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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

1501 POLITICIAN

Frank Gigliotti

1942 - 2011

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1502 LAWYER

Oliver Perry Shiras

1833 - 1916

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1503 BANK

Burt Todd

1924 - 2006

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1504 JOURNALIST

John Mecklin

1918 - 1971

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1505 BARITONE

Tobias Greenhalgh

-

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1506 DIPLOMAT

Robert L. Barry

Born 1934

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1507 PHYSICIAN

Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson

1864 - 1901

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1508 FOOTBALL

Craig Walls

Born 1958

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1509 POLICE

Vic Cianca

1918 - 2010

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1510 FOOTBALL

Tino Sunseri

Born 1988

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1511 BASEBALL

Bobby Del Greco

1933 - 2019

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1512 COACH

Chris Lee (Eishockeytrainer)

1980 - 2019

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1513 SPORT

Kevin Colbert

Born 1957

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1514 BASEBALL

Bob O'Brien

Born 1949

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1515 FLAUTIST

Bonita Boyd

Born 1949

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1516 SPORT

Bill Wilmore

Born 1971

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1517 ENTREPRENEUR

Mark DeSantis (businessman)

Born 1959

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1518 POLITICIAN

Thomas Gallagher (mayor)

1883 - 1967

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1519 BASEBALL

Jack Lewis (baseball)

1884 - 1956

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1520 FOOTBALL

Bob Scrabis

Born 1936

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1521 PROFESSOR

Jon Nese

Born 1961

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1522 POLITICIAN

Robert Ravenstahl

1924 - 2015

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1523 PROFESSOR

Jay Nunamaker

Born 1937

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1524 GUITAR

Dan Armstrong

1934 - 2004

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1525 LAWYER

Terrence F. McVerry

Born 1943

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1526 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Conrad M. Arensberg

1910 - 1997

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1527 EXECUTIVE

Walter Arnheim

Born 1944

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1528 FOOTBALL

Erroll Tucker

Born 1964

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1529 FOOTBALL

Bill Muir

Born 1942

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1530 BASEBALL

Tom Satriano

Born 1940

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1531 JOURNALIST

Micah Johnson (journalist)

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1532 ARCHITECT

Louis D. Astorino

Born 1948

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1533 BASEBALL

Ad Gumbert

1868 - 1925

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1534 JUDGE

Maurice Blanchard Cohill Jr.

Born 1929

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1535 COACH

Matt Bertani

Born 1976

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1536 MILITAR

Eugene Coon

1929 - 1998

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1537 BASEBALL

Willie Clark (baseball)

1872 - 1932

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1538 POLITICIAN

Christopher McNally

Born 1960

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1539 BASEBALL

Bill Louden

1883 - 1935

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1540 BOXER

Brian Cohen (boxer)

Born 1976

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1541 DOCTOR

Frederick Bausman

1825 - 1908

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1542 BASEBALL

Jim Sadowski

Born 1936

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1543 BASEBALL

Al Lachowicz

Born 1960

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1544 BASEBALL

Jim Shaw (baseball)

1893 - 1962

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1545 FOOTBALL

Mike Logan (American football)

Born 1974

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1546 WRESTLER

Brian Hildebrand

1962 - 1999

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1547 POLITICIAN

Michael Dawida

Born 1949

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1548 LAWYER

Tim O'Toole (businessman)

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1549 COACH

Charles D. Rafferty

1879 - 1949

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1550 LAWYER

Mary Jane Bowes

Born 1954

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1551 POLITICIAN

William A. Magee

1873 - 1938

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1552 FILM

Bil Zelman

Born 1972

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1553 FOOTBALL

Roger Duffy (American football)

Born 1967

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1554 PRESENTER

Ruba Wilson

Born 1994

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1555 ECOLOGIST

Thomas Edward Lacher junior

Born 1949

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1556 BASEBALL

Doug Robbins (baseball)

