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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.
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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Donald Francis Lippert
Born 1957
Jesse Root
Born 1989
Mose Kelsch
1897 - 1935
Kathy Grove
Born 1948
Frank Panella
1878 - 1953
Mary Bidwell Breed
1870 - 1949
James Hay Reed
1853 - 1927
Paul Reiber
Born 1947
Walter Herbert Rice
Born 1937
Bari Weiss
Born 1984
Charles Bradley (doctor)
1902 - 1979
Jeff Knox Jr.
Born 1992
Don Smith (basketball, born 1910)
1910 - 1994
Bob Froehlich
Born 1953
Rip Scherer
Born 1952
George Dunbar (Pennsylvania)
Born 1960
Paul Schaal
1943 - 2017
Carol Los Mansmann
1942 - 2002
Mike Rosenthal
Born 1977
Ronald A. Malt
1931 - 2002
Kevin McCabe (American football)
Born 1984
Steve Craig
Born 1951
Ed Rakow
1935 - 2000
Patrick R. Donahoe
-
Ralph Helmick
Born 1952
Jason Lammers
Born 1975
Gerald Anthony
1951 - 2004
Molly Luce
1896 - 1986
Jim Fitzgerald (racing driver)
1921 - 1987
Coleman Jacoby
1915 - 2010
Harry Rigby (producer)
1925 - 1985
Baptiste Manzini
1920 - 2008
Jason Conti
Born 1975
Janice Burgess
Born 1954
Jimmy Grier
1902 - 1959
Megan Sikora
Born 1977
Frank Cunimondo
Born 1934
Hugh H. Smythe
1913 - 1977
Jeth Weinrich
-
James Lindenberg
1921 - 2009
Joseph Barr Kiddoo
1837 - 1880
Donna Blackmond
Born 1958
Jody Mussoff
Born 1952
Dan Onorato
Born 1961
Ollie Carnegie
1899 - 1976
Chelsa Wagner
Born 1977
Tony Bartirome
1932 - 2018
Tan Parker
Born 1971
James Totten
1818 - 1871
Donna Christanello
1942 - 2011
Walter J. Will
1922 - 1945
Don Graham (American football)
Born 1964
Elizabeth Neff Walker
Born 1944
Rich Fitzgerald
Born 1959
Ian Wild
Born 1990
Kenneth Francis Ripple
Born 1943
Chip Lang
Born 1952
Bob Purkey
1929 - 2008
Al Pratt (baseball)
1847 - 1937
Wilkins F. Tannehill
1787 - 1858
Frank L. Stulen
1921 - 2010
John F. Laboon
1921 - 1988
William Metcalf (manufacturer)
1838 - 1909
Elysia Segal
Born 1985
Eddie Cameron
1902 - 1988
Matthew Brown Riddle
1836 - 1916
Elon James White
Born 1978
Lamar Thomas
Born 1975
Elizabeth Blegen
1888 - 1966
Nia Sioux
Born 2001
William B. Dickson
1865 - 1942
Miriam Leah Droz
Born 1976
Robert Blum (fencer)
Born 1928
Dante Cicchetti
-
Donald Baird (Paläontologe)
1926 - 2011
Greg Gattuso
Born 1962
Fred Hartman
1868 - 1938
Jack Gwynne
1895 - 1969
Bill Stull
Born 1986
Cody Michaels
-
Al Mamaux
1894 - 1963
Joan Petersilia
1951 - 2019
James Martinus Schoonmaker
1842 - 1927
Charles E. Sheedy
1912 - 1990
Joan Marcus
Born 1953
Alice Cornelia Thaw
1880 - 1955
Wilson McCandless
1810 - 1882
John Babinecz
Born 1950
Ed Vereb
1934 - 2014
Tony Chebatoris
1898 - 1938
Raymond G. Stokes
Born 1956
Mike Cawley
Born 1972
Ed Sadowski
1931 - 1993
Greg Miller (animator)
-
Eveline Brunner
Born 1996
Gwyn Cready
Born 1962
John P. Surma
Born 1954
Albert Wiggins
1935 - 2011
Lou Lubin
1895 - 1973
Dick Hess
1938 - 2013
J. P. Holtz
Born 1993
John Malecki
Born 1988
Cindy Frich
Born 1960
David Lee (baseball)
Born 1973
Paul Martha
Born 1942
Billy Campbell (baseball)
1873 - 1957
Robert W. Bazley
1925 - 2012
Kathy Ahern
1949 - 1996
Arthur J. Schwab
Born 1946
Ted Sadowski
1936 - 1993
MaryLynn Magar
Born 1963
Bucky Pope
Born 1941
William D. Morgan
1947 - 1969
Daphné Corregan
Born 1954
Arch G. Woodside
Born 1943
Patrick Rooney Jr.
