth Burke โ literary theorist
- Rachel Carson โ marine biologist, writer, and conservationist
- Willa Cather โ author, Pulitzer Prize winner
- Michael Chabon โ Pulitzer Prize-winning author
- Murray Chass โ New York Times baseball writer, author
- Stephen Chbosky โ author
- Malcolm Cowley โ poet, critic
- Melanie Craft โ novelist; wife of Larry Ellison of Oracle
- Stephen Dau โ writer
- Annie Dillard โ author and Pulitzer Prize winner
- Harry Dolan โ writer
- Zak Ebrahim โ author, peace activist, public speaker
- Jack Gilbert โ poet
- Lester Goran โ writer and professor
- Beth Gylys โ poet and professor
- George Heard Hamilton โ art historian
- Kerry Hannon โ author
- Samuel Hazo โ poet and professor
- Lori Jakiela โ author
- George S. Kaufman โ humorist, playwright
- Joseph Koerner โ art historian
- David Leavitt โ novelist
- Stephen Manes โ magazine writer, author
- David McCullough โ historian and author and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner
- Elizabeth Moorhead โ novelist
- Burton Morris โ painter
- Stewart O'Nan โ author
- Peter Oresick โ poet
- Mary Roberts Rinehart โ mystery writer
- William Roos โ playwright, mystery novelist, and screenwriter
- Gladys Schmitt โ writer
- Jim Shooter โ comic book writer, editor and publisher
- Michael Simms โ poet in Pittsburgh since 1987
- George Smith โ gambler, handicapper
- Gertrude Stein โ writer, poet, playwright, and feminist
- Gerald Stern โ poet
- Kathleen Tessaro โ novelist
- John Edgar Wideman โ author and professor
- August Wilson โ Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
- Cecilia Woloch โ poet and writer
- Damon Young (writer) โ author and columnist
Athletes[edit]
Baseball[edit]
- Glenn Beckert โ second baseman
- Buddy Bell โ third baseman (1972โ89)
- Bill Blair
- Dave Bush[5]
- Ollie Carnegie โ 1931โ45
- Betty Jane Cornett (1932โ2006) โ third base (1950โ1952) All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
- Bill Doak โ Cardinals and Dodgers, inventor of the modern baseball glove
- Ryan Garko โ first baseman, Giants
- Josh Gibson โ Negro league player, Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays
- Gary Green
- Howdy Groskloss โ shortstop 1930โ32
- Ian Happ โ Chicago Cubs
- Art Howe โ managed Astros and A's
- Derek Law โ pitcher
- Bobby Lowe โ first MLB player with 4 home runs in a game[6]
- Sam McDowell
- Marguerite Pearson โ utility player 1948โ1954, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
- Heinie Smith[6]
- Trent Thornton โ pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
- Harold Joseph "Pie" Traynor โ Pirates Hall of Fame member
- Honus Wagner โ shortstop, Hall of Fame member
- Neil Walker โ former MLB second baseman
- Bobby Wallace โ Hall of Fame inductee[6]
- John Wehner โ Pirates infielder, broadcaster
- Josh Wilson โ 2005โpresent
Baseball contributors[edit]
- Bill Benswanger โ Pirates owner, vocal advocate for integration
- Chuck Greenberg โ Rangers former owner
- Gus Greenlee โ Crawfords founder
- John P. Harris โ Boston Braves owner
- Ray Kennedy โ scout and GM
- Tony LaCava โ longtime scout and assistant general manager
Basketball[edit]
Coaches[edit]
- Dick Bennett โ Wisconsin, Washington State 1976โ2006
- Paul Birch
- Eddie Cameron โ Duke 1929โ49 until 1972, Cameron Indoor Stadium, founding member of the ACC, football coach and Olympic selector
- Suzie McConnell-Serio โ WNBA player 1998โ2000, head coach 2004โ06, Duquesne 2007โ2013
- Dudey Moore
- Skip Prosser โ Loyola (MD), Xavier, and Wake Forest 1993โ2007
