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.
Artists
Actresses
Actors
Comedians
Reporters/Anchors
Media Personalities
Producers/Directors/Effects
- Mary Aloe – film producer, television producer
- Walton C. Ament – (Allegheny)
- Bob Carroll, Jr. – (Allegheny) I Love Lucy creator
- Dave Filoni – (Allegheny)
- Marita Grabiak – television director
- David Hollander – (Allegheny) TV and movie producer/director
- Carl Kurlander – (Allegheny) producer/writer of such films as St. Elmo's Fire
- Joe Letteri – (Beaver)
- Alan Livingston – (Allegheny) NBC executive, created Bonanza, Bozo the Clown, signed the Beatles in 1963
- Rob Marshall – (Allegheny)
- Edwin Stanton Porter – (Fayette) developed the movie industry with Thomas Edison, produced the "Great Train Robbery"
- Eric Red – screenwriter and director
- George A. Romero – director, best known for Night of the Living Dead
- Richard Rossi – director
- Tom Savini – actor, stunt man, director and award-winning special effects and makeup artist
- David O. Selznick – (Allegheny) film producer, Gone With The Wind (among other films)
- Lewis J. Selznick – (Allegheny)
- Myron Selznick – (Allegheny) producer, talent agency head
- Albert Warner – founded Duquesne Amusement in 1908 (their first distribution company) and Warner Features (what became Warner Brothers) around 1912, before moving to Los Angeles in 1918
- Harry Warner –
- Jack Warner –
- Scott Warner – (Westmoreland) lighting and effects
- John Yost - (Allegheny) [8]
- Bud Yorkin – (Washington) director/producer All in the Family, Sanford and Son
- Paul Zastupnevich – (Allegheny)
Music
Jazz/Soul/R&B/Gospel
Classics/Standards
Rock/Alternative
Country/Folk
Pop
Rap/Hip-Hop
Dancers/choreographers
Visual arts
Authors
Athletics
Baseball
Pitchers
In-Fielders
Out-Fielders
Managers & Coaches
Baseball contributors
Basketball
Coaches
- Dick Bennett – (Allegheny) Wisconsin, Washington State 1976–2006
- Eddie Cameron – (Allegheny) Duke 1929–49, AD until 1972, Cameron Indoor Stadium, founding member of the ACC, football coach and Olympic selector
- Chuck Daly – (Elk) Hall of Fame coach, Boston College (1969–71), Penn (1971–77), NBA (1981–99), 2 titles with Detroit Pistons, coach of the original "Dream Team"
- Ed DeChellis – (Beaver)
- Scott Edgar – (Allegheny)
- Elmer Gross – (Allegheny) PSU 1950–54
- Buddy Jeannette (Westmoreland) – NBA 1947–67, ABA 1969–70
- George Karl (Allegheny) – Over 1,000 NBA wins with the Bucks, Sonics and Nuggets 1984–
- Press Maravich (Beaver) – 1949–75 NC State, Clemson and LSU
- Suzie McConnell-Serio (Allegheny) – WNBA player 1998–2000, head coach 2004–06, Duquesne 2007–
- Sean Miller (Beaver) – Xavier 2003–09, Arizona 2009–
- Skip Prosser – (Allegheny) Loyola (MD), Xavier, and Wake Forest 1993–2007
- Charles Ridl – (Westmoreland)
- Will Robinson – (Allegheny) First African American Head Coach for a Division I team
- Herb Sendek (Allegheny) – NC State and Arizona State 1994–
Forwards/Centers
Guards
Basketball Contributors
Boxing
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
Coaches:Primarily NFL
Quarterbacks
- Charlie Batch – (Allegheny)
- Todd Blackledge – 1988–89
- Eddie Blair – (Westmoreland)
- George Blanda – (Westmoreland) 1949–75, Super Bowl, Hall of Fame
- John Brallier – (Allegheny)
