McKeesport, Pennsylvania
1. Aline MacMahon (1899)
Actress
Acclaimed actress who appeared in The Man from Laramie and dozens of other films during her 50-year career.
2. Byron Janis (1928)
American Musician
Esteemed classical pianist who was equally adept at Beethoven, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, and David W. Guion.
3. Brandon Short (1977)
All-american College Football Pl
Former NFL linebacker that played for the New York Giants and the Carolina Panthers during his seven-year career. He was a member of the 2000 Giants team that lost to the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl...
4. Swin Cash (1979)
Basketball Player
Highly-decorated basketball forward who became a multiple-time WNBA Champion, winning titles with the Detroit Shock and Seattle Storm. She also led the United States national women's basketball team to gold...
5. Tamara Tunie (1959)
American Actor
Tony Award-winning actress who appeared in Spring Awakening and played attorney Jessica Griffin in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She also appeared in the 2012 film Flight.
6. Bette Ford (1937)
American Bullfighter
Bette Ford is an actress and former model and professional bullfighter. She was the first American woman to fight on foot in the Plaza México the world's largest bullfight arena.
7. Ross Fichtner (1938)
American Football Player
Ross William Fichtner was an American football cornerback in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Purdue University. He is also the...
8. Stan Cooper (1940)
Member Of Wyoming State Senate
Stan Cooper is a State Senator in Wyoming.
9. John E. McLaughlin (1942)
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John Edward McLaughlin is the former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence and former Acting Director of Central Intelligence. His CIA career lasted more than 30 years starting in 1972 with...
10. Dennis Franks (1953)
American Football Player
Dennis John Franks is a former American football player. He played professional football as a center and on special teams for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1976 to 1978 and for...
11. Raymond J. Lane (1946)
American Businessman
Raymond J. Ray Lane is an American business executive and strategist specializing in technology and finance. Lane is best known for assisting corporations with technology strategy organizational development team building...
12. Sheila Johnson (1949)
American Business Woman
Sheila Crump Johnson is the team president managing partner and governor of the WNBA's Washington Mystics a position she earned before the 2005 season. On May 24 2005 Washington Sports...
13. Brian Holton (1959)
American Baseball Player
Brian John Holton is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues primarily in relief from 1985 to 1990. He was a member of the Los Angeles...
14. Frank Buchanan (1902)
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15. Gary Leitzell (1961)
American Mayor
Gary Leitzell is a businessman and the former mayor of the city of Dayton Ohio.
16. Emil Mrkonic (1927)
American Politician
Emil Mrkonic was a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
17. Sam Sneed (1968)
African-american Musician Rapper
Sam Sneed is an American producer and rapper. He originally got his start working as a producer for K-Solo and the Hit Squad.
18. Tim Conroy (1960)
American Baseball Player
Timothy James Conroy was a pitcher for the Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals. Conroy was the Oakland Athletics' first round draft pick after graduating from Gateway Senior High School...
19. Marc Gergely (1969)
American Politician
Marc J. Gergely is a Democratic Party member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 35th District and was elected in 2002. He is currently the Deputy Whip and...
20. Joe Zewe (1983)
American Soccer Player
Joe Zewe is an American soccer player currently without a club.
21. Russell Stuvaints (1980)
Player Of American Football
Russell Stuvaints is an American football defensive back for Team Arkansas of the All American Football League and formerly for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
22. Rick Krivda (1970)
Baseball Player
Rick Michael Krivda pitched 12 years in professional baseball and won a gold medal in the 2000 Olympics. Krivda graduated from McKeesport High School in 1988. He then went on...
23. Rob Holmberg (1971)
American Football Player
Robert Anthony Holmberg is a former American football linebacker who played eight seasons in the National Football League. Rob played High School football for Mt. Pleasant Area in Mt. Pleasant...
24. Maurice Leggett (1986)
American Football Player
Maurice Lamar Leggett is an American football cornerback who is currently a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He entered the NFL as a free...
25. Frank N. Wolf (1897)
American Football And Basketball
N. Wolf was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Waynesburg University from 1921 to 1922 and again from 1928 to...
26. Scott Seabol (1975)
American Baseball Player
Scott Anthony Seabol is a former Major League Baseball player. He made his major league debut on April 8 2001 with the New York Yankees but only for a single...
27. Tom Qualters (1935)
American Baseball Player
Thomas Francis Qualters nicknamed Money Bags is a former right-handed major league baseball pitcher born in McKeesport Pennsylvania. He played with the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago White Sox in...
28. Russ Goetz (1930)
Baseball Umpire
Russell Louis Goetz is a former professional baseball umpire who worked in the American League from 1968 to 1983. Goetz umpired 2384 major league games in his 16 year career....
29. Jim Baechtold (1927)
American Basketball Player-coach
James E. Jim Baechtold was an American basketball player and professor at Eastern Kentucky University. He played collegiately for Eastern Kentucky University. He was selected by the Baltimore Bullets in...
30. Bob Long (1942)
American Football Player
Robert Andrew Bob Long is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League who played in the 1960s and 1970s and earned two Super Bowl rings. He...