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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.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Pittsburgh during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1940s with 233 notable births.

What Pittsburgh Is Known For

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Football is Pittsburgh's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (242).

Pittsburgh over-indexes on baseball6.2× the global rate.

Pittsburgh under-produces painter — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Football242
  2. Politician193
  3. Actor176
  4. Baseball148
  5. Lawyer72
  6. Basket69
  7. Music64
  8. Writer52
  1. Baseball1486.2×
  2. Novelist253.0×
  3. Basket692.6×
  4. Screenwriter232.5×
  5. Officer302.2×
  6. Music642.1×
  7. Lawyer722.0×
  8. Business361.7×
  1. Painter370.7×

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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2,110 notable people

1201 PRIEST

Donald Francis Lippert

Born 1957

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1202 HOCKEY

Jesse Root

Born 1989

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1203 FOOTBALL

Mose Kelsch

1897 - 1935

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1204 PHOTOGRAPHER

Kathy Grove

Born 1948

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1205 CONDUCTOR

Frank Panella

1878 - 1953

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1206 CHEMIST

Mary Bidwell Breed

1870 - 1949

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1207 LAWYER

James Hay Reed

1853 - 1927

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1208 LAWYER

Paul Reiber

Born 1947

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1209 LAWYER

Walter Herbert Rice

Born 1937

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1210 JOURNALIST

Bari Weiss

Born 1984

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1211 PSYCHIATRIST

Charles Bradley (doctor)

1902 - 1979

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1212 FOOTBALL

Jeff Knox Jr.

Born 1992

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1213 BASKET

Don Smith (basketball, born 1910)

1910 - 1994

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1214 BUSINESS

Bob Froehlich

Born 1953

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1215 COACH

Rip Scherer

Born 1952

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1216 POLITICIAN

George Dunbar (Pennsylvania)

Born 1960

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1217 BASEBALL

Paul Schaal

1943 - 2017

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1218 LAWYER

Carol Los Mansmann

1942 - 2002

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1219 FOOTBALL

Mike Rosenthal

Born 1977

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1220 SURGEON

Ronald A. Malt

1931 - 2002

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1221 FOOTBALL

Kevin McCabe (American football)

Born 1984

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1222 FOOTBALL

Steve Craig

Born 1951

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1223 BASEBALL

Ed Rakow

1935 - 2000

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1224 POSTMASTER

Patrick R. Donahoe

-

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1225 SCULPTOR

Ralph Helmick

Born 1952

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1226 SPORT

Jason Lammers

Born 1975

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1227 ACTOR

Gerald Anthony

1951 - 2004

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1228 PAINTER

Molly Luce

1896 - 1986

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1229 DRIVER

Jim Fitzgerald (racing driver)

1921 - 1987

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1230 SCREENWRITER

Coleman Jacoby

1915 - 2010

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1231 LIBRETTIST

Harry Rigby (producer)

1925 - 1985

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1232 FOOTBALL

Baptiste Manzini

1920 - 2008

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1233 BASEBALL

Jason Conti

Born 1975

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1234 PRODUCER

Janice Burgess

Born 1954

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1235 MUSIC

Jimmy Grier

1902 - 1959

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1236 ACTRESS

Megan Sikora

Born 1977

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1237 MUSIC

Frank Cunimondo

Born 1934

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1238 SOCIOLOGIST

Hugh H. Smythe

1913 - 1977

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1239 MUSIC

Jeth Weinrich

-

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1240 OFFICER

James Lindenberg

1921 - 2009

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1241 ARMY

Joseph Barr Kiddoo

1837 - 1880

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1242 CHEMIST

Donna Blackmond

Born 1958

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1243 CERAMIST

Jody Mussoff

Born 1952

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1244 LAWYER

Dan Onorato

Born 1961

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1245 BASEBALL

Ollie Carnegie

1899 - 1976

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1246 POLITICIAN

Chelsa Wagner

Born 1977

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1247 BASEBALL

Tony Bartirome

1932 - 2018

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1248 POLITICIAN

Tan Parker

Born 1971

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1249 OFFICER

James Totten

1818 - 1871

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1250 WRESTLER

Donna Christanello

1942 - 2011

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1251 MILITAR

Walter J. Will

1922 - 1945

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1252 FOOTBALL

Don Graham (American football)