- Herb Sendek โ NC State and Arizona State 1994โ2015
Forwards and centers[edit]
- John Abramovic โ 1946โ48
- DeJuan Blair โ Pitt All-American, Spurs 2009โ13, Mavericks 2013โ
- Chuck Cooper โ 1950โ56; first drafted African-American
- Jakim Donaldson (born 1983) โ player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Ken Durrett โ 1971โ75 NBA
- Paul Grant โ 1997โ2004
- Maurice Lucas โ 1975โ88
- Walt Miller โ 1946โ47
- Maurice Stokes โ Rochester/Cincinnati Royals 1955โ58; Hall of Famer
- Walt Szczerbiak โ 1971โ72 NBA
- Michael Young (born 1994) โ Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Guards[edit]
- Moe Barr โ 1970โ71 NBA
- Paul Birch
- Ron Carter โ 1978โ80 NBA
- Calvin Fowler โ 1969โ70
- DeAndre Kane
- T. J. McConnell โ Arizona Wildcats and Philadelphia 76er and Indiana Pacers
- Jack Twyman โ 1955โ66, Hall of Famer
Basketball contributors[edit]
- Mark Cuban โ Mavericks owner
- Tim Grgurich โ Pitt coach
- Ted Stepien โ Cavs former owner
Boxing[edit]
- Bob Baker โ heavyweight contender
- Eddie Chambers โ Heavyweight and Cruiserweight Contender, 2008โ2016
- Billy Conn โ light-heavyweight champ 1939โ41
- Andy DePaul โ middleweight contender, referee
- Harry Greb โ middleweight champ 1923
- Frank Klaus โ middleweight champ 1904
- Paul Spadafora โ lightweight champ, 1999
- Jackie Wilson โ featherweight champ, early 1900s (decade)
- Teddy Yarosz โ middleweight champ, 1934
- Fritzie Zivic โ welterweight champ, 1940
Figure skating[edit]
- Michael Seibert โ five-time gold medalist at U.S. Figure Skating Championships; three bronze medals at World Championships
- Jamie Silverstein โ ice dancing
- Taylor Toth โ pairs skating
Football[edit]
Coaches: primarily NFL[edit]
- Joe Bugel โ assistant and head coach 1975โpresent; founder of the "Hogs" of the 1980s
- Jim Haslett โ head coach Saints (2000โ2005), Rams D.C. (2006โ08)
- Mike McCarthy โ Packers head coach 2005โ2018
- Herb McCracken โ college 1920s and 1930s
- Mike Miller โ assistant 1999โpresent
- Dick Nolan โ head coach, San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints
Coaches: other football[edit]
- Joseph H. Thompson - University of Pittsburgh โ 1909-1912
- Frank Cignetti, Jr. โ University of Pittsburgh
- Tom Davies โ 1922โ47
- Rich Lackner โ Carnegie Mellon 1986โpresent
Quarterbacks[edit]
- Marc Bulger โ 2000โ2011, Super Bowl[7]
- Chuck Fusina โ NFL 1979โ86
- Bruce Gradkowski โ Steelers, Bucs, Raiders 2006โ16
- Major Harris โ record-setter in college and CFL
- Leon Hart โ Heisman Trophy, College Hall of Fame
- Al Jacks โ quarterback, Penn State and college head coach
- Jim Kelly โ 1986โ96, Hall of Fame, 4 Super Bowl appearances
- Dan Marino โ 1983โ99, Hall of Fame 1 Super Bowl appearance
- Mike McMahon โ NFL, CFL, UFL quarterback 2001โ2012
- Joe Namath โ New York Jets, Alabama Crimson Tide National Champion
- Rod Rutherford โ NFL quarterback 2004โ2006 and college coach
- Matt Schaub โ NFL quarterback 2004โ2020
- Willie Thrower โ first black quarterback in the NFL*
- Johnny Unitas โ 1956โ73, Hall of Famer, two Super Bowls
- Alex Van Pelt โ 1995โ2003
- Scott Zolak โ 1991โ99, 1 Super Bowl appearance
Running backs[edit]
- Kevan Barlow โ NFL running back 2001โ2007
- Larry Brown โ running back, Washington Redskins 1969โ1976
- Tony Dorsett โ NFL, HOF, Dallas Cowboys, University of Pittsburgh
- Cookie Gilchrist โ AFL and CFL
- Warren Heller โ NFL halfback 1930s
- William F. Knox โ Yale and Carnegie Tech halfback
- Roger Kochman โ 1963
- Curtis Martin โ 1995โ2006, Super Bowl
