Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
Ruggero J. Aldisert |
Judge |
10-Nov-1919 |
28-Dec-2014 |
3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, 1968-86 |
Hervey Allen |
Poet |
8-Dec-1889 |
28-Dec-1949 |
Ballads of the Border |
Susan E. Arnold |
Business |
c. 1954 |
|
Global Business President, Proctor & Gamble |
Max Baer |
Judge |
24-Dec-1947 |
|
Justice, Pennsylvania Supreme Court |
Joseph M. Barr |
Politician |
28-May-1906 |
26-Aug-1982 |
Mayor of Pittsburgh, 1959-70 |
Donald R. Beall |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Rockwell, 1988-98 |
Steven C. Beering |
Educator |
20-Aug-1932 |
|
President of Purdue, 1983-2000 |
Michael Bilirakis |
Politician |
16-Jul-1930 |
|
Congressman from Florida, 1983-2007 |
Herbert W. Boyer |
Biologist |
10-Jul-1936 |
|
Recombinant DNA, first synthetic insulin |
James S. Broadhurst |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
CEO of Eat’n Park Hospitality Group |
Mary Beth Buchanan |
Government |
25-Jul-1963 |
|
US Attorney, Western Pennsylvania |
William B. Buffum |
Diplomat |
10-Sep-1921 |
13-Apr-2012 |
US Ambassador to Lebanon, 1970-74 |
John Angus Campbell |
Activist |
10-Mar-1942 |
|
Discovery Institute |
Benjamin L. Cardin |
Politician |
5-Oct-1943 |
|
US Senator from Maryland |
Carol A. Cartwright |
Educator |
c. 1941 |
|
President of Kent State University, 1991-2006 |
Michael Chabon |
Novelist |
24-May-1963 |
|
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay |
Gabrielle Christian |
Actor |
30-Jul-1984 |
|
Spencer Carlin on South of Nowhere |
Bill Cobey |
Politician |
13-May-1939 |
|
Congressman from North Carolina, 1985-87 |
Adrian Cronauer |
Radio Personality |
8-Sep-1938 |
|
Subject of biopic Good Morning Vietnam |
Ray Danton |
Actor |
19-Sep-1931 |
11-Feb-1992 |
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond |
George A. Davidson, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Consolidated Natural Gas, 1987-2000 |
Mike Ditka |
Football |
18-Oct-1939 |
|
Chicago Bears Head Coach, 1982-92 |
Julie A. Dobson |
Business |
c. 1956 |
|
Former Bell Atlantic executive |
Frank Donatelli |
Activist |
4-Jul-1949 |
|
McGuireWoods Consulting |
Tony Dorsett |
Football |
7-Apr-1954 |
|
Dallas Cowboys RB |
James H. Duff |
Politician |
21-Jan-1883 |
20-Dec-1969 |
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1947-51 |
Emerson D. Farley, Jr. |
Doctor |
c. 1938 |
|
Retired Physician, Richmond, Virginia |
Tom Feeney |
Politician |
21-May-1958 |
|
Congressman from Florida, 2003-09 |
John A. Fees |
Business |
c. 1957 |
|
CEO, Babcock & Wilcox Companies |
Glenn W. Ferguson |
Educator |
28-Jan-1929 |
20-Dec-2007 |
University president, Ambassador to Kenya |
Homer S. Ferguson |
Politician |
25-Feb-1889 |
17-Dec-1982 |
US Senator from Michigan, 1943-55 |
Larry Fitzgerald |
Football |
31-Aug-1983 |
|
Arizona Cardinals WR |
Joe Flacco |
Football |
16-Jan-1985 |
|
Baltimore Ravens QB |
Peter F. Flaherty |
Politician |
25-Jun-1924 |
18-Apr-2005 |
Mayor of Pittsburgh, 1970-77 |
Tony Fratto |
Government |
c. 1966 |
|
Deputy White House Press Secretary |
Jack Gilbert |
Poet |
18-Feb-1925 |
13-Nov-2012 |
Refusing Heaven |
Louise K. Goeser |
Business |
c. 1952 |
|
CEO of Ford Mexico |
Marshall Goldberg |
Football |
25-Oct-1917 |