Born 1964

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1253 WRITER

Elizabeth Neff Walker

Born 1944

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1254 EXECUTIVE

Rich Fitzgerald

Born 1959

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1255 FOOTBALL

Ian Wild

Born 1990

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1256 JUDGE

Kenneth Francis Ripple

Born 1943

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1257 BASEBALL

Chip Lang

Born 1952

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1258 BASEBALL

Bob Purkey

1929 - 2008

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1259 BASEBALL

Al Pratt (baseball)

1847 - 1937

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1260 POLITICIAN

Wilkins F. Tannehill

1787 - 1858

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1261 AIR FORCE

Frank L. Stulen

1921 - 2010

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1262 OFFICER

John F. Laboon

1921 - 1988

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1263 ENGINEER

William Metcalf (manufacturer)

1838 - 1909

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1264 ACTOR

Elysia Segal

Born 1985

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1265 BASKET

Eddie Cameron

1902 - 1988

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1266 WRITER

Matthew Brown Riddle

1836 - 1916

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1267 MEDIA

Elon James White

Born 1978

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1268 MUSIC

Lamar Thomas

Born 1975

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1269 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Elizabeth Blegen

1888 - 1966

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1270 DANCER

Nia Sioux

Born 2001

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1271 BUSINESS

William B. Dickson

1865 - 1942

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1272 ACTOR

Miriam Leah Droz

Born 1976

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1273 FENCER

Robert Blum (fencer)

Born 1928

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1274 PSYCHOLOGIST

Dante Cicchetti

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1275 PALAEONTOLOGIST

Donald Baird (Paläontologe)

1926 - 2011

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1276 FOOTBALL

Greg Gattuso

Born 1962

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1277 BASEBALL

Fred Hartman

1868 - 1938

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1278 ILLUSIONIST

Jack Gwynne

1895 - 1969

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1279 FOOTBALL

Bill Stull

Born 1986

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1280 WRESTLER

Cody Michaels

-

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1281 BASEBALL

Al Mamaux

1894 - 1963

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1282 CRIMINOLOGIST

Joan Petersilia

1951 - 2019

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1283 COLONEL

James Martinus Schoonmaker

1842 - 1927

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1284 PRIEST

Charles E. Sheedy

1912 - 1990

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1285 PHOTOGRAPHER

Joan Marcus

Born 1953

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1286 PHILANTHROPIST

Alice Cornelia Thaw

1880 - 1955

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1287 LAWYER

Wilson McCandless

1810 - 1882

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1288 FOOTBALL

John Babinecz

Born 1950

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1289 FOOTBALL

Ed Vereb

1934 - 2014

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1290 GOVERNMENT

Tony Chebatoris

1898 - 1938

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1291 HISTORIAN

Raymond G. Stokes

Born 1956

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1292 FOOTBALL

Mike Cawley

Born 1972

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1293 BASEBALL

Ed Sadowski

1931 - 1993

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1294 ANIMATOR

Greg Miller (animator)

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1295 SKATER

Eveline Brunner

Born 1996

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1296 NOVELIST

Gwyn Cready

Born 1962

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1297 ENTREPRENEUR

John P. Surma

Born 1954

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1298 SWIMMER

Albert Wiggins

1935 - 2011

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1299 ACTOR

Lou Lubin

1895 - 1973

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1300 POLITICIAN

Dick Hess

1938 - 2013

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1301 SPORT

J. P. Holtz

Born 1993

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1302 FOOTBALL

John Malecki

Born 1988

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1303 POLITICIAN

Cindy Frich

Born 1960

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1304 BASEBALL

David Lee (baseball)

Born 1973

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1305 FOOTBALL

Paul Martha

Born 1942

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1306 BASEBALL

Billy Campbell (baseball)

1873 - 1957

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1307 OFFICER

Robert W. Bazley

1925 - 2012

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1308 GOLF

Kathy Ahern

1949 - 1996

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1309 LAWYER

Arthur J. Schwab

Born 1946

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1310 BASEBALL

Ted Sadowski

1936 - 1993

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1311 POLITICIAN

MaryLynn Magar

Born 1963

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1312 FOOTBALL

Bucky Pope

Born 1941

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1313 MARINE

William D. Morgan

1947 - 1969

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1314 SCULPTOR

Daphné Corregan

Born 1954

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1315 MARKETING

Arch G. Woodside

Born 1943

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1316 POLITICIAN

Patrick Rooney Jr.

