Altoona, Pennsylvania
1. Darlie Routier (1970)
American Murderer
Texas woman who was sentenced to the death penalty via lethal injection for the murder of her five-year-old son, Damon Routier. Her other son, Devon, was also killed the same...
2. Janet Blair (1921)
Actress
Popular actress of the 1940s and '50s who had a long run on Broadway, with several years of playing the lead role in Hollywood films.
3. Paul Winter (1939)
American Musician
Six-time Grammy Award nominee who has recorded more than thirty albums, including Sun Singer in 1983 and Solstice Live! ten years later.
4. John Pielmeier (1949)
American Writer
Screenwriter most known for his work on the film, The Pillars of the Earth.
5. Doug West (1967)
American Basketball Player
Former NBA shooting guard/small forward who spent the bulk of his career with the Minnesota Timberwolves. His 6,000-plus points were a franchise record for Minnesota that remained until Kevin Garnett...
6. Charlie Crist (1956)
Politician
Affiliated first with the Republican Party and later (after a stint as an Independent) with the Democratic Party, this Florida politician served from 2007 until 2011 as his state's forty-fourth...
7. Andrew Kevin Walker (1964)
American Screenwriter
Nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay for penning Seven starring Brad Pitt.
8. Betty James (1918)
American Businessman
Betty M. James was an American businessperson who came up with the name for the Slinky her husband Richard T. James invented. She ran James Industries the firm that manufactured...
9. John Eichelberger (1958)
American Politician
John Eichelberger of Blair Township Pennsylvania is a Pennsylvania State Senator. He is a member of the Republican Party. He represents the 30th district of the Pennsylvania State Senate. Eichelberger...
10. Blaine Earon (1927)
American Football Player
Blaine Allen Earon is a former professional American football defensive lineman in the National Football League. After playing college football Duke University Earon was drafted by the Detroit Lions in...
11. Billy Baron (1990)
Basketball Player
Billy Baron is an American basketball player who just finished his college career with the Canisius Golden Griffins in 2014. He was named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the...
12. Robert Jubelirer (1937)
American Politician
Robert C. Jubelirer is a Republican Pennsylvania political leader.
13. Andrew Jackson Bettwy (1894)
American Mayor
Andrew Jackson Bettwy an Arizona Democrat served as Mayor of Nogales Arizona from 1935 to 1937 was an Arizona delegate at the Democratic National Conventions of 1924 and 1928 was...
14. Samuel Canan (1898)
Naval Officer And Governor Of Am
Samuel Wakefield Canan was a United States Navy officer and the 34th Governor of American Samoa. Canan was born on June 7 1898 in Altoona Pennsylvania. He was admitted to...
15. James Loy (1942)
Deputy Secretary Of Homeland Sec
Admiral James Milton Loy served as Acting United States Secretary of Homeland Security in 2005 and United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security from December 4 2003 to March 1...
16. John Milliron (1947)
American Politician
John Patrick Milliron is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
17. Billy Clapper (1982)
American Basketball Player-coach
Billy Clapper is an American college basketball coach and is the head men's basketball coach at Penn State Altoona. He was hired as the head coach of the Lions on...
18. W. William Wilt (1918)
American Politician
. William Wilt is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
19. Barry McCauley (Unknow)
American Opera Singer
Barry McCauley was an American operatic tenor. He sang leading roles with major opera companies throughout the world including the Metropolitan Opera and the Paris Opera. McCauley was born in...
20. Richard Geist (1944)
American Politician
Richard A. Rick Geist is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 79th District who was first elected in 1978.
21. William B. Walton (1871)
American Politician
Bell Walton was an American lawyer politician and U. S. Representative from New Mexico. Born in Altoona Pennsylvania Walton attended the public schools and South Jersey Institute Bridgeton New Jersey....
22. D. Brooks Smith (1951)
American Judge
David Brookman Smith known professionally as D. Brooks Smith is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was previously Chief Judge on...
23. Rob Boston (1962)
unknow
Robert Boston is Director of Communications for Americans United for Separation of Church and State and Editor of Church & State magazine. He has worked at Americans United since 1987...
24. Michael Behe (1952)
American Biochemist
Michael J. Behe is an American biochemist author and intelligent design advocate. He currently serves as professor of biochemistry at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania and as a senior fellow of...
25. John Joyce (1957)
Actor
26. Brad Benson (1955)
American Football Player
Brad William Benson is a former professional American football player. He was an offensive lineman with the New York Giants of the National Football League from 1978 to 1988 and...
27. Thomas C. Creighton (1945)
American Politician
Tom Creighton is a former Republican Party member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 37th District serving from 2001 through 2013.
28. Edwin G. Johnson (1922)
American Politician
Edwin G. Johnson was a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He died in Las Vegas in 1999.
29. Mike Iuzzolino (1968)
American Basketball Player And C
Michael Alan Iuzzolino is the director of basketball operations at the University of New Mexico and a retired professional basketball player. He was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the...
30. Danah boyd (1977)
American Social Media Researcher
boyd is a social media scholar youth researcher and advocate working at Microsoft Research New York University Media Culture & Communication and the Harvard Berkman Center for Internet & Society....
31. Ron Blazier (1971)
American Baseball Player
Ronald Patrick Ron Blazier is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He bats and throws right-handed. Blazier was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1989 and...
32. Brian Sell (1978)
Athletics (sport) Competitor
Brian Sell is a retired American long-distance runner who specialized in various long-distance track events before specializing as a marathoner in his professional career with Hansons-Brooks Distance Project. Sell represented...
33. Alexander Donoghue (1863)
American Baseball Player
Alexander F. Donoghue was a Major League Baseball player. He played outfielder and shortstop for the 1891 Philadelphia Phillies of the National League. He played in the minor leagues from...
34. Walt Thomas (1884)
American Baseball Player
Thomas was a professional baseball player. He played part of one season in Major League Baseball for the Boston Doves from 1908. He appeared in five games all as a...
35. John Gochnaur (1875)
American Baseball Player
John Peter Gochnaur was a professional baseball player. He played three seasons in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1903 for the Brooklyn Superbas and Cleveland Bronchos/Naps. He appeared in...
36. Tommy Irwin (1912)
American Baseball Player
Thomas Andrew Irwin was a Major League Baseball player. An alumnus of the University of North Carolina Irwin was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 1938 and played three games...
37. John Ake (1861)
Major League Baseball Player
John Leckie Ake was an American Major League Baseball player who played mainly as a third baseman for the 1884 Baltimore Orioles of the American Association. Before and after his...
38. Troy Benson (1963)
American Football Player
Troy B. Benson is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for four seasons for the New York Jets.