Born 1966

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1557 BASEBALL

Lenny Levy

1913 - 1993

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1558 BUSINESS

Wally Rhines

Born 1946

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1559 FOOTBALL

Bull Polisky

1901 - 1978

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1560 POLITICIAN

Joseph G. Armstrong

1867 - 1931

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1561 FOOTBALL

Jon Henderson

Born 1944

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1562 GAMBLER

Bill Benter

Born 1957

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1563 PHYSIKER

Bill Cormann Giessen

1932 - 2010

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1564 JUDGE

Edward J. Damich

Born 1948

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1565 FOOTBALL

Harry Jagielski

1931 - 1993

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1566 OFFICER

Joseph R. Lamonde

-

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1567 FOOTBALL

Mark Donovan (American football)

Born 1966

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1568 PAINTER

Trevor McClurg

1817 - 1893

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1569 POLITICIAN

Chris Saxman

Born 1965

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1570 FOOTBALL

Ernie Brown (American football)

Born 1971

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1571 GOLF

Mike Nicolette

Born 1956

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1572 RACE CAR

Dick Linder

1923 - 1959

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1573 FOOTBALL

Ron Marciniak

1932 - 2020

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1574 POLITICIAN

John Caven (American politician)

1824 - 1905

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1575 BASKET

Dan Bonner

-

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1576 CIRCUS

Sealo

1901 - 1980

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1577 FOOTBALL

Art Gob

1937 - 2017

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1578 FOOTBALL

Justin Geisinger

Born 1982

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1579 COACH

Frank Glick

1893 - 1979

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1580 SCREENWRITER

Ellis Marcus

1918 - 1990

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1581 FOOTBALL

Jim Hostler

Born 1966

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1582 BASEBALL

Jim Pastorius

1881 - 1941

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1583 POLITICIAN

Jeremiah A. Brown

1841 - 1913

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1584 JUDGE

Frederick Wilson Hall

1908 - 1984

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1585 RADIO

Joy Taylor

Born 1987

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1586 POLITICIAN

Brian Feldman (politician)

Born 1961

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1587 MATHEMATICIAN

Robert Walker (Mathematiker)

1909 - 1992

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1588 FOOTBALL

Ralph Heck

Born 1941

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1589 TORAH

Yitzchok Scheiner

Born 1922

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1590 FOOTBALL

Leander Jordan

Born 1977

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1591 MUSIC

Nick Ariondo

-

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1592 POLITICIAN

Frank Pecora

1930 - 2017

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1593 LAWYER

Ben Manski

Born 1974

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1594 BASEBALL

Gus Getz

1889 - 1969

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1595 BASEBALL

Jim Levey

1906 - 1970

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1596 EDUCATION

J. Keith Motley

Born 1956

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1597 LAWYER

Frank Donatelli

Born 1949

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1598 PHYSICIST

J. Robert Dorfman

Born 1937

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1599 FOOTBALL

Shaun Herock

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1600 ACTOR

Autumn Federici

-

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1601 BASEBALL

Bill Steen

1887 - 1979

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1602 SECRET SERVICE AGENT

Lewis C. Merletti

-

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1603 BASEBALL

Lefty George

1886 - 1955

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1604 BASEBALL

Jim Ritz

1874 - 1896

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1605 BASEBALL

Jim Miller (infielder)

1880 - 1937

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1606 LAWYER

Robert J. Colville

Born 1965

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1607 LAWYER

Michael Semanchik

-

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1608 LAWYER

William G. Hundley

1925 - 2006

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1609 PHOTOGRAPHER

Laura Larson

Born 1965

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1610 OFFICER

Kenneth W. Hunzeker

Born 1952

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1611 BUSINESS

John A. Wiley

1843 - 1909

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1612 SPORT

Lyndsay Petruny

Born 1986

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1613 FOOTBALL

Mike Washington (wide receiver)

Born 1986

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1614 CHEF

Peter Merriman

-

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1615 CHEF

L. Timothy Ryan

Born 1958

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1616 NAVY

Barbara S. Pope

Born 1951

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1617 POLITICIAN

Ellwood J. Turner

1886 - 1948

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1618 AVIATOR

William R. Badger

1884 - 1911

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1619 BASEBALL

Bill Jackson (baseball)

