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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

1801 BASEBALL

Betty Jane Cornett

1932 - 2006

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1802 PHYSICIAN

Rosetta Burke

Born 1937

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1803 POLITICIAN

Raymond Book

1925 - 2018

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1804 OFFICER

Alexander Murray (1816–1884)

1816 - 1884

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1805 SPORT

Matt Limegrover

Born 1968

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1806 COACH

Milan Vooletich

1941 - 2006

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1807 FOOTBALL

Greg McGhee

Born 1992

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1808 BASEBALL

Stanley Robison

1854 - 1911

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1809 SKATER

Jenette Maitz

Born 1987

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1810 BUSINESS

Jack Buncher

1911 - 2001

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1811 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Joseph G. Brimmeier

Born 1948

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1812 PRODUCER

Dennis Snee

Died 2019

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1813 POLITICIAN

John F. Forward Sr.

1851 - 1926

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1814 BASEBALL

Jack McCandless

1891 - 1961

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1815 BASEBALL

Jake Seymour

1854 - 1917

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1816 BASEBALL

William Zay

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1817 BUSINESS

Robert D. Kennedy

-

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1818 HEAD COACH

Skip Wymard

1890 - 1970

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1819 WRITER

Kathy Gruver

Born 1970

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1820 PHYSICIST

Edward L. Fireman

1922 - 1990

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1821 SAILING

Benjamin F. B. Hunter

1821 - 1884

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1822 MUSIC

Jeff Banks (musician)

1927 - 1997

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1823 STUDIES

Zack Furness

Born 1977

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1824 HOCKEY

Ashley Vesci

Born 1993

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1825 BASEBALL

Rip Collins (catcher)

1909 - 1969

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1826 SPORT

Bill Zito

Born 1964

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1827 JOURNALIST

Tom Squitieri

Born 1953

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1828 PAINTER

Fay Morgan Taylor

1909 - 1990

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1829 RACECAR

I. P. Fetterman

1887 - 1924

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1830 BASEBALL

Chris George (right-handed pitcher)

Born 1966

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1831 PHILANTHROPIST

Margaret Copley Thaw

1877 - 1942

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1832 MILLER

Theodore Schaffer

Born 1856

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1833 FOOTBALL

Hugh Knox

1883 - 1936

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1834 POLICE

William Ward (police officer)

1921 - 2006

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1835 LAWYER

Philip A. Miscimarra

Born 1956

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1836 SURGEON

Larry Lemak

Born 1943

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1837 COACH

Kirk Talley (American football)

Born 1959

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1838 POLICE

Donald Aubrecht

1930 - 2012

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1839 LAWYER

Hubert Irving Teitelbaum

1915 - 1995

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1840 FOOTBALL

George Reihner

Born 1955

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1841 BUSINESS

Fred Lind Alles

1851 - 1945

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1842 REPUBLICAN

John G. Good

1926 - 2003

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1843 POLITICIAN

Paul Ramsey (politician)

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1844 ACADEMIC

Barbara W. Newell

Born 1929

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1845 FOOTBALL

Don Silvestri

Born 1968

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1846 WRITER

Richard R. Werry

1916 - 1987

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1847 GENETICIST

Dietrich Stephan

Born 1969

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1848 POLITICIAN

Gerald Kaufman (Pennsylvania politician)

Born 1932

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1849 WRITER

Joe Bartnick

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1850 MINISTER

John Fife

-

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1851 BASEBALL

Grant Briggs

1865 - 1928

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1852 AIKIDO

Ellis Amdur

Born 1952

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1853 SCULPTOR

James Simon (sculptor)

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1854 POLITICIAN

Robert Geisler

1925 - 1993

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1855 DOCTOR

Allen Secher

Born 1935

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1856 LAWYER

Bernard McGinley

Born 1946

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1857 DRIVER

Roy Pike

Born 1938

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1858 FOOTBALL

LaRoi Johnson

Born 1985

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1859 BASEBALL

Chuck Lauer

1865 - 1915

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1860 PERCUSSIONIST

Lisa Pegher

Born 1980

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1861 POLITICIAN

Michael Diven

Died 2020

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1862 TRADE UNION

Edward W. Rodzwicz

Born 1946

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1863 LAWYER

James Scott Young

1848 - 1914

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1864 BUSINESS

Jennifer Davidson (executive)