- Marc Bulger – (Allegheny) 2000–2011, Super Bowl
- Daryll Clark – (Westmoreland)
- Tom Clements –
- Ed Chlebek – (Fayette) 1960s, college head coach
- Bernie Faloney – (Allegheny)
- Paul Failla – (Allegheny) 1999–2001
- Gus Frerotte – (Armstrong) 1994–2009
- Chuck Fusina – (Allegheny) NFL 1979–86
- Arnold Galiffa – (Washington) 1953–56
- Bruce Gradkowski – (Allegheny) Buccs, Raiders 2006–
- Terry Hanratty – (Butler) 1969–76, 2 Super Bowls
- Major Harris – (Allegheny) record-setter in college and CFL
- Leon Hart – (Allegheny) Heisman Trophy, College Hall of Fame
- Harold Hess – (Fayette)
- Jeff Hostetler – (Somerset) 1985–97, two Super Bowls
- John Hufnagel – (Allegheny) NFL 1973–75 CFL 1976–87
- Al Jacks – (Allegheny)
- Jim Kelly – (Allegheny) 1986–96, Hall of Fame, four Super Bowls
- Ron Lancaster – (Allegheny) CFL 1960–78
- Richie Lucas – (Allegheny) NFL 1960–62
- Johnny Lujack – (Fayette) Heisman Trophy (1947)
- Dan Marino – (Allegheny) 1983–99, Hall of Fame, Super Bowl
- Ted Marchibroda – (Venango) 1953–57, head coach 1975–98
- Coley McDonough – (Allegheny) NFL 1939–44
- Mike McMahon – (Allegheny) 2001–present
- Scott Milanovich – (Butler) NFL QB 1996–2003
- Joe Montana – (Washington) quarterback 1979–94, Hall of Fame, four Super Bowls, three Super Bowl MVPs
- Anthony Morelli – (Allegheny)
- Joe Namath – (Beaver) 1965–77, Hall of Fame, Super Bowl MVP
- Dick Nolan – (Allegheny) Giants, Cowboys and Cardinals
- Babe Parilli – (Beaver) Super Bowl winner
- Frank Patrick – (Westmoreland) Green Bay 1970–72
- Terrell Pryor – (Westmoreland)
- Rod Rutherford – (Allegheny) 2003–present
- Chad Salisbury – (Fayette) 2000–07 All-American
- Matt Schaub – (Allegheny) 2004–present
- George Shaffer – (Westmoreland) 1933
- Tom Sherman – (Allegheny) 1968–70 WFL/CFL 1971–76
- Sandy Stephens – (Fayette) quarterback, 1st African American to lead his team to a Bowl Game
- Harry Theofiledes – (Allegheny) 1960s
- Willie Thrower – (Westmoreland) 1st African American QB in NFL game
- Johnny Unitas – (Allegheny) 1956–73, Hall of Famer, two Super Bowls
- Alex Van Pelt – (Allegheny) quarterback 1995–2003, Bills starter in 2001
- Adam Wyant – (Westmoreland) Pro QB 1895–97
- Scott Zolak – (Washington) 1991–99 Super Bowl appearance
- Tyler Palko
Running Backs
Receivers/Tight Ends
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Lineman
Defensive Backs
- LaVar Arrington – (Allegheny) NFL linebacker 2000–06
- Greg Best – (Beaver) NFL Safety 1983–1984
- Walt Corey – (Westmoreland) NFL Linebacker 1960–1966
- Anthony Dorsett – (Beaver) NFL Safety 1990s and 2000s
- Ralph Felton – (Washington) NFL LB 1954–1962
- Jim Flanigan, Sr. – (Allegheny) NFL linebacker in the 1960s and 1970s
- Tom Flynn – (Allegheny) NFL Safety in the 1980s
- Bill George – (Greene) linebacker 1952–66, Hall of Fame
- Don Graham (American football) – Penn State National Title, NFL 1987–89
- Kirby Griffin – (Beaver) linebacker 2009–present
- Kris Griffin – (Beaver) linebacker 2005–present
- Dick Haley – (Washington) cornerback for the Redskins, Vikings and Steelers
- Jack Ham – (Cambria) linebacker 1970–82, Hall of Fame, four Super Bowls
- Daven Holly – (Allegheny) NFL CB 2005–08
- Sam Huff – Linebacker 1956–69, Hall of Fame
- Mortty Ivy – (Allegheny) NFL LB 2008–present
