List of people from the Pittsburgh metropolitan area
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[edit] Actors, artists, broadcasters and musicians
- Chuck Aber – actor, best known as "Neighbor Aber" on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
- Betty Aberlin – actress, best known as "Lady Aberlin" on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
- F. Murray Abraham – actor
- Tunde Adebimpe – musician and actor, lead singer of TV on the Radio
- Christina Aguilera – singer and songwriter
- Marty Allen – comedian and actor
- Mary Aloe – film producer, television producer
- Jodi Applegate – broadcaster, co-hosted NBC's Later Today and is now on air at New York City's Fox affiliate
- Tim Artz – actor
- Thea Austin – singer/songwriter, best known for work with the German dance music act Snap! and the British house music project Soulsearcher
- Jimmy Beaumont – lead singer of the Skyliners.
- Carl Betz – actor best known as the father on The Donna Reed Show
- George Benson – jazz guitarist
- Julie Benz – actress
- Art Blakey – jazz musician, bandleader
- Christian Borle – actor
- Barbara Bosson – actress
- Amber Brkich – reality show contestant on Survivor: The Australian Outback and winner of Survivor: All-Stars
- Don Brockett – actor, best known as "Chef Brockett" on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
- Charles Bronson – actor
- Ray Brown – pioneering jazz double bassist
- John Buccigross – host, SportsCenter on ESPN
- Bill Cardille – broadcaster known as Chilly Billy, host of Chiller Theatre and Studio Wrestling
- Lori Cardille – actress
- Mary Cassatt – artist
- Theodore Crawford "Ted" Cassidy – actor, best known as Lurch on The Addams Family
- Lou Christie – musician and songwriter
- Caitlin Clarke – actress
- Kenny Clarke – jazz drummer
- Perry Como – pop music singer
- David Conrad – actor
- D. C. Cooper – heavy metal singer
- Rege Cordic – actor and broadcaster
- Dan Cortese – actor
- Dolores Costello – actress of the silent film era
- Maurice Costello – actor of stage and film
- Bill Cullen – game show host
- Frank Cunimondo – pianist
- Stephen Dau – writer
- John Davidson – actor, game show host and singer
- Johnny Daye – soul singer
- Nicole DeHuff – actress
- Patti Deutsch – comedienne, regular on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
- Jack Dodson – actor
- Dusty Drake – country and western singer
- Billy Eckstine – popular and jazz singer and musician
- Roy Eldridge – jazz trumpeter
- Barbara Feldon – actress
- Scott Ferrall – sports talk radio host
- Jerry Fielding – composer
- Stephen Foster – 19th-century songwriter
- Debra Fox – WTAE Anchor/PBS Reporter
- Phil Frank – cartoonist
- Chip Ganassi – NASCAR and Indycar Team Owner
- Erroll Garner – jazz pianist
- Chris Garver – tattoo artist featured on the TLC series Miami Ink
- Paul Gilbert – rock guitarist from the bands Racer X and Mr. Big.
