40.4418° N, 80.0008° W
PITTSBURGH
Most Famous People Born in Pittsburgh, United States
- Notable people
- 2,110
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- Median birth year
- 1938
- Most distinctive
- Baseball 6.2×
A steel city with an unusually literary bench — novelists, screenwriters, and musicians at the top, the legacy of Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh — alongside the expected baseball and basketball shelves. Pittsburgh's most famous son is Andy Warhol, with Gene Kelly, Gertrude Stein, Martha Graham, and Mary Cassatt a few shelves down; the philanthropic tradition is what happens when the Mellons, Fricks, and Carnegies all live on the same hill.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Pittsburgh during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Pittsburgh Is Known For
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Football is Pittsburgh's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (242).
Pittsburgh over-indexes on baseball — 6.2× the global rate.
Pittsburgh under-produces painter — only 0.7× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Pittsburgh's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Field: Baseball Clear ×
Neil Walker (baseball)
Born 1985
Buddy Bell
Born 1951
Travis Hafner
Born 1977
Ryan Garko
Born 1981
Ian Happ
Born 1994
Dave Bush
Born 1979
Josh Wilson (baseball)
Born 1981
Bobby Wallace (baseball)
1873 - 1960
Derek Law
Born 1990
Hank Sauer
1917 - 2001
Art Howe
Born 1946
Sam McDowell
Born 1942
John Wehner
Born 1967
Mark Baldwin (baseball)
1863 - 1929
Chris Cooper (baseball)
Born 1978
Glenn Beckert
1940 - 2020
Bobby Lowe
1865 - 1951
Tony LaCava
Born 1961
Scott McGough
Born 1989
Bill Doak
1891 - 1954
Frank Killen
1870 - 1939
Russ Kemmerer
1931 - 2014
Frank Smith (1900s pitcher)
1879 - 1952
Howdy Groskloss
1906 - 2006
Frank Thomas (outfielder)
Born 1929
Bob Zupcic
Born 1966
Bob Adams (first baseman)
Born 1952
John Mohardt
1898 - 1961
Gary Green (baseball)
Born 1962
Jimmy Smith (baseball)
1895 - 1974
Bobby Cargo
1868 - 1904
George Susce (catcher)
1907 - 1986
Bill Hallman (second baseman)
1867 - 1920
Germany Smith
1863 - 1927
Johnny Miljus
1895 - 1976
Bob Sadowski (pitcher)
1938 - 2018
Paul Schaal
1943 - 2017
Ed Rakow
1935 - 2000
Jason Conti
Born 1975
Ollie Carnegie
1899 - 1976
Tony Bartirome
1932 - 2018
Chip Lang
Born 1952
Bob Purkey
1929 - 2008
Al Pratt (baseball)
1847 - 1937
Fred Hartman
1868 - 1938
Al Mamaux
1894 - 1963
Ed Sadowski
1931 - 1993
David Lee (baseball)
Born 1973
Billy Campbell (baseball)
1873 - 1957
Ted Sadowski
1936 - 1993
Lew Moren
1883 - 1966
Dax Jones
Born 1970
Bob Priddy
Born 1939
Bill Bayne
1899 - 1981
Marguerite Pearson
1932 - 2005
Moose Solters
1906 - 1975
Jason Rakers
Born 1973
Heinie Smith
1871 - 1939
Ed Householder
1869 - 1924
Eddie Miller (infielder)
1916 - 1997
James Gallagher (baseball)
Born 1985
Lute Boone
1890 - 1982
Mike Smith (1890s outfielder)
1868 - 1945
Scoops Carey (baseball)
1870 - 1916
Ed Sauer
1919 - 1988
Spike Shannon
1878 - 1940
John Hinton (baseball)
1876 - 1920
Joe Schultz (outfielder)
1893 - 1941
George Susce (pitcher)
1931 - 2010
Gene Steinbrenner
1892 - 1970
Sam Gillen
1867 - 1905
Don Shaw (baseball)
Born 1944
Bobby Del Greco
1933 - 2019
Bob O'Brien
Born 1949
Jack Lewis (baseball)
1884 - 1956
Tom Satriano
Born 1940
Ad Gumbert
1868 - 1925
Willie Clark (baseball)
1872 - 1932
Bill Louden
1883 - 1935
Jim Sadowski
Born 1936
Al Lachowicz
Born 1960
Jim Shaw (baseball)
1893 - 1962
Doug Robbins (baseball)
Born 1966
Lenny Levy
1913 - 1993
Jim Pastorius
1881 - 1941
Gus Getz
1889 - 1969
Jim Levey
1906 - 1970
Bill Steen
1887 - 1979
Lefty George
1886 - 1955
Jim Ritz
1874 - 1896
Jim Miller (infielder)
1880 - 1937
Bill Jackson (baseball)
1881 - 1958
William A. Nimick
1848 - 1907
Dutch Jordan
1880 - 1972
Will Thompson (baseball)
1870 - 1962
Gene Benson
1913 - 1999
Tun Berger
1867 - 1907
Chappy Lane
Died 1901
Brian Sackinsky
Born 1971
Ed Hutchinson
1867 - 1934
Rube Geyer
1884 - 1962
Frank Madden
1892 - 1952
Enos Kirkpatrick
1884 - 1964
Billy Gumbert
1865 - 1946
Bill Regan (baseball)
1899 - 1968
Lou Schettler
1886 - 1960
Phil Lewis (baseball)
1883 - 1959
Jim Gray (baseball)
1862 - 1938
Ray Miller (first baseman)
1888 - 1927
Frank Harris (baseball)
1858 - 1939
Jim Gardner (baseball)
1874 - 1905
Henry Jones (pitcher)
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Red Fisher (baseball)
1887 - 1940
Harry Kirsch
1887 - 1925
Regis Leheny
1908 - 1976
Frank Robison
1852 - 1908
Marr Phillips
1857 - 1928
Jim Callahan (baseball)
1881 - 1968
Andy Bruckmiller
1882 - 1970
Betty Jane Cornett
1932 - 2006
Stanley Robison
1854 - 1911
Jack McCandless
1891 - 1961
Jake Seymour
1854 - 1917
William Zay
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Rip Collins (catcher)
1909 - 1969
Chris George (right-handed pitcher)
Born 1966
Grant Briggs
1865 - 1928
Chuck Lauer
1865 - 1915
Bill Fulton (baseball)
Born 1963
John Lickert
Born 1960
Jack Cummings (baseball)
1904 - 1962
Guy Conti
Born 1942
Billy Otterson
1862 - 1940
Howie Gorman
1913 - 1984
Wally Reinecker
1890 - 1957
William Kerr (baseball)
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Cy Rheam
1893 - 1947
Ray Kennedy (baseball)
1895 - 1969
Buck Sweeney
1890 - 1955
John Gallagher (baseball)
1892 - 1952
Alexander Nevin
1850 - 1921
Pete McShannic
1864 - 1946
Bob Veselic
1955 - 1995
Frank Shaffer
1859 - 1939
Harry McChesney
1880 - 1960
Jack Calhoun
1879 - 1947
Gene Layden
1894 - 1984
Tim Lawry
1911 - 1999