3-Apr-2006 |
Chicago Cardinals RB |
William E. Green |
Attorney |
c. 1936 |
|
William Green & Associates |
Ira J. Gumberg |
Business |
c. 1953 |
|
CEO of J. J. Gumberg Co. |
Keith Haring |
Painter |
4-May-1958 |
16-Feb-1990 |
Abstract graffiti and mural artist |
Melissa Hart |
Politician |
4-Apr-1962 |
|
Congresswoman from Pennsylvania, 2001-07 |
Orrin Hatch |
Politician |
22-Mar-1934 |
|
US Senator from Utah |
Philip S. Hench |
Scientist |
28-Feb-1896 |
30-Mar-1965 |
Adrenocortical hormones |
Robert M. Hernandez |
Business |
c. 1945 |
|
Vice Chairman of USX, 1994-2001 |
Werner Herzog |
Film Director |
5-Sep-1942 |
|
Fitzcarraldo |
James J. Howard |
Business |
1-Jul-1935 |
|
CEO of Northern States Power, 1987-2000 |
Frederick S. Humphries |
Business |
c. 1935 |
|
Former President, Florida A&M University |
John Irving |
Novelist |
2-Mar-1942 |
|
The World According to Garp |
Robinson Jeffers |
Poet |
10-Jan-1887 |
20-Jan-1962 |
Tamar and Other Poems |
James E. Keeler |
Astronomer |
10-Sep-1857 |
12-Aug-1900 |
Composition of Saturn's rings |
Gene Kelly |
Actor |
23-Aug-1912 |
2-Feb-1996 |
Singin' in the Rain |
Richard B. Kelson |
Business |
20-Nov-1946 |
|
CFO of Alcoa, 1997-2006 |
Joe Kenda |
Government |
28-Aug-1946 |
|
Colorado Springs Detective |
Thomas A. Kinser |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee |
Robert L. Koch II |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
President of Koch Enterprises |
Paul C. Lauterbur |
Scientist |
6-May-1929 |
27-Mar-2007 |
Magnetic resonance imaging |
Paul E. Lego |
Business |
16-May-1930 |
|
CEO of Westinghouse, 1990-93 |
William S. Lerach |
Attorney |
1946 |
|
Class-action litigator |
Jacqueline W. Liebergott |
Educator |
17-Mar-1942 |
|
President of Emerson College, 1993-2011 |
Frank Lucchino |
Judge |
1939 |
|
Alleghany Orphans Court Judge |
Wangari Maathai |
Activist |
1-Apr-1940 |
25-Sep-2011 |
Planted 12 million trees in Kenya |
Lorin Maazel |
Conductor |
6-Mar-1930 |
13-Jul-2014 |
Conductor, New York Philharmonic |
Rachel P. Maines |
Scholar |
8-Jul-1950 |
|
The Technology of Orgasm |
Mahmood Mamdani |
Author |
? |
|
When Victims Become Killers |
Joe Manganiello |
Actor |
28-Dec-1976 |
|
Alcide Herveaux on True Blood |
Dan Marino |
Football |
15-Sep-1961 |
|
Miami Dolphins QB |
Leonard H. Marks |
Diplomat |
5-Mar-1916 |
11-Aug-2006 |
Washington lawyer, diplomat |
Anthony A. Massaro |
Business |
c. 1945 |
|
CEO of Lincoln Electric Holdings, 1996-2004 |
John J. McCusker |
Historian |
12-Aug-1939 |
|
The Economy of British America, 1607-1789 |
Daniel L. McFadden |
Economist |
29-Jul-1937 |
|
Statistical analysis of individual and household behavior |
Thomas Mellon |
Business |
3-Feb-1813 |
3-Feb-1908 |
Patriarch of the Mellon dynasty |
Eddie N. Moore |
Educator |
c. 1947 |
|
President, Virginia State University, 1993-2010 |
Jim Moran |
Politician |
16-May-1945 |
|
Congressman, Virginia 8th |
Tim Murphy |
Politician |
11-Sep-1952 |
|
Congressman, Pennsylvania 18th |
Jack Murtha |
Politician |
17-Jun-1932 |
8-Feb-2010 |
Pennsylvania Congressman, 1974-2010 |
William R. Newlin |
Attorney |
c. 1940 |
|
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney |
Madalyn Murray O'Hair |
Religion |
13-Apr-1919 |
Sep-1995 |
Atheist spokeswoman |