- Gregg Gillis – musician, "Girl Talk"
- Scott Glenn – actor
- Jeff Goldblum – actor
- Frank Gorshin – actor
- Marita Grabiak – television director
- Martha Graham – dancer and choreographer
- Gramsci Melodic – alternative rock band
- Charles Grodin – actor
- Charles Haid – actor and director best known as "Renko" on Hill Street Blues
- Charles "Teenie" Harris – photographer
- Jerry Harris – sculptor
- Billy Hartung – Broadway actor, dancer and singer
- Earl Hines – jazz musician
- John Hodiak – actor
- Gaby Hoffmann – actress
- Michael Holley – sportscaster
- Fred Honsberger – radio broadcaster
- Roger Humphries – jazz drummer, bandleader
- Holly Hunter – actress
- Phyllis Hyman – singer
- Donnie Iris – musician
- Aaron Jackson – actor
- Ahmad Jamal – jazz pianist
- Cherie Johnson – actress
- Shirley Jones – actress, singer
- Jesse Joyce – comedian seen on Comedy Central
- Rafe Judkins – reality show contestant on Survivor: Guatemala
- Melina Kanakaredes – actress
- Michael Keaton – actor
- Gene Kelly – dancer, actor, singer, director, and choreographer
- Wiz Khalifa – musician
- Lady Miss Kier – singer, Deee-Lite
- Jack Knight – musician
- Sarah Kozer – reality TV contestant from Joe Millionaire
- Gina LaMarca – model and actress
- Amanda Latona - musician, singer, former member of the now disbanded group innocence
- Henrietta Leaver – Miss America 1935
- Oscar Levant – pianist, talk show host
- Rush Limbaugh – Disk jockey at KQV, on-air name "Jeff Christie"
- Tom Major-Ball, vaudeville artist and father of former British Prime Minister John Major
- Lorenzo Malfatti – Italian opera coach
- Henry Mancini – musician and composer
- The Marcels – 1960s doo-wop group best known for their #1 hit "Blue Moon"
- Dean Martin – actor, pop music singer
- Mel-Man – hip hop producer
- Mitzi McCall – actress
- Ray McLaughlin – "Chancellorpink", singer, musician and songwriter
- Adolphe Menjou – actor
- Mary Lou Metzger – singer
- Bret Michaels – singer
- Dennis Miller – comedian
- Jeanne Moos – CNN reporter
- Jenna Morasca – reality show contestant and winner of Survivor: The Amazon and contestant on Survivor: All-Stars
- Burton Morris – artist
- Thaddeus Mosley – sculptor
- Travis Neely – photographer
- Joe Negri – musician, professor, best known as "Handyman Negri" on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
- Evelyn Nesbit – artists' model and chorus girl
- David Newell – actor, best known as "Mr. McFeely" on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
- Bill Nunn – actor
- Beth Ostrosky – model, TV personality, wife of Howard Stern
- Art Pallan – broadcaster
- William Powell – actor, noted for his sophisticated, cynical roles
- Jim Quinn – radio talk show host
- Zachary Quinto – actor, Heroes (TV series)
- Natalie Raitano – actress
- Eric Red – screenwriter and director
- Trent Reznor – musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist creator of Nine Inch Nails
- Fred Rogers – "Mister Rogers"; famous American children's entertainer
- George Romero – director, best known for Night of the Living Dead
- Ian Rosenberger – reality show contestant on Survivor: Palau
- Richard Rossi – director
- Zelda Rubinstein – actress
- Martin Rubeo – musician
- Lillian Russell – actress and author
- Justin Sane – lead guitarist and co-singer/songwriter of the political punk rock band Anti-Flag
- Tom Savini – actor, stunt man, director and award-winning special effects and makeup artist
- David O. Selznick – film producer, Gone With The Wind (among other films)
- Shanice – singer
- Paul Shannon – host of WTAE children's show Adventure Time
- James Sites – writer
- Spike Slawson – singer for Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
- Sam Sneed – musician
- Rena Sofer – actress
- Gertrude Stein – writer, poet, playwright, and feminist
- James Stewart – actor and Air Force officer
- Billy Strayhorn – jazz musician
- Maxine Sullivan – jazz singer
- B. E. Taylor – musician
- Olive Thomas – actress
- Regis Toomey – actor
- Bob Trow – actor, best known as "Bob Dog" and "Robert Troll" on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
- Tamara Tunie – actress best known as "Dr. Melinda Warner" on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Stanley Turrentine – jazz musician
- Bobby Vinton – pop music singer
- The Vogues – pop vocal group
- Andy Warhol – artist
- Bruce Weitz – actor best known as "Belker" on Hill Street Blues
- Ming-Na (also known as Ming-Na Wen) – actor
- Fritz Weaver – actor
- Jenn Wertz – musician
- Ricki Wertz – host of WTAE children's show Ricki & Copper and 1970s quiz show Junior High Quiz
- August Wilson – playwright
- Brandon Wilson – author
- Bunny Yeager – photographer
- Brian Young – drummer and percussionist, Fountains of Wayne
- Jero – Famous Enka Singer in Japan
[edit] Athletics
[edit] Baseball
- Glenn Beckert – 2nd baseman for the Chicago Cubs (from Shaler)
- Bill Blair - Philadelphia Athletics pitcher
- Adam Bostick – NY Mets pitcher
- John Burkett – a pitcher on various MLB teams
- Sean Casey – 1st baseman for the Boston Red Sox (Upper St. Clair High School)
- Matt Clement – pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Jack Damaska – player for St. Louis, Minor League manager
- Bill Doak – pitcher with St. Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers, inventor of the modern baseball glove
- Terry Francona – Manager, World Series
- Ryan Garko – first baseman for the San Francisco Giants
- Josh Gibson – Negro League player, Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays
- Khalil Greene – current shortstop on the St. Louis Cardinals
- Ken Griffey, Jr. – outfielder 1989–present
- Ken Griffey, Sr. – outfielder 1973–1991, World Series
- Dick Groat – National League Most Valuable Player, 1960
- Howdy Groskloss – shortstop 1930–1932, entering 2006, at age 100, the oldest living MLB player.