1881 - 1958

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1620 LAWYER

David W. Sweet

Born 1948

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1621 PARLIAMENT

Marianne Wolfe

1926 - 2006

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1622 ARCHITECT

Alex Cooper

Born 1936

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1623 COMEDIAN

Jim Krenn

Born 1959

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1624 FOOTBALL

John Hock

1928 - 2000

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1625 POLITICIAN

Ralph Kaiser

Born 1950

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1626 FOOTBALL

Ron Hatcher

Born 1939

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1627 BASEBALL

William A. Nimick

1848 - 1907

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1628 FOOTBALL

Bryant Salter

Born 1950

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1629 FOOTBALL

Jake Schifino

Born 1979

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1630 ENGINEER

James W. Maney

1862 - 1945

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1631 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Lisa Hook

Born 1958

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1632 FOOTBALL

Brian Levey

Born 1984

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1633 BASKET

Albert Wittmer

1897 - 1950

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1634 FOOTBALL

Hubie Bryant

Born 1946

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1635 INTELLIGENCE

George Vujnovich

1915 - 2012

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1636 SPORT

Joseph Kearney

1927 - 2010

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1637 POLITICIAN

Benoît Drèze

Born 1957

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1638 FOOTBALL

Terry O'Shea

Born 1966

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1639 OFFICER

Harry E. Miller Jr.

Born 1958

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1640 JUDGE

Margaret Bartley

Born 1959

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1641 POLITICIAN

Thomas E. Flaherty

Born 1950

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1642 MANDOLINIST

Mac Martin

Born 1925

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1643 HOCKEY

Gerry O'Flaherty

Born 1950

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1644 POLITICIAN

Roy Wilt

Born 1935

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1645 LAWYER

John P. Flaherty Jr.

1931 - 2019

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1646 POLITICIAN

Edward McNally

1900 - 1968

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1647 PAINTER

Edward Glannon

1911 - 1992

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1648 BASEBALL

Dutch Jordan

1880 - 1972

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1649 FOOTBALL

Bill Davidson (American football, born 1915)

1915 - 1970

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1650 BASEBALL

Will Thompson (baseball)

1870 - 1962

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1651 OFFICER

John Miller Srodes

1809 - 1882

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1652 BASEBALL

Gene Benson

1913 - 1999

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1653 HOCKEY

Kelsey DiClaudio

Born 1997

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1654 GOLF

Missie Berteotti

Born 1963

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1655 BASEBALL

Tun Berger

1867 - 1907

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1656 BASEBALL

Chappy Lane

Died 1901

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1657 MILITAR

Norman Marous

Born 1943

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1658 BASKET

Ernie McCoy (athletic director)

1905 - 1983

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1659 BASEBALL

Brian Sackinsky

Born 1971

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1660 BUSINESS

Guy Primus

Born 1969

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1661 POLITICIAN

Miriam Friedlander

1914 - 2009

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1662 FOOTBALL

Vic Zucco

Born 1935

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1663 OFFICER

Allison Brooks

1917 - 2006

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1664 PAINTER

Johanna Woodwell Hailman

1871 - 1958

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1665 FOOTBALL

Allen Nichols

1916 - 1981

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1666 HOCKEY

Kevin Reiter

Born 1981

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1667 POLITICIAN

Paul Costa (politician)

Born 1960

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1668 POLITICIAN

William Little (Pittsburgh mayor)

1809 - 1887

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1669 FOOTBALL

Tyrique Jarrett

Born 1994

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1670 POLITICIAN

Thomas M. Nolan

1916 - 1989

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1671 LAWYER

Michael C. Linn

Born 1992

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1672 BASEBALL

Ed Hutchinson

1867 - 1934

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1673 PHOTOGRAPHER

Martha Rial

Born 1962

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1674 BASEBALL

Rube Geyer

1884 - 1962

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1675 COACH

Joe Rossi (American football)

Born 1979

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1676 BASEBALL

Frank Madden

1892 - 1952

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1677 BUSINESS

Benjamin Thaw Sr.

1859 - 1933

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1678 ARMY

Gotlieb Luty

1842 - 1904

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1679 POLITICIAN

David Mayernik

Born 1952

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1680 FOOTBALL

Mike Barnes (American football)

Born 1950

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1681 PHYSICIAN

Linda Prine

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1682 GENETICIST

William R. Jacobs Jr.