- Justin King – (Allegheny) NFL 2008–present
- Ty Law – (Beaver) Defensive Back 1995–2005, four Super Bowls
- Josh Lay – (Beaver) NFL Cornerback 2000s
- Maurice Leggett – (Allegheny) NFL 2008–present
- Mike Logan – (Allegheny) NFL Safety 1996–2006, Super Bowl
- Paul Martha – (Allegheny) NFL Safety in the 1960s
- Kevin "Boo" McLee – standout linebacker in college football will be drafted in the NFL in 2007
- Dick McCabe – (Allegheny) NFL Safety in the 1950s and 1960s
- Rich Milot – (Allegheny) NFL 1979–87, 3 Super Bowls
- Scott McKillop – (Allegheny) Linebacker for Pitt and San Francisco 49ers
- Robert Mitinger – (Westmoreland) Linebacker for Penn State and the San Diego Chargers in the 1960s
- Jerry Olsavsky – NFL Linebacker in the 1980s and 1990s
- Bob Pellegrini – (Armstrong) NFL 1956–1965
- Doug Plank – (Westmoreland) NFL Safety 1975–1983
- Paul Posluszny – (Butler) Dick Butkus Award winner from Penn State, linebacker for Buffalo Bills
- Scott Radecic – (Allegheny) Penn State and NFL linebacker 1984–95
- Bert Rechichar – (Fayette) 1952–1961 Defensive back and kicker
- John Reger – NFL Linebacker in the 1950s and 1960s
- Darrelle Revis – (Beaver) cornerback, New York Jets
- Tyrell Sales – (Butler) linebacker 2009–present
- Bryant Salter – (Allegheny) NFL Safety in the 1970s
- Joe Schmidt – (Allegheny) linebacker 1953–65, Hall of Fame
- Shawntae Spencer – (Allegheny) NFL cornerback 2000s
- Russell Stuvaints – (Allegheny) NFL 2000–05
- Tom Tumulty – (Allegheny) NFL 1996–98
- Raymond Ventrone – (Allegheny) safety, Cleveland Browns
- Eric Wicks – (Allegheny) college football standout safety and finalist for the Bronko Nagruski Award in 2007
- Vic Zucco – (Allegheny) NFL 1957–1960
- 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
Golf
Hockey
- Pete Babando – (Westmoreland) 1949–67, scored game winning and cup winning goal for Detroit in 1950
- Matt Bartkowski – (Allegheny)
- Bob Beers – (Allegheny) Bruins, Lightning, Oilers, Islanders defenseman 1989–97
- Matt Clackson – (Washington) AHL 2007–
- John Gibson – (Allegheny)
- Nate Guenin – (Allegheny) 2007–
- Christian Hanson – (Washington) University of Notre Dame of the CCHA Winger 2005–2009, Leafs 2009
- Josh Kassel – (Westmoreland) NCAA goalie, first All-American for Army in 30 years
- Grant Lewis – (Allegheny)
- Ryan Malone – (Allegheny) Penguins, Lightning Winger 2003–
- Gerry O'Flaherty – (Allegheny) Leafs, Canucks, Flames 1971–79
- George Parros – (Washington) Ducks Winger 2004–
- Dylan Reese – (Allegheny) Rangers and Islanders 2007–
- Brandon Saad – (Allegheny)
- William Thomas – (Allegheny) Coyotes, Penguins, Panthers Winger 2005–
- Vincent Trocheck – (Allegheny)
- R. J. Umberger – (Allegheny) Flyers, Jackets Center 2005–
- Mike Weber – (Allegheny) Sabres defenseman 2007–
- John Zeiler – (Allegheny) Kings Winger 2007–
Motorsports
Olympic Sports
Soccer
Tennis
Wrestling
Industry
Steel/Metals
Energy
Transport
Finance
Technology/Communications
Consumer Goods
Other Industries
Labor
Religion
Science/Research
- Ross Allen – herpetologist
- Sara Alpern – women's historian at Texas A&M University
- David Alter – (Westmoreland) leading inventor of Spectrum Analysis as well as early telegraphs and telephones
- Christian B. Anfinsen – (Westmoreland) Nobel Prize winner