- Art Howe – manager for the Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball
- Bobby Lowe – first Major League Baseball player to hit four home runs in one game[1]
- Ken Macha – manager of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball
- Bill Mazeroski – only player ever to decide a World Series by a 7th game home run
- George "Doc" Medich – Pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Michael Robert "Mickey" Morandini
- Stan Musial – outfielder 1941–1963, World Series, Hall of Fame
- Curt Roberts – second base, Pittsburgh Pirates, first African American fielded for the Pirate Organization, 1954–1957
- Josh Sharpless – Pirates pitcher
- Heinie Smith – major league baseball player[1]
- John Stuper – major league baseball player and coach at Yale University
- Chuck Tanner – manager, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Harold Joseph "Pie" Traynor – Pirates Hall of Fame member
- Honus Wagner – Hall of Fame member
- Bobby Wallace – born in Pittsburgh, Baseball Hall of Fame inductee[1]
- Hack Wilson – Hall of Fame member
[edit] Basketball
- John Abramovic – NBA forward 1946–1948
- Moe Barr – NBA guard, Duquesne basketball player
- Dick Bennett – Former head basketball coach at Wisconsin and Washington State
- DeJuan Blair (born 1989) – Former All-American at Pitt, now with the San Antonio Spurs (grew up in the Hill District)
- Eddie Cameron – legendary Duke head coach and namesake of the Cameron Indoor Stadium
- Swin Cash – WNBA forward 2002–present
- Mark Cuban – owner of Dallas Mavericks
- Chuck Cooper – NBA forward 1950–1956, first African American in the NBA draft.
- Chuck Daly (1930–2009) – Hall of Fame coach at Boston College (1969–71), Penn (1971–77), and four NBA teams (1981–99). Twice NBA champion with the Detroit Pistons, and coach of the original "Dream Team".
- Dave Feitl – center 1986–1992
- Danny Fortson – forward for the NBA Seattle SuperSonics and Milwaukee Bucks.
- Calvin Fowler – guard 1969–1970
- Jack George – guard 1953–1961
- Armen Gilliam – forward/center 1987–2000
- George Glamack – 1948–1949
- Paul Grant – 1997–2004
- Dick Groat – 1952–1953, also played Major League Baseball
- Greg Howard – forward-Center 1970–1972
- Mike Iuzzolino – guard 1991–1993
- Buddy Jeannette – guard/Coach 1948–1970, NBA Hall Of Fame
- Stew Johnson – forward/Center 1966–1976
- George Karl – guard 1973–1978, head coach 1984–present, NBA Finals
- Billy Knight – forward 1975–1985
- Stu Lantz – guard 1968–1976
- Freddie Lewis – ABA guard 1960s–1970s, co-owner Pittsburgh Xplosion
- Maurice Lucas – forward 1975–1988
- Pete Maravich (1947–1988) – Hall of Famer; guard 1971–1980, All-Time NCAA Division I men's scoring leader
- Jack Marin – forward/guard 1966–1977
- Suzie McConnell-Serio – WNBA player 1998–2000, head coach 2004–2006.