- Harry McChesney โ 1900s, NFL
- Eugene "Mercury" Morris โ 70s Dolphins; two Super Bowls
- Vinnie Sunseri โ NFL player and coach
- Ray Zellars โ Saints
Receivers and tight ends[edit]
- Brian Baschnagel โ originally a running back, Ohio State, Bears 1976โ1984
- Darnell Dinkins โ NFL tight end in the 1990s and 2000s (decade)
- John Frank โ NFL tight end in the 1980s
- Gregg Garrity โ Penn State, NFL 1983โ89
- Ken Herock โ NFL tight end 1963โ69, Super Bowl
- Brandon Marshall โ NFL wide receiver 2006โ2018
- Rasheed Marshall โ NFL wide receiver 2005โ2007
- Joel Williams โ NFL tight end, 1987
Offensive linemen[edit]
- Adam Bisnowaty โ NFL offensive linesman for the New York Giants
- Dean Caliguire โ NFL lineman in 1991
- Bill Fralic โ offensive lineman for Atlanta Falcons, '80s All-Decade Team
- Gary Greaves โ tackle 1960
- Leander Jordan โ offensive lineman, Carolina Panthers, San Diego Chargers, Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars
- Mose Lantz โ NFL center 1933
- William R. Moore โ NFL guard in the 1940s
- Bull Polisky โ NFL guard 1929
- Tom Ricketts โ NFL tackle 1980s and 1990s
- Mike Rosenthal โ NFL tackle 1999โ2007
- Jack Sack โ NFL guard in the 1920s
Defensive linemen[edit]
- Mike Barnes โ pro bowler 1973โ1981
- Bob Buczkowski โ NFL defensive end in the 1980s
- Sam Clancy โ NFL defensive end in the 1980s and 1990s
- Ave Daniell โ NFL tackle in the 1930s
- Aaron Donald โ NFL defensive tackle
- Jack Dugger โ NFL lineman 1946โ49
- Art Gob โ NFL defensive end, 1950s and 1960s
- Cameron Heyward โ NFL 2011โpresent
- Tyrique Jarrett โ NFL defensive tackle
- David Logan โ defensive tackle 1970s and 1980s
- Leo Skladany โ NFL defensive end 1940s and 1950s
- Jason Taylor โ defensive end; five-time Pro Bowler for Miami Dolphins
- Randy White โ defensive lineman 1975โ88; three Super Bowls, Hall of Fame
Defensive backs and linebackers[edit]
- LaVar Arrington โ NFL linebacker 2000โ2006
- Jack Butler โ cornerback 1951โ59, Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Jim Flanigan Sr. โ NFL linebacker 1960s and 1970s
- Don Graham โ Penn State, NFL 1987โ89
- Bobby Grier โ Pitt Panthers 1952โ1956, Hall of Famer, civil rights icon
- Justin King โ NFL 2008โ2012
- Nick Kwiatkoski โ linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons
- Sean Lee โ former linebacker for Dallas Cowboys
- Mike Logan โ NFL safety 1996โ2006, Super Bowl
- Paul Martha โ NFL safety in the 1960s
- Dick McCabe โ NFL safety in the 1950s and 1960s
- Ryan Mundy โ NFL safety
- Paul Posluszny โ Dick Butkus Award winner from Penn State, linebacker for Buffalo Bills
- Scott Radecic โ Penn State and NFL linebacker 1984โ95
- Bryant Salter โ NFL safety in the 1970s
- Joe Schmidt โ linebacker 1953โ65, Hall of Fame
- Raymond Ventrone โ safety, Cleveland Browns
- Eric Wicks โ safety, finalist for Bronko Nagurski Award in 2007
Football specialists[edit]
- Pat McAfee โ All Pro NFL punter, 2010โs all decade team
- Don Silvestri โ kicker in the 1990s
Football contributors[edit]
- Dave Berry โ pro football pioneer
- Kevin Colbert โ director of football operations (2 Super Bowls)
- Dale Hamer โ NFL referee 1978โ2001, 3 Super Bowls
- Shaun Herock โ NFL executive
- Bill Nunn โ Steelers scout since 1967
- Art Rooney โ owner and founder of Pittsburgh Steelers Duquesne University
- Dan Rooney โ second chairman of the Pittsburgh Steelers, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
- David Tepper owner of the Carolina Panthers
Golf[edit]