Mark G. Papa |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of EOG Resources |
Thomas H. Patrick |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
Vice Chairman of Merrill Lynch, 2002-03 |
Ron Paul |
Politician |
20-Aug-1935 |
|
Former Congressman from Texas |
Luke Ravenstahl |
Politician |
6-Feb-1980 |
|
Mayor of Pittsburgh |
David A. Reed |
Politician |
21-Dec-1880 |
10-Feb-1953 |
US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922-35 |
Lawrence Reed |
Activist |
1953 |
|
Mackinac Center for Public Policy |
Harry Reems |
Pornstar |
27-Aug-1947 |
19-Mar-2013 |
Deep Throat |
Leo Robin |
Songwriter |
6-Apr-1900 |
29-Dec-1984 |
Thanks For The Memory |
Evans Rose |
Attorney |
10-Mar-1932 |
20-Jul-2012 |
Cohen & Grigsby |
Zelda Rubinstein |
Actor |
1-Jan-1933 |
27-Jan-2010 |
Tangina in Poltergeist |
Rick Santorum |
Politician |
10-May-1958 |
|
US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1995-2007 |
Richard Scaife |
Activist |
3-Jul-1932 |
4-Jul-2014 |
The Republican George Soros |
Marty Schottenheimer |
Football |
23-Sep-1943 |
|
Former NFL coach |
Kevin W. Sharer |
Business |
2-Mar-1948 |
|
CEO of Amgen |
John J. Shea |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Spiegel, Inc., 1985-98 |
Bud Shuster |
Politician |
23-Jan-1932 |
|
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1972-2001 |
Robert Sterling |
Actor |
13-Nov-1917 |
30-May-2006 |
George Kerby on Topper |
Gerald Stern |
Poet |
22-Feb-1925 |
|
Leaving Another Kingdom |
L. Frederick Sutherland |
Business |
c. 1951 |
|
CFO of ARAMARK |
Burton M. Tansky |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Neiman Marcus |
Dick Thornburgh |
Politician |
16-Jul-1932 |
|
US Attorney General, 1988-91 |
Debra Todd |
Judge |
15-Oct-1957 |
|
Justice, Pennsylvania Supreme Court |
Regis Toomey |
Actor |
13-Aug-1898 |
12-Oct-1991 |
Burke's Law |
James Traficant |
Politician |
8-May-1941 |
27-Sep-2014 |
Disgraced former Ohio Congressman |
Tracey T. Travis |
Business |
c. 1962 |
|
CFO of Polo Ralph Lauren |
Thomas J. Usher |
Business |
11-Sep-1942 |
|
CEO of US Steel, 1995-2004 |
JP Vranesevich |
Business |
c. 1979 |
|
AntiOnline, computer security wannabe |
Carl Ware |
Business |
30-Sep-1943 |
|
Former Coca-Cola executive |
Marna C. Whittington |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
COO of Allianz Global Investors |
Albert Wynn |
Politician |
10-Sep-1951 |
|
Congressman, Maryland 4th |
John B. Yasinsky |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of OMNOVA Solutions, 1999-2000 |
Vladimir Zworykin |
Inventor |
30-Jul-1889 |
29-Jul-1982 |
Patented color televison |
Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
Ruggero J. Aldisert |
Judge |
10-Nov-1919 |
28-Dec-2014 |
3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, 1968-86 |
Myles Brand |
Educator |
17-May-1942 |
16-Sep-2009 |
President of the NCAA, 2003-09 |
Dennis Brutus |
Poet |
28-Nov-1924 |
26-Dec-2009 |
Sirens, Knuckles and Boots |
William B. Buffum |
Diplomat |
10-Sep-1921 |
13-Apr-2012 |
US Ambassador to Lebanon, 1970-74 |
Haskell Curry |
Mathematician |
12-Sep-1900 |
1-Sep-1982 |
Combinatory Logic |
David J. Garrow |
Historian |
11-May-1953 |
|
Bearing the Cross |
Mark Harris |
Novelist |
19-Nov-1922 |
30-May-2007 |
Bang the Drum Slowly |