- Red Mihalik – guard 1947–1948
- Sean Miller – Former star point guard at Pitt; later head coach at Xavier (2003–2009); now head coach at Arizona
- Walt Miller – forward 1946–1947
- Johnny Moore – guard 1979–1990
- Barry Nelson – center 1971–1972
- Geoff Petrie – guard 1970–1976
- Skip Prosser (1950–2007) – College head coach at Loyola (MD), Xavier, and Wake Forest
- Ron Rowan – guard 1986–1987
- Herb Sendek – college head coach 1996–present
- Willie Somerset – guard in the NBA 1966–1969
- Maurice Stokes (1933–1970) – All-American at Saint Francis; forward-center for Rochester/Cincinnati Royals 1955–1958; Hall of Famer.
- Jack Twyman – forward/guard 1955–1966, Hall of Famer
- Bill Zopf – guard 1970–1971, NBA Champions
[edit] Boxing
- Billy Conn
- Andy DePaul
- Brian Minto
- Michael Moorer – Heavyweight Champion of the World 1992–1993, 1994, 1996–1997
- Paul Spadafora
- Fritzie Zivic
[edit] Figure Skating
[edit] Football
- Barry Alvarez – college football coach 1990–2005
- LaVar Arrington – linebacker 2000–2006
- Kevan Barlow – NFL Running Back
- Charlie Batch – Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback
- George Blanda – quarterback 1949–1975, Super Bowl, Hall of Fame
- Jim Braxton – NFL Fullback 1971–1978, Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins, member of the Bills' "Electric Company"
- Steve Breaston – returner for the Arizona Cardinals since the 2007 season
- Larry Brown – running back for Washington Redskins, 1972 NFL MVP
- Joe Bugel – NFL Assistant and head coach 1975–present, founder of the infamous "Hogs" of the 1980s.
- Marc Bulger – quarterback 2002–present, Super Bowl
- Jeff Christy – 3-time Pro Bowl center for Vikings and Buccaneers; Super Bowl ring
- Bruce Clark – defensive lineman in CFL and NFL during 80s; Pro Bowl in 1984 for New Orleans Saints
- Jim Covert – offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears in the 80s, Super Bowl and 80s All-Decade Team
- Bill Cowher – head coach 1992–2007, two Super Bowls
- Bob Davie – college football coach, broadcaster
- Ernie Davis – running back Heisman Trophy winner (1961)
- Mike Ditka – tight end (1961–1972) and coach (1982–1999), three Super Bowls
- Tony Dorsett – Heisman Trophy winner (1976) and running back 1977–1988, two Super Bowls
- Kirk Ferentz – head coach, University of Iowa
- Bill Fralic – offensive lineman for the Atlanta Falcons, 80s All-Decade Team
- Gus Frerotte – quarterback 1994–present
- Bill George – linebacker 1952–1966, Hall of Fame
- Sean Gilbert – defensive end 1992–2005
- Bruce Gradkowski – quarterback for Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2006–present
- Russ Grimm – offensive lineman 1981–1991, three Super Bowls
- Jack Ham – linebacker 1970–1982, Hall of Fame, four Super Bowls
- Terry Hanratty – NFL quarterback 1969–1976, 2 Super Bowls
- Major Harris – record-setting quarterback in college (for WVU) and the CFL.
