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Famous Pittsburghers
It's a wonderful life in Pittsburgh and Its Countryside. Wonderful for names like Jimmy Stewart and Fred Rodgers, great actors of their time who got their start right here in western Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh raves about other famous sons and daughters like Joe Montana, Christina Aguilera, Gene Kelly and Andy Warhol. Those and many others have made Pittsburgh proud.
Andrew Carnegie
Son of a weaver, came to the U.S. in 1848 and settled in Allegheny, PA. At thirteen, went to work as a bobbin boy in a cotton mill. Moved rapidly th...more informationAndy Warhol
The son of Ruthenian immigrants, grew up in the ethnic North Side neighborhood of Pittsburgh, attending Holy Ghost Byzantian Church. Studied art as ...more informationAnnie Dillard
Born Annie Doak in 1945, spent her childhood in the affluent Pittsburgh neighborhood of Point Breeze in a family of eccentrics: father once quit his j...more informationArnold Palmer
Turning professional after winning the 1954 U.S. amateur championship, won the 1955 Canadian Open. Won the Masters tournament in 1958, 1960, 1962, and...more informationArt Blakey
Drummer and leader of the Jazz Messengers, a hard bop ensemble ofthe 1940's. In the 60s, 70s, and 80s, when artists on the cutting edge were attemptin...more informationAugust Wilson
Became involved in theatre in the late 1960s when he co-founded the Black Horizons Theater, a community theatre located in Pittsburgh. First attract...more informationBilly Eckstine (1914-1993)
His smooth baritone and distinctive vibrato broke down barriers throughout the 1940s, first as leader of the original bop big-band, then as the firs...more informationCity of Pittsburgh
Bobby Vinton
Born Stanley Robert Vintula, Jr., in Canonsburg. His song "There I've Said It Again," was the last to hit Number One in the USA before the British Inv...more informationBruce Weber
Studied in Princeton and at the New School for Social Research in New York. Has an international reputation as a photographer and has exhibited countl...more informationCharles "Teenie" Harris
A photographer for the Pittsburgh Courier, one of the pre-eminent black news weeklies in America. Traveled the alleys, workplaces, nightclubs, and b...more informationChristina Aguilera
Throughout her youth in Pittsburgh, Aguilera sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" before Pittsburgh Penguins hockey, Pittsburgh Steelers football and Pitts...more informationDavid McCullough
Author of some of the most popular and well-respected biographies including Pulitzer Prize-winning Truman (1992), John Adams (2001) and 1776 (2005). I...more informationDavid O. Selznick
Hollywood producer and magnate who was the driving force behind Gone With the Wind (1939). Son of the silent movie director Lewis J. Selznick, studied...more informationDennis Miller
In the 1970s, he won an award from Playboy Magazine for submitting the joke of the year. Then became a household name thanks to his years on TV's Satu...more informationErroll Garner
Musician and composer best known for "Misty." Was a professional pianist at age seven over KDKA radio. After high school, was featured with the Slam S...more informationFred Rogers
Host of the popular long-running public television children's show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Rogers' mild manner, cardigan sweaters and soft speaki...more informationGene Kelly
Born the third of five children, "The Five Kellys"—Jay, Jim, Gene, Louise, and Fred—performed amateur vaudeville shows around Pittsburgh. Family fou...more informationGeorge Benson
Singer who has achieved success both as a jazz musician and a pop vocalist. Organized his own rock band at the age of 17. During the 1960's, performed...more informationGeorge Romero
Film director born in 1940 and raised New York City. Attended Carnegie Mellon University and upon graduation, began shooting mostly short films and ...more informationGertrude Stein
Travelled the the U.S. and Europe as a child, and studied under philosopher William James at Radcliffe College. Moved to France in 1904 and found he...more informationHenry + Elsie Hillman
Henry is son of Pittsburgh steel mogul John Hartwell Hillman Jr., who built Pittsburgh Coke & Chemical. Joined the company after earning geology deg...more informationHenry Mancini
Raised in West Aliquippa, studied flute and piccolo, took lessons from Max Adkins, a Pittsburgh concertmaster and jazz fan. Fellow students were the...more informationHonus Wagner
Entered baseball's Major Leagues in 1897 with Louisville and played infield and outfield positions. When Pittsburgh replaced Louisville in the Nationa...more informationJeff Goldblum
Studied acting and piano and started on the New York stage. Was noticed by Robert Altman, who cast him in California Split (1974) and Nashville (1975)...more informationJimmy Stewart
Started in the movies in the 1930s, making light comedies as a wide-eyed innocent. Appeared in 20 films before earning an Oscar nomination for his def...more information|
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