Born 1964
Pam Patenaude
Born 1961
Warren Heller
1910 - 2004
Ginjer Buchanan
Born 1944
Jim Brewster
Born 1947
Lew Moren
1883 - 1966
Dax Jones
Born 1970
Mike Seth
Born 1987
Christopher Magee (politician)
1848 - 1901
Bob Priddy
Born 1939
Bill Bayne
1899 - 1981
Mary Dodson
1932 - 2016
Tom Boggs (poet)
1905 - 1952
Adam Ravenstahl
Born 1984
Charley Zivic
1925 - 1984
Daniel Borzutzky
-
Marguerite Pearson
1932 - 2005
Walt Harper
1926 - 2006
Ave Daniell
1914 - 1999
Willie Clay
Born 1970
Jim Simons (golfer)
1950 - 2005
Steve Sciullo
Born 1980
Zach Laskey
Born 1992
Jennifer O’Loughlin
Born 1978
Jack Johnson (defensive back)
1933 - 2015
Thomas F. Lamb
1922 - 2015
Matt Lundy
Born 1960
Barbara Aiello
Born 1947
Richard B. Mellon
1858 - 1933
Syl Apps III
Born 1976
Mark Curran
Born 1963
John Gilbert Barrett
Born 1952
Gene Hong
-
Henry K. Craig
1791 - 1869
Mary Lowenthal Felstiner
Born 1941
Moose Solters
1906 - 1975
Erroll Davis
Born 1944
Jerry Schmitt
Born 1960
Natalie Palamides
Born 1990
Danny Chew
Born 1962
Pinky Bass
Born 1936
Helen Ekin Starrett
1840 - 1920
Henry Carnegie Phipps
1880 - 1953
Benjamin Saltman
1927 - 1999
Karl W. Kamper
1941 - 1998
George M. Dallas (judge)
1839 - 1917
Regis Monahan
1908 - 1979
Joel Williams (tight end)
Born 1965
Jay Waldman
1944 - 2003
Darcel Leonard Wynne
Born 1951
Al Lang
1870 - 1960
Charles Lewis Slattery
1867 - 1930
Michael Welner
Born 1964
Jeff Dugan
Born 1981
Ray Zellars
Born 1973
Akil Blount
Born 1994
Walt Bowyer
Born 1960
Gary Greaves
Born 1935
Chris Gambol
Born 1964
Frank Nicotero
Born 1969
Jason Rakers
Born 1973
Mose Lantz
1903 - 1969
Charles A. Pascal Jr.
Born 1963
Malcolm Cochran
Born 1948
Heinie Smith
1871 - 1939
Donald Emil Ziegler
1936 - 2019
Dick McCabe (American football)
1933 - 1983
Harry Readshaw
Born 1941
Ferdinand Thomas Unger
1914 - 1999
Clinton Davis
Born 1965
Ted Jennings
Born 1990
Ed Klewicki
1912 - 1997
Fritz Coleman
Born 1948
Ed Householder
1869 - 1924
Ted Rigg
1913 - 2002
Kathleen Cambor
-
Eddie Miller (infielder)
1916 - 1997
John Brabender
-
David Riddle Breed
1848 - 1931
Ed Kweller
1915 - 2003
John E. Connelly
1926 - 2009
Garrett Richter
Born 1950
John Irwin (admiral)
1832 - 1901
Max Cole
-
Cecilia Woloch
Born 1956
Thomas Scott (Florida judge)
Born 1948
Sid Levine
1918 - 1999
James Gallagher (baseball)
Born 1985
Darthea Speyer
1919 - 2014
Emil Karas
1933 - 1974
Sally Starr (actress)
1909 - 1996
Lute Boone
1890 - 1982
Tyler Reed
Born 1982
Philip P. Simon
Born 1962
Mike Rice Jr.