- Leon Hart – Heisman Trophy winner, College Hall of Fame
- Jim Haslett – head coach of New Orleans Saints (2000–2005), St. Louis Rams defensive coordinator (2006–present)
- Ken Herock – NFL tight end 1963–1969, Super Bowl
- Dick Hoak – NFL Running back (1961–1970)
- Lou Holtz – college football head coach 1969–2004
- Jeff Hostetler – quarterback 1985–1997, two Super Bowls
- Sam Huff – Linebacker 1956–1969, Hall of Fame
- Stan Jones – Defensive Lineman 1954–1966, Hall of Fame
- Jim Kelly – quarterback 1986–1996, Hall of Fame, four Super Bowls
- Chuck Knox – head coach of the Los Angeles Rams, Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks during the 70s, 80s and 90s
- Ted Kwalick – 3x Pro Bowl tight end for 49ers and Raiders; College Football Hall of Fame
- Ty Law – Defensive Back 1995–2005, four Super Bowls
- Marvin Lewis – head coach 2003–present
- Mike Logan – NFL Safety 1996–present, Super Bowl.
- Johnny Lujack – quarterback Heisman Trophy winner (1947)
- Dan Marino – quarterback 1983–1999, Hall of Fame, Super Bowl
- Ted Marchibroda – quarterback 1953–1957, head coach 1975–1998
- Joe Marconi – NFL Runningback 1956–1966 for the Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Bears
- Brandon Marshall – NFL wide receiver 2006–present for the Denver Broncos
- Rasheed Marshall – NFL wide receiver 2005–present
- Curtis Martin – running back 1995–present, Super Bowl
- Mike McCarthy – Green Bay Packers head coach 2005–present
- Kevin "Boo" McLee – standout linebacker in college football will be drafted in the NFL in 2007.
- Mike McMahon – quarterback 2001–present
- Joe Montana – quarterback 1979–1994, Hall of Fame, four Super Bowls, three Super Bowl MVPs
- Eugene "Mercury" Morris – running back for 70s Miami Dolphins; two Super Bowls
- Dan Mozes – standout center in college football, expected to be drafted in 2007.
- Chuck Muncie – running back for New Orleans Saints (1976–1980) and San Diego Chargers (1981–1984), 3 Pro Bowls
- Joe Namath – quarterback 1965–1977, Hall of Fame, Super Bowl MVP
- Mike Nixon – NFL and college football headcoach and longtime NFL scout throughout the 1960s, '70s and '80s.
- Chuck Noll – Steelers head coach 1969–1991
- Lousaka Polite - first three-year captain in University of Pittsburgh history; fullback for the Miami Dolphins.
- Paul Posluszny – Dick Butkus Award winner from Penn State, linebacker for Buffalo Bills
- Darrelle Revis – cornerback, New York Jets
- Frank Ribar – guard, Washington Redskins
- Mike Romano – offensive lineman, Shady Side Academy and Allegheny College
- Rod Rutherford – quarterback 2003–present
- Nick Saban – college football coach 1990–2005, NFL coach 2005–present (born in Fairmont, West Virginia)
- Matt Schaub – quarterback 2004–present
- Joe Schmidt – linebacker 1953–1965, Hall of Fame
- Marty Schottenheimer – head coach, 1984–present
- Shawntae Spencer - fullback for the San Francisco 49ers.