- Frederick S. Billig – scramjet pioneer
- Andrew H. Bobeck – (Fayette) Bell Labs scientist, invented Bubble Memory
- William D. Boyce – founder, Boy Scouts of America
- Rachel Carson – Author, marine biologist, nature writer, and environmenatalist
- Richard Hartshorne – (Armstrong) leading geographer
- William Jacob Holland – entomologist and chancellor of the Western University of Pennsylvania
- Stephanie Kwolek – (Westmoreland) inventor of Kevlar
- Dorothy Molter – (Westmoreland) naturalist
- Helen Morrison – (Westmoreland) noted criminologist
- George C. Nichopoulos - (Allegheny) Elvis' personal physician.
- H. Winnett Orr – (Westmorland) leading research doctor, invented and popularized the plaster cast method
- Randy Pausch, founder of Alice, and man behind the Last Lecture
- Judith Resnik – biomedical engineer and astronaut who died in the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger; second American woman and the second Jew in space
- John Roebling – (Butler) civil engineer, one of the pioneers in the construction of suspension bridges[5]
- Washington Roebling – (Butler) civil engineer best known for his work on the Brooklyn Bridge
- David Roselle – (Westmoreland) Mathmatician President of Univ. of Kentucky, President of Univ. of Delaware
- Jonas Salk – physician and inventor of first polio vaccine
- Clifford Shull – (Allegheny) Nobel Prize winner
- Harriet Shetler – (Armstrong) Founder of the National Alliance for Mental Illness
- Alex Shigo – arboriculturist and horticulturist
- Herbert Simon – Carnegie Mellon University professor and winner of Nobel Prize for Economics
- Herbert Spiegel – (Allegheny) popularized the use of Hypnosis therapy
- 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))
- Nicholas E. Wagman (Allegheny)
- Jerome Wolken (1917–1999), biophysicist[6]
- Jamie Zawinski – (Allegheny)
- 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
Military
18th Century Leaders
19th Century Leaders
20th Century Leaders
21st Century Leaders
Medal Winners: Mexican conflict
Medal Winners: Civil War
Medal Winners: Boxer Rebellion
Medal Winners: World War II
Medal winners: Korea
Medal Winners: Vietnam
Medal Winners: Somalia
Medal winners: Iraq/Afganistan
Medal winners: at sea
Astronauts
Other military
Government
Governors and Mayors
- Christian H. Buhl – (Butler) mayor of Detroit
- Frederick Buhl – (Butler) mayor of Detroit
- James Clarke – (Westmoreland) governor of Iowa
- John F. Forward, Sr. – (Allegheny) mayor of San Diego
- Alexander Fulton – (Washington) founder of Alexandria, Louisiana
- John W. Geary – (Westmoreland) governor of Pennsylvania and Kansas, 1st San Francisco mayor
- L. B. Hanna – (Beaver) governor of North Dakota
- William Hendricks – (Westmoreland) governor of Indiana, moved capital to Indianapolis, uncle of another governor of the state
- John Kasich – Ohio congressman 1983–01, governor 2011–present
- Ernest Kline – (Westmoreland) Lt. governor of Pennsylvania 1971–79
- John Henry Kinkead – (Fayette) governor of Nevada, 1st governor of Alaska
- William Carr Lane – (Fayette) 1st mayor of St. Louis and 3rd governor of New Mexico
- Gary Leitzell – (Allegheny) mayor of Dayton
- E. W. Marland – (Allegheny) governor of Oklahoma