1969 - 2007

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1865 FOOTBALL

Miles Sanders

Born 1997

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1866 JAZZ

Daryl Campbell

1924 - 2011

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1867 POLITICIAN

Edward Early

Born 1935

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1868 ENTREPRENEUR

William Fisher (media executive)

Born 1960

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1869 SAILOR

Ding Schoonmaker

Born 1930

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1870 BALLET

Simon Ball

Born 1976

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1871 POLITICIAN

Frank Pistella

Born 1951

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1872 MUSIC

Patrick Joseph

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1873 BASEBALL

Bill Fulton (baseball)

Born 1963

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1874 ARMY

Louis Gedeon

1877 - 1950

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1875 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Jacob W. Gruber

1921 - 2019

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1876 LAWYER

Joseph F. Weis Jr.

1923 - 2014

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1877 BASKET

Kyle Goldcamp

Born 1986

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1878 REFEREE

Andy DePaul

1928 - 2014

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1879 BUSINESS

Stanley Gumberg

1927 - 2009

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1880 GOLF

Davidson Herron

1897 - 1956

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1881 SPORT

Dan McCoy (sledge hockey)

Born 1994

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1882 POLITICIAN

Frank O'Brien

1918 - 2006

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1883 BASEBALL

John Lickert

Born 1960

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1884 POLITICIAN

C. L. Schmitt

1912 - 1993

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1885 OFFICER

Elliott Warren Rice

1835 - 1887

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1886 FOOTBALL

Don Schaefer

Born 1934

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1887 JOURNALIST

Mike Seate

Born 1965

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1888 MUSIC

Ron Anthony

Born 1933

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1889 POLITICIAN

Michael M. Mullen

1918 - 1978

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1890 POLITICIAN

Robert F. Frazier

Born 1949

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1891 SURGEON

G. Michael Deeb

Born 1949

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1892 FOOTBALL

Orville Hewitt

1898 - 1955

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1893 POLITICIAN

George Till

Born 1952

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1894 BASEBALL

Jack Cummings (baseball)

1904 - 1962

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1895 POLITICIAN

Thomas Tangretti

Born 1946

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1896 INVENTOR

Nathan Schulhof

Born 1949

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1897 BASEBALL

Guy Conti

Born 1942

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1898 POLITICIAN

Steve Seventy

1927 - 1988

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1899 BASKET

Emily Correal

Born 1990

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1900 POLITICIAN

Stephen Grabowski

Born 1952

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1901 JAZZ

Felix Giobbe

1914 - 1985

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1902 FOOTBALL

Bob Shiring

1870 - 1957

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1903 FOOTBALL

Tom Brown (end)

1921 - 2013

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1904 POLITICIAN

Thomas C. Petrone

1937 - 2014

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1905 PUBLISHER

Chester L. Washington

1902 - 1983

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1906 POLITICIAN

James B. Kelly

Born 1941

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1907 BUSINESS

John G. McCaskey

1874 - 1924

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1908 MISSING

Marshall Lagerquist

1907 - 1977

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1909 FOOTBALL

Tirrell Greene

Born 1972

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1910 BASEBALL

Billy Otterson

1862 - 1940

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1911 POLITICIAN

David B. Mitchell (police officer)

Born 1950

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1912 OFFICER

Robert Uhlmann

1919 - 1941

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1913 CONGRESS

William J. Whalen III

1940 - 2006

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1914 POLITICIAN

Andrew Fenrich

1914 - 1992

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1915 SPORT

Marco Rullo

Born 1976

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1916 POLITICIAN

Jay R. Wells

Born 1940

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1917 SPORT

Cathy Hamblin

Born 1953

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1918 AEROSPACE

Earl Schuyler Kleinhans

1905 - 1996

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1919 FOOTBALL

Jamie Luchini

Born 1994

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1920 FILM

Edith Lindeman

1898 - 1984

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1921 POLITICIAN

Kenneth Jadlowiec

Born 1951

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1922 SPORT

Simon B. Gray

-

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1923 POLITICIAN

John B. McCue

1921 - 2010

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1924 FOOTBALL

Jack Itzel

1924 - 1966

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1925 RESEARCH

James Falk

Born 1954

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1926 BASEBALL

Howie Gorman

1913 - 1984

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1927 SPORT

James Callahan (ice hockey)