- Scott Dunlap โ PGA and Champions Tour
- Bob Friend โ PGA and Nationwide Tour
- Jim Simons โ as an amateur nearly won 1971 U.S. Open; first tournament winner using a metal driver
- Brendon Todd โ PGA Tour
Hockey[edit]
Centers and wingers[edit]
- Riley Barber โ Capitals winger, 2017โ
- Ryan Malone โ Penguins, Lightning, Rangers winger 2003โ15; 2017
- Gerry O'Flaherty โ Leafs, Canucks, Flames 1971โ79
- Brandon Saad โ Colorado Avalanche winger 2011โ
- Henrik Samuelsson โ Coyotes winger 2014โ
- William Thomas โ Anyang Halla winger 2005โ
- Vincent Trocheck โ Panthers 2014โ2020, Hurricanes 2020โ2022, Rangers 2022โ
- R. J. Umberger โ Flyers, Jackets center 2005โ
Defense[edit]
- Matt Bartkowski โ Iowa Wild
- Bob Beers โ Bruins, Lightning, Oilers, Islanders defenseman 1989โ97
- Dylan Reese โ Rangers, Islanders, Penguins 2007โ
- Mike Weber โ former NHL defenseman.
Goalies[edit]
- John Gibson โ player for Anaheim Ducks
Hockey contributors[edit]
- James Wallace Conant โ managed Duquesne Gardens
Motorsports[edit]
- Chip Ganassi โ former driver, now team owner in IndyCar and NASCAR
- Dick Linder โ 1950s NASCAR driver
Olympic sports[edit]
- Kurt Angle โ 1996 gold medalist in freestyle wrestling, later became a professional wrestler
- Robert "Bob" Blum (born 1928) โ Olympic fencer
- Herb Douglas โ long jump bronze medalist at 1948 Summer Olympics; inducted into Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame 1992
- Jake Herbert โ folkstyle and freestyle wrestler, 2009 world silver medalist, represented USA at 2012 Summer Olympics
- Suzie McConnell-Serio โ basketball 1988 and 1992
- Allison Schmitt โ competitive swimmer, four time Olympian[8]
- Leah Smith โ swimming, gold and bronze medalist in 2016 Olympics
- Amanda Polk โ rowing, gold medalist W8+ in 2016 Olympics
Soccer[edit]
- Meghan Klingenberg โ player for the Portland Thorns FC and United States women's national soccer team
- A. J. Wood โ MLS player
- Marvell Wynne II
- David Tepper owner of the MLS's Charlotte FC
Tennis[edit]
- Bjorn Fratangelo โ French Open boys' champion[9]
- Bonnie Gadusek โ pro tennis player, reached U.S. Open quarterfinals
- Gretchen Magers โ reached Wimbledon and French Open quarterfinals
- Alison Riske โ WTA player, reached 4th round of U.S. Open
Professional wrestling[edit]
- Kurt Angle โ WWE/TNA wrestler and Olympic gold medalist
- Britt Baker โ AEW wrestler
- Rob Conway โ WWE wrestler on RAW brand
- Johnny De Fazio โ known as "Jumping" Johnny De Fazio
- Dominic DeNucci โ WWWF wrestler and trainer
- Shane Douglas โ ECW, WCW, and WWF wrestler
- Corey Graves โ wrestler, WWE commentator
- Mike Jones โ known as Virgil in WWE; worked as Vincent, Shane and Curly Bill in WCW
- Cody Michaels โ former USWA tag team champion, ECW, WSX producer
- John Minton โ WWF aka Big John Studd
- Bruno Sammartino โ two-time World Wide Wrestling Federation champion
- Mike Scicluna โ known as Baron Mikel Scicluna
- Jeffrey Sciullo โ WWE wrestler known as Ezekiel (formerly Elias (Samson))
- John Sullivan โ known as Johnny Valiant
- Newton Tattrie โ known as Geeto Mongol
- Larry Zbyszko (real name Larry Whistler) โ director of authority on Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Other sports[edit]
- Danny Chew โ cyclist, winner of Race Across America (1996, 1999)
- Joseph Kearney โ athletic administrator
- George Smith โ horse racing
- Tom Wallisch โ professional skier
Industry[edit]
Aviation[edit]
- Paige Kassalen โ electrical engineer on Solar Impulse
- Willard Rockwell โ formed Rockwell Intl.