- John Martin – (Fayette) governor of Kansas, founder of the abolitionist movement
- Elliot S.N. Morgan – (Allegheny) Wyoming governor
- Janet Napolitano – (Allegheny) Arizona governor
- Joshua G. Newbold – (Fayette) Iowa governor
- Tom Ridge – (Allegheny) governor 1995–2001, 1st Secretary of Homeland Security
- John K. Tener – (Allegheny) governor, former MLB pitcher
- Dick Thornburgh – (Allegheny) governor 1979–87 and U.S. attorney general 1987–91
- Tom Vilsack – (Allegheny) Iowa governor, 1999–2007 and Agriculture Secretary, 2009–
- Bob Cranmer – Allegheny County Commissioner
- Barbara Hafer – First female Allegheny County Commissioner
Congressmen and Senators
- Eugene Atkinson – (Beaver) congressman
- James G. Blaine – (Washington) Senator from Maine, twice runner up for president
- Michael Bilirakis – (Allegheny) Florida congressman
- William A. Clark – (Fayette) Montana Senator, founded Clark County, Nevada and Clarksville, Arizona
- Edgar Cowan – (Westmoreland) Senator 1861–67
- Geoff Davis – Kentucky congressman
- John Littleton Dawson – (Fayette) congressman 1851–67, offered governorship of Kansas, honored by Dawson County, Nebraska
- Harmar Denny – congressman 1825–37
- Mike Doyle – congressman
- Tom Feeney – Florida congressman
- Homer S. Ferguson – (Westmoreland) Michigan senator 1943–55, ambassador to the Philippines
- Joseph F. Guffey – (Westmoreland) senator 1930s and 1940s
- Orrin Hatch – Utah senator, 1977–
- John Heinz – congressman 71–77, senator 1977–91
- John Kasich – Ohio congressman 1983–01, governor 2011–
- Philander C. Knox – senator 1901–04, 1917–21, United States Attorney General from 1901–04, Sec. of State from 1909–13
- George T. Oliver – senator 1909–17
- Rand Paul – Kentucky senator 2011–present, Tea Party leader
- Ron Paul – Texas congressman, presidential candidate
- Rick Santorum – congressman 1991–95 senator 1995–2007
- Claudine Schneider – congresswoman Rhode Island 1981–91
- John Smilie – (Fayette) congressman 1793–1812, leader of Anti-slavery Caucus, founder of abolition
- Tom Smith – (Fayette) Indiana congressman 1839–47
- Amos Townsend – (Fayette) Ohio congressman 1877–83
- Bill Young – (Allegheny) Florida congressman 1970–present
- Morgan Ringland Wise – (Allegheny)
- John Woods – (Fayette) U.S. congressman
- Frederick Nicholas Zihlman – (Allegheny) congressman 1917–31
Jurists
CIA/defense administrators
White House Cabinet
Ambassadors
Other Administrators/Advisors
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
Royalty
Pets
See also
References
- ^ Fox, Margalit. "Jonathan Wolken, a Founder of Pilobolus, Dies at 60", The New York Times, June 15, 2010. Accessed July 5, 2010.
- ^ a b c Reichler, Joseph L., ed (1979) [1969]. The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.
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- ^ http://www.adm.com/en-US/company/leadership/Pages/default.aspx
- ^ German American Corner: ROEBLING, John Augustus (1806–69)
- ^ Saxon, Wolfganag. "Jerome Wolken, 82, Scientist Who Gave Sight to Some Blind", The New York Times, May 20, 1999. Accessed July 6, 2010.
- ^ Woo, Elaine. "Albert L. Gordon dies at 94; attorney fought for gay rights", Los Angeles Times, September 6, 2009. Accessed September 9, 2009.
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