Born 1964

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1317 POLITICIAN

Pam Patenaude

Born 1961

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1318 FOOTBALL

Warren Heller

1910 - 2004

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1319 NOVELIST

Ginjer Buchanan

Born 1944

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1320 POLITICIAN

Jim Brewster

Born 1947

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1321 BASEBALL

Lew Moren

1883 - 1966

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1322 BASEBALL

Dax Jones

Born 1970

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1323 FOOTBALL

Mike Seth

Born 1987

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1324 POLITICIAN

Christopher Magee (politician)

1848 - 1901

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1325 BASEBALL

Bob Priddy

Born 1939

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1326 BASEBALL

Bill Bayne

1899 - 1981

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1327 ARTIST

Mary Dodson

1932 - 2016

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1328 NOVELIST

Tom Boggs (poet)

1905 - 1952

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1329 POLITICIAN

Adam Ravenstahl

Born 1984

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1330 BOXER

Charley Zivic

1925 - 1984

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1331 POET

Daniel Borzutzky

-

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1332 BASEBALL

Marguerite Pearson

1932 - 2005

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1333 MUSIC

Walt Harper

1926 - 2006

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1334 FOOTBALL

Ave Daniell

1914 - 1999

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1335 FOOTBALL

Willie Clay

Born 1970

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1336 GOLF

Jim Simons (golfer)

1950 - 2005

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1337 FOOTBALL

Steve Sciullo

Born 1980

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1338 FOOTBALL

Zach Laskey

Born 1992

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1339 OPERA

Jennifer O’Loughlin

Born 1978

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1340 FOOTBALL

Jack Johnson (defensive back)

1933 - 2015

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1341 POLITICIAN

Thomas F. Lamb

1922 - 2015

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1342 POLITICIAN

Matt Lundy

Born 1960

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1343 RABBI

Barbara Aiello

Born 1947

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1344 BANK

Richard B. Mellon

1858 - 1933

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1345 HOCKEY

Syl Apps III

Born 1976

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1346 LAWYER

Mark Curran

Born 1963

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1347 ACTOR

John Gilbert Barrett

Born 1952

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1348 WRITER

Gene Hong

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1349 MILITAR

Henry K. Craig

1791 - 1869

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1350 WRITER

Mary Lowenthal Felstiner

Born 1941

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1351 BASEBALL

Moose Solters

1906 - 1975

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1352 POLITICIAN

Erroll Davis

Born 1944

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1353 FOOTBALL

Jerry Schmitt

Born 1960

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1354 COMEDIAN

Natalie Palamides

Born 1990

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1355 SPORT

Danny Chew

Born 1962

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1356 PHOTOGRAPHER

Pinky Bass

Born 1936

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1357 SUFFRAGETTE

Helen Ekin Starrett

1840 - 1920

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1358 SPORT

Henry Carnegie Phipps

1880 - 1953

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1359 POET

Benjamin Saltman

1927 - 1999

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1360 ASTRONOMER

Karl W. Kamper

1941 - 1998

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1361 LAWYER

George M. Dallas (judge)

1839 - 1917

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1362 FOOTBALL

Regis Monahan

1908 - 1979

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1363 FOOTBALL

Joel Williams (tight end)

Born 1965

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1364 LAWYER

Jay Waldman

1944 - 2003

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1365 DANCER

Darcel Leonard Wynne

Born 1951

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1366 POLITICIAN

Al Lang

1870 - 1960

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1367 PRIEST

Charles Lewis Slattery

1867 - 1930

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1368 PSYCHIATRIST

Michael Welner

Born 1964

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1369 FOOTBALL

Jeff Dugan

Born 1981

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1370 FOOTBALL

Ray Zellars

Born 1973

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1371 FOOTBALL

Akil Blount

Born 1994

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1372 FOOTBALL

Walt Bowyer

Born 1960

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1373 FOOTBALL

Gary Greaves

Born 1935

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1374 FOOTBALL

Chris Gambol

Born 1964

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1375 COMEDIAN

Frank Nicotero

Born 1969

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1376 BASEBALL

Jason Rakers

Born 1973

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1377 FOOTBALL

Mose Lantz

1903 - 1969

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1378 LAWYER

Charles A. Pascal Jr.