- Sandy Stephens – quarterback, first African American QB to lead his team to a Bowl Game
- Joe Stydahar – tackle 1936–1946 Hall of Fame
- Lynn Swann – wide receiver 1974–1982, Hall of Fame, four Super Bowls, Super Bowl MVP
- Jason Taylor – Defensive End, 5 Time Pro Bowler for the Miami Dolphins
- Willie Thrower – quarterback (First African American quarterback in an NFL game)
- Johnny Unitas – quarterback 1956–1973, Hall of Fame, two Super Bowls, played for Baltimore
- Alex Van Pelt – quarterback 1995–2003, Buffalo Bills starter in 2001
- Joe Walton – head coach of the New York Jets 1981–1989 and Robert Morris University 1994–present; OC for Washington Redskins and Pittsburgh Steelers
- Dave Wannstedt – head coach NFL 1993–2004, College Football coach 2005–present
- Randy White – Defensive Lineman 1975–1988, three Super Bowls, Hall of Fame
- Eric Wicks – college football standout safety and finalist for the Bronko Nagruski award in 2007
- Quincy Wilson – NFL runningback 2004–present
- Ray Zellars – played for New Orleans Saints, graduated and coached at Oliver High School
- Rob Butler Perry Traditional Academy- professional football player
[edit] Golf
- Jim Furyk
- Rocco Mediate
- Arnold Palmer
- Jim Simons – as an amateur nearly won 1971 U.S. Open, was the world's first winner of a tournament while using a metal driver
- Stephanie Sparks
[edit] Hockey
- Bob Beers – Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders of the NHL Defenseman 1989–1997
- Matt Clackson– Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL Winger 2007–present
- Christian Hanson – University of Notre Dame of the CCHA Winger 2005–2009, Toronto Maple Leafs 2009
- Ryan Malone –Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL Winger 2003–present
- Gerry O'Flaherty – Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, Atlanta Flames of the NHL and WHL Winger 1971–1979
- George Parros – Anaheim Ducks of the NHL Winger 2004–present
- Brandon Rubeo – Markham Waxers of the OPJHL 2004–2005, Penn State University of the ACHA Center 2005–present
- Matthew Schwartz – Bentley College of Atlantic Hockey 2004–2005, Penn State University of the ACHA Winger 2005–2008
- Bill Thomas –Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL Winger 2005–present
- Eric Trax – Robert Morris University of the CHA [disambiguation needed], Defenseman 2003–2007
- R.J. Umberger –Philadelphia Flyers, Columbus Blue Jackets of the NHL Center 2005–present
- Mike Weber – Buffalo Sabres of the NHL Defenseman 2007–present
- John Zeiler – Los Angeles Kings of the NHL Winger 2007–present
[edit] Motorsports
Branden Jesseman – former US supercross racing champion
[edit] Olympics
- Kurt Angle – 1996 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling and current professional wrestler for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- Swintayla Cash – Gold Medal Basketball 2004 [1]
- Herb Douglas – athlete, Herbert Paul "Herb" Douglas, Jr. (born 9 March 1922) represented the U.S. in the long jump at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won the bronze medal. Inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.
- Roger Kingdom – hurdles gold medalist at both the 1984 and 1988 games
- Rick Krivda – baseball 2000
- Suzie McConnell-Serio – basketball 1988 and 1992
- Eric Namesnik – swimming
- Richard Rydze – diving silver medalist 1972
- Johnny Weissmuller– swimming
- Rod White – archery 2000
- Lauryn Williams – track 2004 and 2008
- John Woodruff – track
[edit] Soccer
- John Stollmeyer – defender formerly with the US National Soccer Team and US Olympic Team
- Marvell Wynne II – defender for MLS side Red Bull New York
[edit] Wrestling
- Kurt Angle – 1996 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling and current professional wrestler for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, sports broadcaster
- Ty Moore – 4 time PIAA state champion with a high school record of 146-1
- Rob Conway – former WWE wrestler on the RAW brand
- Johnny De Fazio – known to fans as "Jumping" Johnny De Fazio
- Dominic DeNucci
- Shane Douglas
- Mike Jones – best known as Virgil in the WWE, worked as Vincent, Shane and Curly Bill in WCW
- Sterling James Keenan – current BaseBrawl Natural Heavyweight Champion, international Indy superstar
- John William Minton – famous as Big John Studd
- Bruno Sammartino – 2-time World Wide Wrestling Federation champion
- Mike Scicluna – known as "Baron Mikel Scicluna"
- John Sullivan – known as Johnny Valiant
- Newton Tattrie – known to fans as Geeto Mongol
- Sylvester Terkay – former wrestler with WWE and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
- Larry Zbyszko (real name Larry Whistler) – Director of Authority on Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
[edit] Military
- George C. Axtell – General*** United States Marine Corps
- Charles Bishop – Medal of Honor Mexican Campaign of 1914
- Adrian Cronauer – the basis of "Good Morning, Vietnam"
- Ralph Ellis Dias – Medal of Honor Vietnam
- Michael Estocin – Medal of Honor Vietnam