Born 1969
Mike Smith (1890s outfielder)
1868 - 1945
Ted Schmitt
1916 - 2001
Theodore R. Hostetter
1870 - 1902
Scoops Carey (baseball)
1870 - 1916
John N. Thompson
Born 1951
Wayne D. Fontana
Born 1950
Wendy Waller
-
William J. Diehl
1845 - 1929
Leo Elter
1929 - 2008
Ed Sauer
1919 - 1988
Marty Reiter
1911 - 1986
Lisa Katselas
Born 1959
Rick Strom (American football)
Born 1965
Rich Costanzo
Born 1986
Nuno Pontes
Born 1967
Troy Andes
Born 1981
Frank Smizik
Born 1944
Phil Frank
1943 - 2007
Irv Brenner
1913 - 1991
Donald J. Lee
1927 - 2011
Dave Garnett
Born 1970
Eric Wicks
Born 1985
Tina Benko
-
Billy Hartung (actor)
Born 1971
Ernie Fortney
1915 - 1987
Teague Moore
Born 1976
Daniel Jackson (soccer)
Born 1989
William C. Fownes Jr.
1877 - 1950
Spike Shannon
1878 - 1940
Freddie Crum
1912 - 1987
Scott Radecic
Born 1962
Dwight Edward Aultman
1872 - 1929
Chuck Pyle
1945 - 2015
William R. Moore (American football)
1922 - 2011
Charles Lutz
Born 1982
John Hinton (baseball)
1876 - 1920
Joan Carter
Born 1943
Tony Grosso
1913 - 1994
Jack E. Foley
1922 - 2009
Joe Schultz (outfielder)
1893 - 1941
Bob Friend (golfer)
Born 1963
Robert Blume
1868 - 1937
Nate Dunn
1896 - 1983
Tom Foerster
1928 - 2000
Alfred L. Pearson
1838 - 1903
Madison Gesiotto
Born 1992
Art Rooney II
Born 1952
Samuel Dutton Hinman
1839 - 1890
John Shoop
Born 1969
George Susce (pitcher)
1931 - 2010
David S. Cercone
Born 1952
Eddie Barnz
Born 1985
Judith McKenzie
Born 1942
Gene Steinbrenner
1892 - 1970
David Dank
1938 - 2015
Michele Santopietro
Born 1971
Cristina Black
-
Jack Sack
1902 - 1980
Dan Darragh
Born 1946
Joshua Elijah Reese
Born 1984
Gene Forrell
1915 - 2005
Rob Jeter
Born 1969
Jay Mariotti
Born 1959
George Hubbard Clapp
1858 - 1949
Byron Baer
1929 - 2007
Charley Scales
Born 1938
Roger Kochman
Born 1941
M. Graham Netting
1904 - 1996
Sam Gillen
1867 - 1905
Robert V. Whitman
1928 - 2012
Bill Troup
1951 - 2013
Wes Lyons
Born 1988
Matthew Driscoll (basketball)
Born 1964
Talitha Gerlach
1896 - 1995
Jim Sweeney (American football)
Born 1962
Amilia Onyx
Born 1999
David Berlin
Born 1943
Allan Mitchell
1933 - 2016
Jimmy Smith (basketball, born 1934)
1934 - 2002
Bill Lowe
Born 1946
Rick Rockwell
Born 1956
Lynn Ott (snowboarder)
Born 1967
Don Shaw (baseball)
Born 1944
Jigee Viertel
1915 - 1960
Johnny De Fazio
Born 1930
Eugene Scanlon
1924 - 1994
John Shaffer Phipps
1874 - 1958
David Gregg (minister)
1846 - 1919
Elspeth B. Cypher
Born 1959
Frank Cignetti Jr.
Born 1965