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1928 FOOTBALL

Gary Butler

Born 1984

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1929 EXECUTIVE

Richard Rompala

Born 1947

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1930 POLITICIAN

Donald Bair

1903 - 1973

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1931 BUSINESS

Kevin Popović

Born 1964

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1932 LAWYER

Ross Wilkins

1799 - 1872

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1933 CEO

David Thornburgh

Born 1958

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1934 SPORT

Gary Dunn (American football coach)

Born 1970

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1935 BUSINESS

Edward P. Evans

1942 - 2010

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1936 BASEBALL

Wally Reinecker

1890 - 1957

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1937 FOOTBALL

Anthony Virgara

Born 1991

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1938 BASKET

Alan Bovard

1906 - 1983

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1939 POLITICIAN

Charles Caputo

1912 - 1986

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1940 ROWER

Catherine Menges

Born 1952

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1941 BASEBALL

William Kerr (baseball)

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1942 BUSINESS

Samuel S. Brown

1842 - 1905

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1943 ACTIVIST

Anne Pride

1942 - 1990

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1944 POLITICIAN

Joseph Rhodes Jr.

1947 - 2013

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1945 POLITICIAN

Roger F. Duffy

1925 - 2007

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1946 BASEBALL

Cy Rheam

1893 - 1947

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1947 COPYWRITING

James Hartzell

1931 - 2010

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1948 BASKET

Brad Jones (basketball)

Born 1960

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1949 FOOTBALL

Fred Glatz

Born 1933

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1950 MATHEMATICIAN

Elayne Arrington

-

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1951 POLITICIAN

Helen Gillette

1919 - 1991

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1952 DESIGNER

Meredith Davis

Born 1948

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1953 FOOTBALL

George Deiderich

1936 - 1999

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1954 BUSINESS

David Wilstein

1928 - 2017

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1955 FOOTBALL

John Cenci

Born 1934

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1956 ALLENATORE

Steve Klaus

1904 - 1992

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1957 POLITICIAN

H. Sheldon Parker

Born 1938

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1958 WRITER

Ronald Caplan

Born 1945

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1959 POLITICIAN

John B. Hunt

Born 1956

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1960 BASEBALL

Ray Kennedy (baseball)

1895 - 1969

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1961 BASEBALL

Buck Sweeney

1890 - 1955

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1962 POLITICIAN

Leonard Sweeney

Born 1943

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1963 GUITAR

Buck Page

1922 - 2006

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1964 ROWER

Bill Lang (rower)

Born 1956

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1965 FOOTBALL

Bill Pritula

1922 - 2006

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1966 NOVELIST

Charles Nelson (writer)

Born 1942

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1967 POLITICIAN

Richard Frankenburg

Born 1929

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1968 CARTOONIST

Stan Fine

1924 - 2009

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1969 PAINTER

Rochelle Blumenfeld

Born 1936

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1970 POLITICIAN

Paul W. Miller

1899 - 1976

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1971 FOOTBALL

John A. Hall (American football)

1877 - 1919

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1972 POLITICIAN

Ronald Goebbel

Born 1936

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1973 SWIMMING

Dave Geyer

Born 1977

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1974 MOUNTAINEER

Richard Burgunder

Born 1979

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1975 FOOTBALL

John Moorehead

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1976 SPORT

John McCurdy (baseball)

Born 1981

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1977 POLITICIAN

Paul Lutty

1917 - 1988

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1978 ENGINEER

Vincent P. Drnevich

-

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1979 FOOTBALL

Gary DePalma

Born 1976

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1980 FOOTBALL

Charley Aull

1869 - 1958

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1981 FOOTBALL

Orville Siegfried

1903 - 1965

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1982 RUGBY

Kurt Weaver

Born 1979

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1983 FOOTBALL

Elijah Fields

Born 1988

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1984 SINGER

Little Caesar (singer)

1928 - 1994

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1985 BASEBALL

John Gallagher (baseball)

1892 - 1952

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1986 BASEBALL

Alexander Nevin

1850 - 1921

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1987 POLITICIAN

Joseph Zord

1910 - 1994

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1988 POLITICIAN

George F. Pott Jr.