- Calbraith Perry Rodgers โ made the first transcontinental flight
Steel and metals[edit]
- James W. Brown โ Crucible Steel
- Andrew Carnegie โ steel tycoon and philanthropist, founded what became U.S. Steel
- William Donner โ steel tycoon, founded Monessen and Donora, daughter married FDR's son in 1932
- George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. โ steel engineer, businessman and inventor of the Ferris wheel
- Henry Clay Frick โ steel tycoon, chief operation officer of what became U.S. Steel
- Charles Martin Hall โ aluminum producer and founder of Alcoa
- Julian Kennedy โ mechanical engineer in steel
- George Lauder โ Scottish-American billionaire industrialist; partner in the Carnegie Steel Company; board member of U.S. Steel; cousin-brother of Andrew Carnegie
- James H. Laughlin โ Jones & Laughlin Steel
- John Leishman โ executive at Carnegie Steel
- William Metcalf โ Fort Pitt foundry
- Charles M. Schwab โ founder of Bethlehem Steel
- John P. Surma โ U.S. Steel
- Thomas Usher โ CEO of U.S. Steel and chairman of the board of Marathon Oil
- John Walker โ iron and steel industrialist
Energy[edit]
- Walter Arnheim โ Mobil executive and corporate and non-profit advisor
- Frederick Bausman
- E. W. Marland โ oilman, founded what would become Conoco, also became the governor of Oklahoma
- William Mellon โ co-founded Gulf Oil
Transport[edit]
- Erik Buell โ Buell Motorcycle Company
- Alexander Cassatt โ Pennsylvania Railroad
- Louis Semple Clarke โ steamboats
- John E. Connelly โ Gateway Clipper Fleet
- Mike Fink โ river boatman
- Robert Pitcairn โ Pennsylvania Railroad
- Samuel Rea โ Pennsylvania Railroad
Finance[edit]
- John F. Donahue โ chairman, Federated Investors
- Stanley Druckenmiller โ hedge fund manager
- Thomas Marshall Howe โ 19th-century politician
- James Lindenberg – founder of ABS-CBN Corporation
- Richard B. Mellon โ banker, philanthropist
- Thomas Mellon โ founded Mellon Financial
- David Tepper โ businessman, hedge fund manager, philanthropist, and owner of the Carolina Panthers
- William Thaw โ 19th-century banker
Technology and communications[edit]
- Luis von Ahn โ CAPTCHA inventor, Duolingo founder
- William Bullock โ printing press innovator
- Charlie Cheever โ co-founder of Quora
- Brendan Eich โ Mozilla, creator of JavaScript
- Caterina Fake โ co-founder of Flickr and Hunch
- John P. Harris โ theater owner
- Regis McKenna โ high technology marketing guru
- Willard Rockwell โ pioneer of Rockwell Intl.
