List of people from Erie, Pennsylvania
The following is a list of notable persons who were born, or who have lived a significant part of their lives, in Erie, Pennsylvania
Art and Literature
Richard Anuszkiewicz , founder and foremost artist of Op Art movementMoses Billings , early American portrait painterMarc Brown , children's book author and illustrator, creator of the Arthur John Silk Deckard , painter, printmaker, sculptorDavid Greenberger , artistThom Hatch , author and novelist who specializes in the history of the American West, the American Civil War, and the Plains Indian WarsEugene Iverd , illustrator and teacherRon Larson , author of several dozen mathematics textbooksLeon Ray Livingston , known as "King of the Hobos"Ruth Eleanor Newton , illustrator and designerJoseph Plavcan , painter and teacherChuck Rosenthal , authorBelle Silveira , artist known for her pencil portraitsIda M. Tarbell , author, journalist, "muckraker "John Totleben , comic book illustrator, known for covers of DC Comics' Swamp Thing Michael J. Varhola , authorCharles Erskine Scott Wood , author and leading civil liberties advocate, best known for "Heavenly Discourse "
Athletics
Sig Andrusking , professional football playerArt Baker , professional football player, Buffalo Bills , All-American and NCAA National Championship winner in both football and wrestling, pioneering African-American athleteBruce Baumgartner , heavyweight Olympic wrestler, most decorated American wrestler of all time, member of National Wrestling Hall of Fame Lou Bierbauer , 19th-century Major League Baseball playerDana Bible , former American football coachFred Biletnikoff , professional football player, Oakland Raiders , Super Bowl MVP , Pro Football Hall of Fame James Carr , youngest-ever American Olympic wrestler, member of National Wrestling Hall of Fame Nate Carr , Olympic wrestler (bronze medalist in 1988), three-time NCAA champion at Iowa State University , member of National Wrestling Hall of Fame Rick Chartraw , professional ice hockey player, Montreal Canadiens James Conner , professional football player, Arizona Cardinals Clifton Crosby , professional football player, Indianapolis Colts Ed Cushman , professional baseball player, Buffalo Bisons , Milwaukee Brewers , Philadelphia Athletics , New York Metropolitans , Pittsburgh Pirates , and Toledo Maumees Dell Darling , professional baseball player, Buffalo Bisons , Chicago White Stockings , and St. Louis Browns Tim Federowicz , professional baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers Bill Finneran , early professional baseball umpireGeorge Flint , professional football player, Buffalo Bills Fernando Frye , college football playerEric Hicks , professional football player, Kansas City Chiefs Essie Hollis , professional basketball player, Detroit Pistons Sam Jethroe , Negro leagues and Major League baseball player from 1938 to 1966Jovon Johnson , professional football player, Ottawa Redblacks , CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award Caryn Kadavy , figure skater, 1987 World Bronze Medalist, 1988 OlympianEddie Klep , professional baseball player, first white American to play in the Negro leagues Jack Laraway , professional football player, Buffalo Bills , Houston Oilers Tom Lawless , professional baseball player, St. Louis Cardinals , Toronto Blue Jays , and Montreal Expos Bob Learn, Jr. , professional bowler, 1999 U.S. Open champion who also rolled the PBA's 10th televised 300 game Frank Liebel , professional football defensive back for NFL's New York Giants and Chicago Bears Matt Lynch , as of 2024 the only out gay head coach in college men's basketball[ 1] Kayla McBride , professional basketball player, Minnesota Lynx , first-team All-American , Notre Dame Mike McCoy , professional football player, Green Bay Packers , unanimous first-team All-American for Notre Dame and 1969 Heisman Trophy candidateCurt Miller , WNBA professional basketball coachMike Morrison , professional baseball player, Cleveland Spiders , Syracuse Stars and Baltimore Orioles Peter Nyari , professional baseball and Olympic athleteBob Raudman , professional baseball playerBob Sanders , professional football player, Indianapolis ColtsBrian Stablein , professional football player, Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions Mark Stepnoski , professional football player, Dallas Cowboys and Houston/Tennessee Oilers Woody Thompson , professional football player, Atlanta Falcons Blidi Wreh-Wilson , professional football player, Tennessee Titans and Atlanta Falcons Brian Milne , professional football player, Indianapolis Colts , Cincinnati Bengals , Seattle Seahawks , New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons [ 2] [ 3]
Business and politics