1943 - 2001

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1989 POLITICIAN

Ferdinand E. Volz

1823 - 1876

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1990 AIR FORCE

Richard Bodycombe

1922 - 2019

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1991 FOOTBALL

Stan Robb

1901 - 1959

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1992 POLITICIAN

John T. Walsh (politician)

1898 - 1977

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1993 JUDGE

James Milholland

1887 - 1956

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1994 POLITICIAN

Ben Rubin (legislator)

1886 - 1942

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1995 FOOTBALL

William Tornabene

Born 1942

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1996 FOOTBALL

Leonard Hilty

1896 - 1978

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1997 BASEBALL

Pete McShannic

1864 - 1946

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1998 SINGER

Miriamm Wright

Born 1971

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1999 MUSIC

Scott Earl Holman

Born 1954

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2000 WRITER

Kelly Starling Lyons

Born 1963

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2001 POLITICIAN

Don Hahnfeldt

1944 - 2017

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2002 PAINTER

Louise Pershing

1904 - 1986

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2003 BASKET

Paul Widowitz

1917 - 2007

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2004 POLITICIAN

Robert Horgos

Born 1948

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2005 OFFICER

Arthur V. Ely

1912 - 1942

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2006 POLITICIAN

Charles Logue (politician)

1922 - 2000

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2007 WRITER

Samuel Casey Carter

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2008 PHYSICIAN

Charles Mertz Arbuthnot

1852 - 1920

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2009 ARTIST

Laura Jean McLaughlin

Born 1965

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2010 ACADEMIC

Richard Kneedler

Born 1943

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2011 RACE CAR

Rick Miaskiewicz

Born 1953

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2012 BASEBALL

Bob Veselic

1955 - 1995

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2013 ACTOR

Stella Mayhew

1874 - 1934

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2014 JUDGE

John Joseph O'Connell

1894 - 1949

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2015 PRIEST

Donald Davies (bishop)

1920 - 2011

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2016 SOLDIER

Archibald H. Rowand, Jr.

1845 - 1913

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2017 WRITER

Robert W. Krepps

1919 - 1980

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2018 SECRETARY

T. Michael Kerr

Born 1962

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2019 MISSING

James Y. McKee

1836 - 1891

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2020 POLITICIAN

James S. Lithgow

1812 - 1902

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2021 COACH

Howard Weyers

1934 - 2018

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2022 PIANIST

Norman Frauenheim

1897 - 1989

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2023 BASKET

Nolan Cressler

Born 1994

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2024 LAWYER

John Lester Miller

1901 - 1978

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2025 NOVELIST

Anna Monardo

Born 1956

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2026 SPORT

Bob Mazie

1938 - 2017

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2027 ACADEMIC

Don Scharfetter

1934 - 2000

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2028 PRIEST

Carl Hensler

1898 - 1984

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2029 MANAGER

Paul Skoutelas

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2030 SCULPTOR

Clare Pfeifer Garrett

1882 - 1946

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2031 ARTIST

Robert Sands (artist)

Born 1943

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2032 BUSINESS

Tad Potter

1933 - 2013

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2033 HORSE TRAINER

Timothy F. Ritchey

Born 1951

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2034 BASKET

Henry Wade-Chatman

Born 1992

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2035 FOOTBALL

Ken Long

Born 1953

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2036 BASEBALL

Frank Shaffer

1859 - 1939

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2037 POLITICIAN

Howard Forman

Born 1946

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2038 SPORT

Steve Knowlton

1922 - 1998

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2039 FOOTBALL

Frank Bucci

Born 1956

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2040 MUSIC

Madeleine Yayodele Nelson

1948 - 2018

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2041 POLITICIAN

John R. Jones (Wisconsin politician)

