Hazleton, Pennsylvania
1. Jack Palance (1919)
Actor Boxer
Classic actor who did one-handed push ups at age 73 after receiving an Academy Award for his role in City Slickers. He was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of...
2. Andrew Soltis (1947)
Chess Player
Famous for his chess columns in the New York Post and Chess Life, this writer and renowned chess player became an International Chess Master in the mid-1970s and a Chess...
3. Joe Maddon (1954)
American Baseball Player Coach A
MLB manager who helped the Chicago Cubs break their 100-plus year curse by winning the 2016 World Series in seven games over the Cleveland Indians. He was named American League...
4. Amber Lee Ettinger (1982)
Actress
Amber Lee Ettinger is an American actress, internet celebrity, model, and singer. Ettinger became notable after being hired to portray Obama Girl in Barely Political's June 2007 Internet video...
5. John Dapcevich (1926)
Alaska Politician
John Evan Dapcevich is a retired state official in Alaska. Dapcevich was born in Hazleton Pennsylvania in 1926 to Sam and Stana Dapcevich immigrants from Montenegro where his father worked...
6. Carl Duser (1932)
American Baseball Player
Carl Robert Duser is a retired American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Kansas City Athletics during the 1956 and 1958 seasons.
7. Sherrie Levine (1947)
American Photographer
Sherrie Levine is an American photographer and appropriation artist.
8. Allan Holman (1929)
American Politician
Allan W. Holman Jr. is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He was born in Hazleton Pennsylvania in 1929. He married Joan Robinson and raised...
9. Tom Stish (1950)
American Politician
Thomas B. Stish is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
10. Daniel J. Flood (1903)
American Politician
Daniel John Dan Flood was a flamboyant and long-serving Democratic United States Representative from Pennsylvania. Flood was credited with leading the effort to help the Wilkes-Barre area recover after the...
11. Michael Conahan (1952)
American Judge
Michael T. Conahan is a convicted felon and former judge from Luzerne County Pennsylvaniawho committed the Kids for cash scandal in2008 with fellow judge Mark Ciavarella. Conahan as president judge...
12. Ronald Gatski (1935)
American Politician
Ronald B. Gatski is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
13. H. Craig Lewis (1944)
American Politician
Harold Craig Lewis was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate representing Bucks County and parts of Philadelphia served five terms from 1975 to 1994. Lewis was chair of...
14. Lou Barletta (1956)
American Politician
Louis J. Barletta is an American politician who has been the U. S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district since 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. He...
15. Edward J. Bonin (1904)
American Politician
Edward John Bonin was a Republican member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Edward Bonin was born in Hazleton Pennsylvania of Polish descent. He served in the...
16. Mike Tresh (1914)
Major League Baseball Player
Michael Mike Tresh was a catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1938 through 1949 he played for the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians. Tresh batted and threw right-handed. He...