Niels K. Jerne |
Scientist |
23-Dec-1911 |
7-Oct-1994 |
Immune theory (anti-antibody) |
Richard Landes |
Scholar |
24-Jun-1949 |
|
Center for Millennial Studies |
Samuel P. Langley |
Astronomer |
22-Aug-1834 |
2-Feb-1906 |
Heavier-than-air flying machine |
Leonard H. Marks |
Diplomat |
5-Mar-1916 |
11-Aug-2006 |
Washington lawyer, diplomat |
John McDowell |
Philosopher |
7-Mar-1942 |
|
Mind and World |
Janne E. Nolan |
Educator |
28-Dec-1951 |
|
Defense and foreign policy analyst |
Mark A. Nordenberg |
Educator |
c. 1948 |
|
Chancellor, University of Pittsburgh |
Jonas Salk |
Scientist |
28-Oct-1914 |
23-Jun-1995 |
Discoverer of the first polio vaccine |
Pamela Samuelson |
Educator |
c. 1949 |
|
Computer Law Professor at UC Berkeley |
Ellery Schempp |
Activist |
1940 |
|
Abington School District v. Schempp |
Wilfrid Sellars |
Philosopher |
20-May-1912 |
2-Jul-1989 |
Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind |
Gayatri Spivak |
Scholar |
24-Feb-1942 |
|
Postcolonialist theorist, Can the Subaltern Speak? |
Marina v.N. Whitman |
Economist |
6-Mar-1935 |
|
Council of Economic Advisers, 1972-73 |
Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
Steven C. Beering |
Educator |
20-Aug-1932 |
|
President of Purdue, 1983-2000 |
Charles E. Bunch |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
CEO of PPG Industries |
Frank V. Cahouet |
Business |
25-May-1932 |
|
CEO of Mellon Financial, 1987-98 |
George A. Davidson, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Consolidated Natural Gas, 1987-2000 |
D. Michael Fisher |
Judge |
7-Nov-1944 |
|
3rd Circuit Court of Appeals |
W. H. Krome George |
Business |
27-Mar-1918 |
6-Sep-2004 |
Chairman and CEO of Alcoa, 1975-83 |
Ira J. Gumberg |
Business |
c. 1953 |
|
CEO of J. J. Gumberg Co. |
Melissa Hart |
Politician |
4-Apr-1962 |
|
Congresswoman from Pennsylvania, 2001-07 |
Frederick S. Humphries |
Business |
c. 1935 |
|
Former President, Florida A&M University |
James E. Keeler |
Astronomer |
10-Sep-1857 |
12-Aug-1900 |
Composition of Saturn's rings |
Richard B. Kelson |
Business |
20-Nov-1946 |
|
CFO of Alcoa, 1997-2006 |
Lawrence J. Korb |
Author |
9-Jul-1939 |
|
The Joint Chiefs of Staff |
Samuel P. Langley |
Astronomer |
22-Aug-1834 |
2-Feb-1906 |
Heavier-than-air flying machine |
Arthur Larson |
Politician |
4-Jul-1910 |
27-Mar-1993 |
Moderate conservative thinker |
Paul E. Lego |
Business |
16-May-1930 |
|
CEO of Westinghouse, 1990-93 |
George L. Miles, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
CEO of WQED Multimedia |
Mark A. Nordenberg |
Educator |
c. 1948 |
|
Chancellor, University of Pittsburgh |
Thomas H. O'Brien |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of PNC Financial, 1988-2000 |
John Peterson |
Politician |
25-Dec-1938 |
|
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1997-2007 |
Wesley W. Posvar |
Educator |
14-Sep-1925 |
27-Jul-2001 |
Chancellor, University of Pittsburgh, 1967-91 |
Evans Rose |
Attorney |
10-Mar-1932 |
20-Jul-2012 |
Cohen & Grigsby |
Jonas Salk |
Scientist |
28-Oct-1914 |
23-Jun-1995 |
Discoverer of the first polio vaccine |
Frank Schlesinger |
Astronomer |
11-May-1871 |
10-Jul-1943 |
Stellar parallaxes |
Thomas J. Usher |
Business |
11-Sep-1942 |
|
CEO of US Steel, 1995-2004 |