Born 1963

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1379 ARTIST

Malcolm Cochran

Born 1948

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1380 BASEBALL

Heinie Smith

1871 - 1939

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1381 LAWYER

Donald Emil Ziegler

1936 - 2019

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1382 FOOTBALL

Dick McCabe (American football)

1933 - 1983

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1383 REPRESENTATIVE

Harry Readshaw

Born 1941

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1384 MILITAR

Ferdinand Thomas Unger

1914 - 1999

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1385 ATHLETIC

Clinton Davis

Born 1965

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1386 FOOTBALL

Ted Jennings

Born 1990

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1387 FOOTBALL

Ed Klewicki

1912 - 1997

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1388 RADIO

Fritz Coleman

Born 1948

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1389 BASEBALL

Ed Householder

1869 - 1924

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1390 BASKET

Ted Rigg

1913 - 2002

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1391 WRITER

Kathleen Cambor

-

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1392 BASEBALL

Eddie Miller (infielder)

1916 - 1997

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1393 REPUBLICAN

John Brabender

-

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1394 THEOLOGIAN

David Riddle Breed

1848 - 1931

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1395 BASKET

Ed Kweller

1915 - 2003

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1396 BUSINESS

John E. Connelly

1926 - 2009

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1397 POLITICIAN

Garrett Richter

Born 1950

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1398 OFFICER

John Irwin (admiral)

1832 - 1901

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1399 FILM

Max Cole

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1400 POET

Cecilia Woloch

Born 1956

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1401 LAWYER

Thomas Scott (Florida judge)

Born 1948

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1402 BASKET

Sid Levine

1918 - 1999

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1403 BASEBALL

James Gallagher (baseball)

Born 1985

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1404 MISSING

Darthea Speyer

1919 - 2014

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1405 FOOTBALL

Emil Karas

1933 - 1974

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1406 ACTOR

Sally Starr (actress)

1909 - 1996

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1407 BASEBALL

Lute Boone

1890 - 1982

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1408 FOOTBALL

Tyler Reed

Born 1982

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1409 LAWYER

Philip P. Simon

Born 1962

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1410 BASKET

Mike Rice Jr.

Born 1969

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1411 BASEBALL

Mike Smith (1890s outfielder)

1868 - 1945

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1412 FOOTBALL

Ted Schmitt

1916 - 2001

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1413 POLO

Theodore R. Hostetter

1870 - 1902

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1414 BASEBALL

Scoops Carey (baseball)

1870 - 1916

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1415 ACADEMIC

John N. Thompson

Born 1951

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1416 POLITICIAN

Wayne D. Fontana

Born 1950

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1417 OPERA

Wendy Waller

-

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1418 POLITICIAN

William J. Diehl

1845 - 1929

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1419 FOOTBALL

Leo Elter

1929 - 2008

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1420 BASEBALL

Ed Sauer

1919 - 1988

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1421 BASKET

Marty Reiter

1911 - 1986

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1422 FILM

Lisa Katselas

Born 1959

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1423 FOOTBALL

Rick Strom (American football)

Born 1965

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1424 FOOTBALL

Rich Costanzo

Born 1986

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1425 LADRÓN

Nuno Pontes

Born 1967

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1426 POLITICIAN

Troy Andes

Born 1981

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1427 POLITICIAN

Frank Smizik

Born 1944

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1428 CARTOONIST

Phil Frank

1943 - 2007

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1429 BASKET

Irv Brenner

1913 - 1991

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1430 LAWYER

Donald J. Lee

1927 - 2011

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1431 FOOTBALL

Dave Garnett

Born 1970

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1432 FOOTBALL

Eric Wicks

Born 1985

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1433 ACTOR

Tina Benko

-

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1434 ACTOR

Billy Hartung (actor)

Born 1971

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1435 BASKET

Ernie Fortney

1915 - 1987

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1436 WRESTLER

Teague Moore

Born 1976

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1437 FOOTBALL

Daniel Jackson (soccer)

Born 1989

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1438 GOLF

William C. Fownes Jr.

