List of people from the Pittsburgh metropolitan area

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This article contains a list of notable people who were born or lived a significant amount of time in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The counties appear after the names below (in parenthesis) to denote primary county of origin.

The city of Pittsburgh is the second-largest city and the center of the second largest metro area in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

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[edit] Artists

[edit] Actresses

[edit] Actors

[edit] Comedians

[edit] Reporters/Anchors

[edit] Media Personalities

[edit] Producers/Directors/Effects

[edit] Music

See also: Category:Musicians from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

[edit] Jazz/Soul/R&B/Gospel

[edit] Classics/Standards

[edit] Rock/Alternative

[edit] Country/Folk

[edit] Pop

[edit] Rap/Hip-Hop

[edit] Dancers/choreographers

[edit] Visual arts

[edit] Authors

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Baseball

See also: List of Pittsburgh Pirates players

[edit] Pitchers

[edit] In-Fielders

[edit] Out-Fielders

[edit] Managers & Coaches

[edit] Baseball contributors

[edit] Basketball

[edit] Coaches

[edit] Forwards/Centers

[edit] Guards

[edit] Basketball Contributors

[edit] Boxing

[edit] Figure skating

  • Kylie Gleason
  • Suna Murray – 1972 Winter Olympics in ladies skating and the mother of Kylie Gleason
  • Ronald "Ronnie" Robertson – Won men's silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics
  • Michael Seibert – ice dancing won the gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships five times, captured the bronze medal at the World Figure Skating Championships three times, and competed at the Winter Olympics twice; well-known choreographer
  • Suzanne Semanick Ice Dancing 1988 Winter Olympics and now is a coach and choreographer
  • Jamie Silverstein Ice Dancing
  • Taylor Toth

[edit] Football

See also: List of Pittsburgh Steelers players

[edit] Coaches:Primarily NFL

[edit] Coaches:Other Football

[edit] Quarterbacks

[edit] Running Backs

[edit] Receivers/Tight Ends

[edit] Offensive Linemen

[edit] Defensive Lineman

[edit] Defensive Backs

[edit] Football Specialists

  • George Blanda – (Westmoreland) extended career as a punter after being a longtime QB
  • Fred Cox – (Washington) Kicker 1960s and 1970s
  • Pat McAfee – (Allegheny) Punter 2009–present
  • Bert Rechichar – (Fayette) 1952–61, defensive back and sometime kicker, from 1953 to 1970 held the record for longest field goal
  • Tom Skladany – (Allegeny) Punter 1978–83
  • Don Silvestri – (Allegheny) Kicker in the 1990s

[edit] Football Contributors

[edit] Golf

[edit] Hockey

See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins players, List of Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) players, and Pittsburgh Hornets#Franchise Leaders

[edit] Motorsports

[edit] Olympic Sports

[edit] Soccer

[edit] Tennis

[edit] Wrestling

[edit] Industry

[edit] Steel/Metals

[edit] Energy

[edit] Transport

[edit] Finance

[edit] Technology/Communications

[edit] Consumer Goods

[edit] Other Industries

[edit] Labor

[edit] Religion

[edit] Science/Research

[edit] Military

[edit] 18th Century Leaders

[edit] 19th Century Leaders

[edit] 20th Century Leaders

[edit] 21st Century Leaders

[edit] Medal Winners: Mexican conflict

[edit] Medal Winners: Civil War

[edit] Medal Winners: Boxer Rebellion

[edit] Medal Winners: World War II

[edit] Medal winners: Korea

[edit] Medal Winners: Vietnam

[edit] Medal Winners: Somalia

[edit] Medal winners: Iraq/Afganistan

[edit] Medal winners: at sea

[edit] Astronauts

[edit] Other military

[edit] Government

[edit] Governors and Mayors

See also: Mayors of Pittsburgh

[edit] Congressmen and Senators

[edit] Jurists

[edit] CIA/defense administrators

[edit] White House Cabinet

[edit] Ambassadors

[edit] Other Administrators/Advisors

[edit] Officers

  • Thomas Delahanty – Police officer who took a bullet in President Ronald Reagan's 1981 assination attempt, he was later declared a hero and awarded a medal for bravery
  • Vic Cianca – Pittsburgh traffic cop made famous by Johnny Carson, Candid Camera and Flashdance

[edit] Royalty

[edit] Pets

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Fox, Margalit. "Jonathan Wolken, a Founder of Pilobolus, Dies at 60", The New York Times, June 15, 2010. Accessed July 5, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Reichler, Joseph L., ed (1979) [1969]. The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8. 
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ http://www.adm.com/en-US/company/leadership/Pages/default.aspx
  5. ^ German American Corner: ROEBLING, John Augustus (1806–69)
  6. ^ Saxon, Wolfganag. "Jerome Wolken, 82, Scientist Who Gave Sight to Some Blind", The New York Times, May 20, 1999. Accessed July 6, 2010.
  7. ^ Woo, Elaine. "Albert L. Gordon dies at 94; attorney fought for gay rights", Los Angeles Times, September 6, 2009. Accessed September 9, 2009.

[edit] External links

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