- Richard Mellon Scaife โ Tribune-Review
- Rich Skrenta โ computer programmer
- George Westinghouse โ electrical industry pioneer
- Mark Whitaker โ CNN Worldwide chief[10]
- Jamie Zawinski โ hacker
Consumer goods[edit]
- Peter Chartier (Chartiers Town and Tarentum) โ fur trader 1734โ43
- David L. Clark
- H. J. Heinz II โ CEO of H.J. Heinz Co.
- Henry J. Heinz โ founder of H. J. Heinz Company
- Edgar J. Kaufmann โ Kaufmann's
- Billy Mays โ TV pitchman
- James Sinegal โ Costco
- Patricia A. Woertz โ ADM[11]
Other industries[edit]
- William D. Boyce โ founder of Boy Scouts of America
- Dr. Herbert Boyer โ co-founder of Genentech
- John Baptiste Ford โ PPG Industries
- Ed Grier โ Disneyland
- Joseph A. Hardy III โ 84 Lumber
- Bob Stupak โ Vegas Stratosphere
Labor[edit]
- David J. McDonald โ president of steelworkers union
- Theodore Schaffer โ president of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel, and Tin Workers
- Fannie Sellins โ union organizer
- John Sheridan Weller โ attorney and politician
- Joseph Yablonski โ UMW
- Joseph "Chip" Yablonski โ UMW attorney
- Kenneth Yablonski โ attorney
Religion[edit]
- Catherine Anne Cesnik (1942โ1969) โ Catholic nun who was murdered
- Cardinal Daniel DiNardo โ archbishop of Galveston-Houston
- Thomas Dolinay โ archbishop
- Joseph R. Lamonde
- Cardinal Adam Maida โ Emeritus Archbishop of Detroit
- Janice McLaughlin โ Catholic nun and human rights activist
- Madalyn Murray O'Hair โ founder of American Atheists
- William Passavant
- George Rapp โ founder of the religious sect Harmonists
- Charles Owen Rice
- Charles Taze Russell โ founder of Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society
- R. C. Sproul โ theologian
- Thomas J. Tobin โ auxiliary bishop of Pittsburgh, bishop of Youngstown OH, and current bishop of Providence, Rhode Island
- Cardinal Donald Wuerl โ eleventh bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, current Archbishop of Washington
- David Zubik โ twelfth and current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
Science and research[edit]
- Ross Allen โ herpetologist
- Frederick S. Billig โ scramjet pioneer
- Daniel Chamovitz โ biologist, author of What a Plant Knows, and President of Ben Gurion University of the Negev[12]
- Yuan Chang โ virologist, co-discoverer of causes of several viral cancers, including Kaposi's sarcoma
- Norman Christ โ physicist
- Childs Frick
- George Otto Gey โ scientist who propagated the HeLa cell line
- William Jacob Holland โ entomologist and chancellor of the Western University of Pennsylvania
- Irene Jakab (1919โ2011) โ native of Hungary, psychiatrist and humanist; member of the faculties of Harvard University, the University of Pittsburgh and the McLean Hospital
- Ayana Jordan โ addiction psychiatrist
- Randy Pausch โ founder of Alice, and man behind the Last Lecture
- David M. Pozar โ electrical engineer and academician[13]
- Jonas Salk โ physician, inventor of first polio vaccine
- Alex Shigo โ arboriculturist and horticulturist
- Clifford Shull โ Nobel Prize winner
- Herbert A. Simon โ Carnegie Mellon University professor; winner of Nobel Prize for Economics
- Thomas Starzl โ pioneering transplant surgeon in liver and multiorgan transplantation
- Jesse Steinfeld โ United States Surgeon General under Nixon
- Otto Stern โ German-American physicist and Nobel laureate, known for his studies of molecular beams; Carnegie Institute of Technology professor
- Nicholas E. Wagman
- Sandra Welner (1958โ2001) โ physician, advocate for disabled women's healthcare
- Jerome Wolken (1917โ1999) โ biophysicist[14]
- Jamie Zawinski
- Jonathan Zittrain โ professor of Internet law and computer science at Harvard