- Edward M. Fincke – Astronaut, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force
- John Gertsch – Medal of Honor Vietnam
- James A. Graham – Medal of Honor Vietnam
- Terry Hart – Astronaut, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force
- Alexander Hays – Brigadier General*, repulsed Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg
- Walter Joseph "Joe" Marm – Medal of Honor Vietnam
- George Marshall – General of the Army *****
- Ross A. McGinnis [2] – Specialist Medal of Honor Iraq War - Baghdad 2006
- William D. Morgan – Medal of Honor Vietnam
- James Scott Negley – Major General Civil War
- John Neville – General, suppressed the Whiskey Rebellion
- Melvin E. Newlin – Medal of Honor Vietnam
- Michael Novosel – Medal of Honor Vietnam
- Admiral Robert Peary – the first person to reach the North Pole
- William Port – Medal of Honor Vietnam
- William Prom – Medal of Honor Vietnam
- Judith Resnik – astronaut
- Matthew Ridgway – General ***
- Thomas A. Rowley (1808-92) Brigadier-general; Gettysburg; Civil War; buried in Allegheny Cemetery
- Vinny Sciaretti – Silver Star Vietnam
- George Scott [disambiguation needed] – Silver Star France
- Robert Semple – Medal of Honor Mexican Campaign of 1914
- Randall Shughart – Medal of Honor for Somalia service
- David F. Winder – Medal of Honor Vietnam
[edit] Business and industry
- Eric F. Buell – founder and chairman Buell Motorcycle Company
- Andrew Carnegie – Steel tycoon and philanthropist, founded what became U.S. Steel
- George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. – steel engineer, businessman and inventor of the Ferris wheel
- John Baptiste Ford – founder of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, now PPG Industries
- Henry Clay Frick – steel tycoon, chief operation officer of what became U.S. Steel
- Ed Grier – president of Disneyland
- Charles Martin Hall – aluminum producer and founder of Alcoa
- Henry J. Heinz – founder of H. J. Heinz Company
- Vernon Irvin – CMO of XM Satellite Radio and created "Friends & Families" plan while at MCI [disambiguation needed]
- Samuel Kier – father of the American Oil Industry
- E. W. Marland – oilman, founded what would become Conoco Inc., also became the governor of Oklahoma
- Billy Mays – pitchman and cleaning expert
- Andrew Mellon – served as chairman of Mellon Financial helped to found Westinghouse, Alcoa, Gulf Oil and General Motors, became the longest serving United States Secretary of the Treasury in both years and administrations.
- Thomas Mellon – founded Mellon Financial
- Robert Pitcairn – Pennsylvania Railroad executive
- John Augustus Roebling – civil engineer, one of the pioneers in the construction of suspension bridges[2]
- Washington Augustus Roebling – civil engineer best known for his work on the Brooklyn Bridge
- Richard Mellon Scaife – runs descendants of Mellon fortune, has published the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review since 1969
- Fannie Sellins – union organizer
- James Sinegal – founder and co-CEO of Costco
- Bob Stupak – long time manager and owner of Las Vegas casinos (1970s to present) created the Vegas Stratosphere
- David Tepper – one of the leading hedge-fund managers in the world
- Thomas Usher – CEO of U.S. Steel and Chairman of the Board of Marathon Oil
- George Westinghouse – Engineer and inventor
[edit] Culture
- Derrick Bell – law professor
- William D. Boyce – founder, Boy Scouts of America
- Rachel Carson – author and ecologist
- Stephen Chbosky – author
- John Clayton – sportswriter and expert for the NFL; Hall of Fame
- Melanie Craft - novelist and wife of Larry Ellison of Oracle
- Annie Dillard – author
- Jerry Harris– sculptor
- Yvonne Jacquette – artist (painter and printmaker)
- David Leavitt – author
- Jay Mariotti – sportswriter
- David McCullough – historian and author
- Burton Morris – painter
- Madalyn Murray O'Hair – founder of American Atheists
- Mary Roberts Rinehart – author
- Charles Taze Russell – founder of Jehovah's Witnesses
- Lawrence Saint – stained glass artist
- Jim Shooter – comic book writer, editor and publisher
- R. C. Sproul – theologian
- Gerald Stern – author
- Joseph Wambaugh – author
- John Edgar Wideman – author
- August Wilson – playwright
- Brandon Wilson – author
- Andy Warhol – artist and filmmaker
- Donald Wuerl – eleventh Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, current Archbishop of Washington
- David Zubik – twelfth and current Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
[edit] Educators, scientists, and researchers
- William Jacob Holland – entomologist and chancellor of the Western University of Pennsylvania
- Randy Pausch, founder of Alice (software), and man behind the Last Lecture
- Jonas Salk – physician and inventor of first polio vaccine
- Alex Shigo – arboriculturist and horticulturist
- Herbert Simon – Carnegie Mellon University professor and winner of Nobel Prize for Economics
- Thomas Starzl – pioneering transplantsurgeon in liver and multiorgan transplantation.