1877 - 1950

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1439 BASEBALL

Spike Shannon

1878 - 1940

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1440 BASKET

Freddie Crum

1912 - 1987

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1441 FOOTBALL

Scott Radecic

Born 1962

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1442 ARMY

Dwight Edward Aultman

1872 - 1929

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1443 SONGWRITER

Chuck Pyle

1945 - 2015

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1444 FOOTBALL

William R. Moore (American football)

1922 - 2011

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1445 PAINTER

Charles Lutz

Born 1982

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1446 BASEBALL

John Hinton (baseball)

1876 - 1920

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1447 FITNESS

Joan Carter

Born 1943

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1448 BOOKMAKER

Tony Grosso

1913 - 1994

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1449 OFFICER

Jack E. Foley

1922 - 2009

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1450 BASEBALL

Joe Schultz (outfielder)

1893 - 1941

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1451 GOLF

Bob Friend (golfer)

Born 1963

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1452 SAILOR

Robert Blume

1868 - 1937

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1453 PAINTER

Nate Dunn

1896 - 1983

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1454 POLITICIAN

Tom Foerster

1928 - 2000

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1455 LAWYER

Alfred L. Pearson

1838 - 1903

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1456 MODEL

Madison Gesiotto

Born 1992

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1457 LAWYER

Art Rooney II

Born 1952

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1458 MISSIONARY

Samuel Dutton Hinman

1839 - 1890

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1459 FOOTBALL

John Shoop

Born 1969

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1460 BASEBALL

George Susce (pitcher)

1931 - 2010

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1461 LAWYER

David S. Cercone

Born 1952

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1462 RAPPER

Eddie Barnz

Born 1985

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1463 GEOLOGIST

Judith McKenzie

Born 1942

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1464 BASEBALL

Gene Steinbrenner

1892 - 1970

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1465 REPUBLICAN

David Dank

1938 - 2015

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1466 ACTOR

Michele Santopietro

Born 1971

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1467 COMPOSER

Cristina Black

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1468 FOOTBALL

Jack Sack

1902 - 1980

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1469 FOOTBALL

Dan Darragh

Born 1946

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1470 ACTOR

Joshua Elijah Reese

Born 1984

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1471 CONDUCTOR

Gene Forrell

1915 - 2005

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1472 BASKET

Rob Jeter

Born 1969

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1473 JOURNALIST

Jay Mariotti

Born 1959

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1474 ZOOLOGIST

George Hubbard Clapp

1858 - 1949

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1475 POLITICIAN

Byron Baer

1929 - 2007

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1476 FOOTBALL

Charley Scales

Born 1938

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1477 FOOTBALL

Roger Kochman

Born 1941

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1478 ZOOLOGIST

M. Graham Netting

1904 - 1996

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1479 BASEBALL

Sam Gillen

1867 - 1905

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1480 PROFESSOR

Robert V. Whitman

1928 - 2012

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1481 FOOTBALL

Bill Troup

1951 - 2013

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1482 FOOTBALL

Wes Lyons

Born 1988

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1483 BASKET

Matthew Driscoll (basketball)

Born 1964

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1484 WORKER

Talitha Gerlach

1896 - 1995

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1485 FOOTBALL

Jim Sweeney (American football)

Born 1962

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1486 ACTOR

Amilia Onyx

Born 1999

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1487 COMPOSER

David Berlin

Born 1943

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1488 ACADEMIC

Allan Mitchell

1933 - 2016

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1489 BASKET

Jimmy Smith (basketball, born 1934)

1934 - 2002

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1490 MUSIC

Bill Lowe

Born 1946

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1491 ACTOR

Rick Rockwell

Born 1956

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1492 SNOWBOARD

Lynn Ott (snowboarder)

Born 1967

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1493 BASEBALL

Don Shaw (baseball)

Born 1944

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1494 NOVELIST

Jigee Viertel

1915 - 1960

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1495 WRESTLER

Johnny De Fazio

Born 1930

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1496 POLITICIAN

Eugene Scanlon

1924 - 1994

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1497 POLO

John Shaffer Phipps

1874 - 1958

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1498 MINISTER

David Gregg (minister)

1846 - 1919

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1499 JUDGE

Elspeth B. Cypher

Born 1959

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1500 FOOTBALL

Frank Cignetti Jr.

Born 1965

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