Born 1955

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1683 OFFICER

John Carson Febiger

1821 - 1898

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1684 BASKET

Jim Bolla

Born 1952

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1685 COMMUNICATION

Linda Foley

-

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1686 BASEBALL

Enos Kirkpatrick

1884 - 1964

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1687 FOOTBALL

Todd Orlando

Born 1972

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1688 JUDGE

Maryellen Noreika

Born 1966

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1689 BUSINESS

Edward J. Lewis

1937 - 2006

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1690 FOOTBALL

Rich Lackner

Born 1956

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1691 BASEBALL

Billy Gumbert

1865 - 1946

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1692 JOURNALIST

Marty Griffin (journalist)

Born 1959

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1693 BASEBALL

Bill Regan (baseball)

1899 - 1968

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1694 PHYSICIST

Anthony Schuyler Arrott

Born 1928

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1695 SCREENWRITER

Amalia Levari

Born 1980

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1696 OFFICER

James W. Houck

Born 1958

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1697 BALLET

Brian Bullard

Born 1953

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1698 MARTIAL ART

Mark Miller (kickboxer)

Born 1975

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1699 MATHEMATICIAN

Melvin Currie

Born 1948

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1700 JUDGE

James B. Drew

1877 - 1953

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1701 MODEL

Candace Otto

Born 1980

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1702 MARINE

William R. Prom

1948 - 1969

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1703 FOOTBALL

Jermaine Robinson

Born 1990

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1704 FOOTBALL

Tony Bova

1917 - 1973

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1705 ACTOR

Henry Kernan

-

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1706 BASEBALL

Lou Schettler

1886 - 1960

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1707 FOOTBALL

Ed Fullerton

1931 - 2015

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1708 SPORT

Al Abrams

1904 - 1977

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1709 WRITER

Paul Downs Colaizzo

Born 1985

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1710 PRIEST

Vincent Leonard

1908 - 1994

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1711 POLITICIAN

Daniel L. Anderson

Born 1968

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1712 BASEBALL

Phil Lewis (baseball)

1883 - 1959

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1713 LAWYER

Levi C. Wade

1843 - 1891

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1714 MILITAR

John A. Kirkwood

1851 - 1930

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1715 EDITOR

Alexander McDonald Thomson

1822 - 1898

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1716 POLITICIAN

Ben Davidson (politician)

1901 - 1991

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1717 BUSINESS

Milton Levine

1913 - 2011

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1718 RACER

Mike Jones (motocross rider)

Born 1966

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1719 PHOTOGRAPHER

Jeffrey Gusky

Born 1953

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1720 PUBLISHER

Stanley Rinehart Jr.

1897 - 1969

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1721 REPORTER

John Steigerwald

Born 1948

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1722 STRONGMAN

Steve MacDonald (strongman)

Born 1969

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1723 FOOTBALL

Bill Robinson (American football)

1929 - 2016

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1724 EPIDEMIOLOGIST

David Dausey

Born 1975

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1725 BASEBALL

Jim Gray (baseball)

1862 - 1938

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1726 BASEBALL

Ray Miller (first baseman)

1888 - 1927

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1727 BASEBALL

Frank Harris (baseball)

1858 - 1939

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1728 ACTOR

William Tokarsky

Born 1948

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1729 COACH

John Pease (American football)

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1730 ARTIST

Walter Steding

Born 1953

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1731 SPORT

Joe Moore (American football coach)

1932 - 2003

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1732 MILITAR

Regina McDonald

Born 1950

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1733 POLITICIAN

Leonard Staisey

1920 - 1990

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1734 JOURNALIST

Sylvester H. Scovel

1869 - 1905

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1735 BASEBALL

Jim Gardner (baseball)

1874 - 1905

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1736 POLITICIAN

Summer Lee

-

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1737 POLITICIAN

Randy Laverty

Born 1953

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1738 POLITICIAN

Terry Van Horne

1946 - 2012

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1739 FILM

Samuel Sax

1880 - 1962

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1740 OFFICER

Robert Semple (Medal of Honor)