- Jesse Steinfeld – United States Surgeon General under President Richard Nixon
- Otto Stern – German-American physicist and Nobel laureate, known for his studies of molecular beams. (Carnegie Institute of Technology professor (now Carnegie Mellon University)).
- Vladimir Zworykin – engineer and inventor, developed an early form of television. The IEEE presents a Vladimir Zworykin Award for outstanding contributions to development of television technology.
[edit] Politicians and governmental leaders
- Eugene Atkinson – United States Congressman
- Michael Bilirakis – United States Congressman serving Florida
- Robert Bork – United States Supreme Court nominee, and acting United States Attorney General in the 1970s.
- Victoria "Torie" Clarke – Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs under George W. Bush
- Geoff Davis – United States Congressman serving Kentucky
- James J. Davis – Secretary of Labor under Presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover
- Harmar Denny – United States Congressman from Pennsylvania 1825–1837.
- Mike Doyle – United States Congressman serving Pennsylvania
- Tom Feeney – United States Congressman serving Florida went to law school at the University of Pittsburgh
- John F. Forward, Sr. – mayor of San Diego, California 1907–1909.
- Walter Forward – United States Secretary of the Treasury under John Tyler, 1841–1843
- Orrin Hatch – United States senator for Utah 1977–present.
- John Heinz – United States senator for Pennsylvania and United States Representative 1971–1977.
- Philander C. Knox – United States senator for Pennsylvania 1901–1904 and 1917–1921, United States Attorney General 1901–1904, and United States Secretary of State 1909–1913
- E. W. Marland – governor of Oklahoma 1935–1939.
- Andrew Mellon – longest serving United States Treasury Secretary in United States history
- Janet Napolitano – Arizona Governor
- Paul O'Neill – 72nd United States Secretary of the Treasury
- George T. Oliver – United States senator for Pennsylvania 1909–1917
- Ron Paul – United States Congressman serving Texas, and 2008 presidential election candidate.
- Tom Ridge – governor of Pennsylvania 1995–2001 and the first Secretary of Homeland Security under George W. Bush
- Rick Santorum – United States senator for Pennsylvania 1995–2007
- Dick Thornburgh – governor of Pennsylvania 1979–1987 and United States Attorney General for Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.
- Tom Vilsack – governor of Iowa 1999–2007. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture 2009–present.
- Joseph Yablonski – long time leader of the United Mine Workers, murdered in a mob hit in 1969.
- Bill Young – United States Congressman serving Florida
[edit] Lawyers
- Albert L. Gordon – attorney who become an advocate for gay rights, staging legal challenges in the 1970s and 1980s to laws that criminalized certain homosexual practices.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Reichler, Joseph L., ed (1979) [1969]. The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th edition ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.
- ^ German American Corner: ROEBLING, John Augustus (1806-69)
- ^ Woo, Elaine. "Albert L. Gordon dies at 94; attorney fought for gay rights", Los Angeles Times, September 6, 2009. Accessed September 9, 2009.