Born 1850

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2042 FOOTBALL

Nathan Salsi

Born 1981

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2043 POLITICIAN

A. G. Bainbridge

1885 - 1936

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2044 CORSAIR

Rust Heinz

1914 - 1939

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2045 BASEBALL

Harry McChesney

1880 - 1960

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2046 ACTOR

Roberta Gale

1914 - 2008

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2047 PAINTER

William Rose (affichiste)

Born 1909

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2048 MUSIC

Jimmy Jackson (Musiker)

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2049 FOOTBALL

William J. Duff

1856 - 1922

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2050 BASEBALL

Jack Calhoun

1879 - 1947

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2051 PAINTER

Emanuele Laustino

1916 - 1988

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2052 FOOTBALL

Ryan Leven

Born 1977

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2053 BASKET

Gene Rosenthal

1914 - 2006

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2054 ACTOR

Kim Donovan

-

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2055 POLITICIAN

Buck McGovern

1873 - 1962

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2056 ACTOR

C. Lindsay Workman

1924 - 2012

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2057 EDITOR

Mary A. Miller

-

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2058 JUDGE

Austin Leander Staley

1902 - 1978

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2059 ACADEMIC

Charlene R. Nunley

Born 1950

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2060 SOLDIER

Milton Matthews

Died 1896

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2061 BISHOP

David Leighton

1922 - 2013

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2062 MISSING

Andrew Sorenson

1938 - 2011

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2063 FOOTBALL

David Egan (soccer)

-

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2064 MISSING

Henry Blake Hays

1829 - 1881

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2065 ARTIST

Laurie Trok

-

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2066 OFFICER

William N. McKelvy Sr.

1869 - 1933

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2067 HOCKEY

Syl Apps (1976)

Born 1976

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2068 ACTIVIST

Pauline Hanauer Rosenberg

1865 - 1940

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2069 BASKET

Edward Spotovich

1916 - 2002

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2070 LAWYER

William Alvah Stewart

1903 - 1953

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2071 MAFIOSO

Charles Porter (mafioso)

Born 1933

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2072 FOOTBALL

Ralph Bouch

1932 - 2016

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2073 POET

Heather McNaugher

Born 1969

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2074 FOOTBALL

Billy Kountz

-

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2075 SPORT

Neal Brendel

Born 1954

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2076 LAWYER

Charles Prentiss Orr

1858 - 1922

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2077 BASEBALL

Gene Layden

1894 - 1984

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2078 FOOTBALL

Eugene Messler

Born 1873

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2079 CONDUCTOR

James Bates (conductor)

1952 - 2014

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2080 BISHOP

Edward C. Chalfant

Born 1937

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2081 FOOTBALL

Charles H. Guy

1924 - 2010

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2082 EDUCATOR

Bird Stein Gans

1868 - 1944

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2083 LIBRARIAN

Patricia Barnett

Born 1942

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2084 ARTIST

Joseph Young (artist)

1919 - 2007

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2085 REPORTER

Russell Mullen

1924 - 2019

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2086 PHYSICIST

Simeon Adlow Friedberg

1925 - 2005

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2087 FOOTBALL

Burt Aull

1871 - 1947

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2088 PLAYER

Robert Bennett (tennis)

1923 - 1995

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2089 OFFICER

Edward D. Sheafer Jr.

1940 - 2016

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2090 BASKET

Ken Hudson

1939 - 2012

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2091 POLITICIAN

Kathy Parker

Born 1943

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2092 BASEBALL

Tim Lawry

1911 - 1999

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2093 JOURNALIST

Paul Blair

1942 - 2011

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2094 POLITICIAN

Neal Cheetham

1845 - 1917

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2095 FOOTBALL

Daniel Zampini

1901 - 1971

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2096 MUSIC

Delsey McKay

1924 - 2004

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2097 MUSIC

Ariana Stewart

Born 1989

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2098 FOOTBALL

Al Simpson

Born 1951

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2099 PLAYER

Daniel Tublin

Born 1992

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2100 SINGER

Lingerie (chanteur)

Born 1984

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