- Vladimir Zworykin โ engineer and inventor, developed an early form of television; the IEEE presents a Vladimir Zworykin Award for outstanding contributions to development of television technology
Military[edit]
18th-century leaders[edit]
19th-century leaders[edit]
- John M. Corse
- Benjamin Grierson โ Civil War and Buffalo Soldier
- Alexander Hays โ Brigadier General*, repulsed Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg
- Francis J. Herron
- Alexander Murray โ Admiral
- James Scott Negley โ Major General Civil War hero of Murfreesboro
- Thomas A. Rowley (1808โ92) โ Brigadier-general; Gettysburg; Civil War
- Jacob B. Sweitzer โ General* Civil War, led major offensives at Gettysburg
- Samuel Baldwin Marks Young
20th-century leaders[edit]
- Joseph R. Lamonde
- Manus MacCloskey โ Brigadier General
- Samuel Baldwin Marks Young โ first Chief of Staff of the Army
21st-century leaders[edit]
- Michael Hayden โ USAF ****, Director of NSA, CIA
- Harry E. Miller Jr. โ major general who commanded the 42nd Infantry Division[15]
Medal recipients: Civil War[edit]
- Charles Higby
- Alexander Kelly
- Alfred L. Pearson โ Medal of Honor
- James Schoonmaker
Medal recipients: United States occupation of Veracruz[edit]
Medal recipients: World War I[edit]
- Joseph H. Thompson โ Medal of Honor
Medal recipients: World War II[edit]
Medal recipients: Vietnam[edit]
Astronauts[edit]
- Jay Apt โ astronaut and professor
- Mike Fincke โ Colonel, United States Air Force
- Terry Hart โ Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force
- James Irwin โ Apollo Lunar Module pilot of Apollo 15 and eighth person to walk on the Moon
Other military[edit]
- Thomas Enright - first soldier from Pennsylvania, and possibly first American soldier, killed in World War I
- Adrian Cronauer โ Airman, radio personality, subject of Good Morning, Vietnam
- Charles Graner โ U.S. Army reservist convicted of prisoner abuse in connection with 2003โ2004 Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal
Government[edit]
Governors and mayors[edit]
- Bob Cranmer โ Allegheny County Commissioner
- Justin Fairfax โ Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
- Bob Filner โ San Diego Mayor
- John F. Forward Sr. โ 12th mayor of San Diego
- John F. Forward Jr. โ 21st mayor of San Diego
- Barbara Hafer โ first female Allegheny County Commissioner
- E. W. Marland โ Governor of Oklahoma
- Elliot S. N. Morgan โ Wyoming governor
- Janet Napolitano โ Arizona governor
- Tom Ridge โ Governor 1995โ2001; first Secretary of Homeland Security
- John K. Tener โ Governor, former MLB pitcher
- Dick Thornburgh โ Governor 1979โ87; U.S. Attorney General 1987โ91
- Tom Vilsack โ Iowa Governor, 1999โ2007; Agriculture Secretary, 2009โ2017
Congressmen and senators[edit]
- John Dalzell โ Congressman 1887โ1913; Chairman of the Ways and Means committee 1898โ1913
- Harmar Denny โ Congressman 1825โ37
- Bob Filner โ California Congressman 1993โ2012
- Orrin Hatch โ Utah Senator, 1977โ2019
- John Heinz โ Congressman 71โ77, Senator 1977โ91
- Thomas Marshall Howe โ Congressman 1851โ55
- John Kasich โ Ohio Congressman 1983โ2001, Governor 2011โ2019
- Philander C. Knox โ Senator 1901โ04, 1917โ21, United States Attorney General 1901โ04, Sec. of State 1909โ13
- Robert McKnight โ Congressman 1859โ63
- George T. Oliver โ Senator 1909โ17
- Rand Paul โ Kentucky Senator 2011โpresent, Tea Party leader
- Ron Paul โ Texas Congressman, presidential candidate
- David A. Reed โ Senator
- Rick Santorum โ Congressman 1991โ95, Senator 1995โ2007
- Claudine Schneider โ Congresswoman Rhode Island 1981โ91
Jurists[edit]
- Max Baer โ Pennsylvania Supreme Court 2003โ