Henry Alden Clark , U.S. CongressmanEdward M. Baker , investment brokerJudah Colt , pioneerKathy Dahlkemper , U.S. Congresswoman and Erie County ExecutiveSamuel A. Davenport , U.S. CongressmanDaniel Dobbins , builder of the U.S. naval fleet for Battle of Lake Erie Thomas B. Hagen , Chairman of Erie InsuranceWilliam Himrod , iron industry pioneer and abolitionist Warren Kitzmiller , Vermont state legislatorMichael Liebel, Jr. , Mayor of Erie 1906–1911; Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 1915–1917Reinhard Liebel , President of South Erie Iron Works; member of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Common Council and Select Council of ErieHarry Markopolos , blew whistle in Madoff securities fraud Louis Marx , toy maker and founder of Louis Marx and Company ; established first factories in Erie and was a part-time residentNorman Morrison , Vietnam protester who self-immolated Joseph D. Pistone , aka Donnie Brasco , FBI agent who infiltrated Bonanno crime family Adena Miller Rich , suffragist, social worker in Chicago, director of Immigrants' Protective LeagueTom Ridge , Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security , Governor of Pennsylvania, and U.S. CongressmanJames Patrick Rossiter , lawyer and politicianWilliam Lawrence Scott , 19th-century politician and wealthy businessmanMilton Shreve , U.S. CongressmanThomas Sill , U.S. Congressman
Nick Adams , Broadway actorBilly Blanks , inventor of Taebo and martial arts film actorMarc Blucas , actorMarilyn Burns , actress, known for role as Sally in 1974 movie The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Bob Chitester , public television and documentary film producer, known as "...the man who made Milton Friedman a star..."[ 4] Julie Craig , actress and singerAnn B. Davis , actress, known for role as Alice on TV's Brady Bunch Dorothy Dietrich , magician and escapologistKurt Doss , child actorChristine Estabrook , television and film actressIsh Kabibble , comedian and actorHarry Kellar , magicianTina LeBlanc , ballet dancer, teacher and ballet masterEmily Matson , journalistJulianna McCarthy , original cast member of The Young and the Restless Dan Rice , 19th century entertainer and clownMaria Sansone , television host of Good Day LA Steve Scully , host, political editor, and senior producer of C-SPAN 's Washington Journal Jonathan Stark , actor and screenwriterDenman Thompson , playwright and actorKay Williams , actressWalker Scobell , actorLacy , streamer
Military and aerospace
John Boyd , fighter pilot and military strategist who developed the OODA Loop and helped with the success of the Persian Gulf War Paul K. Carlton , general United States Air Force ; commander in chief of the Military Airlift Command Philip Cochran , colonel United States Army Air Corps ; commander of the 1st Air Commando Group in World War II ; inspiration for the characters of "Flip Corkin" and "General Philerie" in comic strips by Milton Caniff Charles A. Curtze , rear admiral United States Navy Richard E. Ellsworth , U.S. Air Force Brigadier GeneralCharles Vernon Gridley , U.S. Navy Commander, Captain, U.S.S. Olympia , Battle of Manila Bay ; adopted Erie as his home after taking command of the USS Michigan thereLouis J. Magill , Spanish–American War veteran; recipient of the Marine Corps Brevet Medal Seth Reed , Lt. Colonel, fought at Bunker Hill ; instrumental in adding "E Pluribus Unum " to U.S. coins; founded Erie , as its first settler with his family, in 1795, at Presque IsleStrong Vincent , Union brigadier general; killed at Gettysburg; Harvard graduate; practiced law in Erie from Waterford, Erie CountyAnthony Wayne , American Revolutionary War generalPaul J. Weitz , U.S. Naval aviator; NASA astronaut; Skylab 2 pilot; STS-6 (Shuttle Challenger) CommanderWilliam Maxwell Wood , first Surgeon General of the US Navy
Music
Alan Baer , tuba, New York Philharmonic Harry Burleigh , classical music composerWalter Hendl , conductor, composer and pianistPeter Mennin , composer and teacherPatrick Monahan , lead singer of Train ; solo artist; Grammy Award winnerChris Vrenna , drummer of rock band Nine Inch Nails Jack Stauber , Solo Musician and SongwriterWar of Ages , Christian metal band
Naturalists
Religion
Richard Beals , Yale professor and author of several mathematical textbooksDavid Dausey , professor, author and epidemiologistMillicent Goldschmidt , microbiologist, professor emerita at University of Texas John Kanzius , inventor; radio and TV engineer and executiveTara Keck , professor at University College London , published numerous scholarly articles on neuroplasticity Artemas Martin , mathematician , published numerous scholarly articles on diophantine analysis Chester L. Sutula , chemistPaul Siple , Antarctic explorer who developed the wind chill factor
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