1887 - 1943

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1741 MILITAR

Manus MacCloskey

1874 - 1963

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1742 FOOTBALL

Chuck Heberling

Died 2019

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1743 MUSIC

Jack Wright

Born 1942

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1744 ACTOR

George Harris (attore 1892)

1892 - 1954

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1745 BUSINESS

James F. Rothenberg

1946 - 2015

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1746 FOOTBALL

George Rosso

1930 - 1994

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1747 LAWYER

Michael T. Joyce

Born 1949

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1748 MILITAR

David B. McKibbin

1831 - 1890

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1749 FOOTBALL

Paul Jones (American football)

Born 1992

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1750 BUSINESS

William Plankinton

1843 - 1905

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1751 ARTIST

William Kolakoski

1944 - 1997

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1752 FOOTBALL

Robb Smith

Born 1975

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1753 SCREENWRITER

Michael Mitnick

Born 1983

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1754 ENTREPRENEUR

Peter Jubeck

1936 - 2003

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1755 PRIEST

Henry J. McAnulty

1915 - 1995

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1756 FOOTBALL

Herb Graver

1880 - 1954

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1757 PLAYER

Danny Seemiller

Born 1954

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1758 POLITICIAN

Robert F. Burkardt

1923 - 2006

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1759 MUSIC

Don Aliquo

Born 1960

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1760 SPORT

Mike Miller (American football coach)

Born 1970

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1761 BASEBALL

Henry Jones (pitcher)

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1762 LAWYER

Josh Kaul

Born 1980

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1763 ACADEMIC

Cynthia M. Bulik

Born 1960

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1764 BASEBALL

Red Fisher (baseball)

1887 - 1940

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1765 FOOTBALL

Tom Jelley

Born 1926

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1766 GERONTOLOGIST

Terry Fulmer

-

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1767 BASEBALL

Harry Kirsch

1887 - 1925

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1768 COMEDIAN

Gloria Bigelow

-

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1769 JOURNALIST

Michael Luo

Born 1976

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1770 POLITICIAN

Michael P. Schaefer

1946 - 2013

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1771 SCHOLAR

Walter Harrison (university administrator)

Born 1946

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1772 BASEBALL

Regis Leheny

1908 - 1976

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1773 FOOTBALL

Bill McKalip

1907 - 1993

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1774 ARTIST

John Lefelhocz

Born 1967

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1775 PRIEST

John Paul Elford

1922 - 1991

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1776 COMPOSER

Cynthia Cozette Lee

Born 1953

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1777 NAVY

Carlett Brown Angianlee

Born 1927

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1778 POLITICIAN

William Russell Robinson

1942 - 2020

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1779 HOCKEY

Sergio Somma

Born 1987

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1780 MUSIC

Hank Van Sickle

Born 1961

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1781 ARTIST

Jerry Harris

1945 - 2016

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1782 JUDGE

Henry X. O'Brien

1903 - 1990

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1783 FOOTBALL

Nick Kolarac

Born 1992

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1784 BASEBALL

Frank Robison

1852 - 1908

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1785 LAWYER

Alec Karakatsanis

Born 1983

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1786 GANGSTER

Dante "Tex" Gill

1930 - 2003

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1787 BASEBALL

Marr Phillips

1857 - 1928

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1788 ENGINEER

Tarus Balog

Born 1966

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1789 PLAYWRIGHT

Rosalie Abrams

1921 - 2010

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1790 CHEMIST

V. Everett Kinsey

1909 - 1978

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1791 POLITICIAN

Elisabeth Bennington

Born 1976

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1792 NOVELIST

Paola Corso

-

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1793 POLITICIAN

Leonard Bodack

1932 - 2015

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1794 BASEBALL

Jim Callahan (baseball)

1881 - 1968

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1795 ARMY

Charles Higby

1841 - 1903

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1796 COMEDIAN

Bill Crawford (comedian)

Born 1979

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1797 FOOTBALL

Joe Matesic

Born 1929

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1798 POLITICIAN

John F. Forward Jr.

1876 - 1938

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1799 CYCLIST

Ken Kifer

1945 - 2003

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1800 BASEBALL

Andy Bruckmiller

1882 - 1970

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