- Derrick Bell โ law professor
- Robert Bork โ Supreme Court nominee, and acting AG
- George Dallas โ Federal Court of Appeals 1892โ1909
- Michael Fisher โ Federal Appeals 2003โ
- Albert Gordon โ advocate for gay rights[16]
- Ken Gormley
- Philip Heymann โ served in Carter and Clinton administrations
- William G. Hundley โ prosecutor and criminal defense attorney
- Linda Kelly โ Pennsylvania Attorney General
- Rolf Larsen โ State Supreme Court Justice
- Donald J. Lee โ Federal 1989โ2000
- Timothy K. Lewis โ Federal 1991โ92, Appeals 1992โ99
- Carol Los Mansmann โ Federal 1982โ85, Appeals 1985โ2002
- Wilson McCandless โ U.S. Judge
- Joan Melvin โ Pennsylvania Supreme Court 2009โ
- John Lester Miller โ 1954โ71
- Michael Angelo Musmanno โ PA Supreme Court and Nuremberg tribunal
- Arthur Schwab โ U.S. Judge 2002โpresent
- George Shiras โ U.S. Supreme Court
- Sara Soffel โ first woman to serve as a judge in Pennsylvania
- William Alvah Stewart โ Federal 1951โ53
- Hubert Irving Teitelbaum โ 1970โ1985
- W. H. Seward Thomson โ Federal โ 1914โ28
- Gerald Tjoflat โ Appeals 1975โpresent
- Jay Waldman โ Federal 1988โ2003
- Joseph F. Weis, Jr. โ Federal 1970โ73, Appeals 1973โ88
- James Scott Young โ Federal 1908โ14
- Donald Emil Ziegler โ Federal 1978โ2003
CIA and defense administrators[edit]
- Victoria "Torie" Clarke โ Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs under George W. Bush
- Michael Hayden โ CIA director 2006โ09
White House cabinet[edit]
- James J. Davis โ Secretary of Labor under presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover
- Walter Forward โ United States Secretary of the Treasury under John Tyler, 1841โ1843
- Albert Gallatin โ Treasury Secretary
- Paul H. O'Neill โ 72nd United States Secretary of the Treasury
- Edwin Stanton โ Secretary of War under President Lincoln
- Judge William Wilkins โ Secretary of War under President Tyler
Ambassadors[edit]
- Homer S. Ferguson โ Philippines
- Walter Forward โ Denmark
- Mark Gilbert โ New Zealand; also Major League Baseball player
- George W. Guthrie โ Japan
- William W. Irwin โ Denmark
- Andrew Mellon โ Great Britain 1932โ33
- Alexander Pollock Moore โ Spain and Peru
- Dan Rooney โ Ireland 2009โpresent
- Edith S. Sampson โ first African-American in the U.N. (1950โ53) and NATO (1961โ62)
- Adolph W. Schmidt โ Canada 1969โ74
- Phillips Talbot โ Greece
State legislators[edit]
- Paul P. Boswell โ physician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives
- David Dank โ member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives since 2007
- John R. Jones โ member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Andrew P. Kealy โ member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Emily Kinkead โ member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Alexander McDonald Thomson โ Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Suffragists and other women's rights activists[edit]
Other administrators and advisors[edit]
- Rachel Foster Avery
- John Brabender
- Murray Chotiner
- Patrick R. Donahoe
- Tony Fratto โ Deputy Press Secretary 2006โ09
- Elsie Hillman โ former Republican National Committeewoman from Pennsylvania
Law enforcement[edit]
- Vic Cianca โ Pittsburgh traffic cop made famous by Johnny Carson, Candid Camera and Flashdance
- Thomas Delahanty โ police officer who took a bullet in President Ronald Reagan's 1981 assassination attempt; declared a hero and awarded a medal for bravery
Other[edit]
- Richard Baumhammers โ spree killer
- Lawrence Bittaker โ one of the two "Toolbox Killers"
- Connor Michalek โ WWE fan and cancer victim
See also[edit]
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