They Came From Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County
The following list of noteable people were either born in , raised in or are somehow associated with Westmoreland County. This list is far from complete. We will be continuously adding to and updating it. If you know of anyone that may be deserving to be added to the list because of something great that they have accomplished either in their professional or personal lives, please fill out the submission form by clicking the button below.
Eddie Adams- Photographer
David Alter- inventor
Jason Altmire- Politician
Christian B Anfinsen- Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Karen Angle- Wrestling Performer
Johnny Arthur- Actor
Steve August- Football Player
Kurt Aumer- Football Player
Pete Babando- Hockey Player
Paul Bartholomew- Architect
Steve Belichick- Football Player and coach
Tony Benjamin- Football Player
Julie Benz- Actrress
Karen D Beyer- Politician
Randy Bish- Editorial Cartoonist
Bill Bishop- Baseball Player
George Blanda- Football Player
Herbert Boyer- Chemist
Tom Brown- Football Player
Jaira Burns- singer and songwriter
Jeremiah Burrell- Lawyer and judge
Clara Chiano- Female Professional Baseball Player
Sonny Clark- Jazz Pianist
James Clarke- Politician
Buster Clarkson- Baseball Player
Toney Clemons- Football Player
D.J. Coffman- Comic Book Artist and writer
K.C Constantine- writer
Coolio- Rapper and Actor
Jill Corey- Singer
Walt Corey- Football Player and Coach
Johnny Costa- Jazz Pianist
Demetrious Cox- Football Player
Eric Crabtree- Football Player
Claire Cribbs- Basketball Player
Doug Crusan- Football Player
Stephen Dau- Author
Ambrose Battista DePaoli- Roman Catholic Archbishop
Brett Detar- Sommgwriter, musician and record producer
Ray DiPalma- Poet
Angelo Donghia - Interior Designer
Bobby Engram - Football Player
Eli Evankovich- Politician
Keith Ferrazzi- Author and Entrepeneur
Dennis Ferry- Trumpeter
Frank Fitzsimmons- President of The Teamsters
Tom Flynn- Football Player
Gregory S Forbes- Meteorologist for The Weather Channel
Henry Donnel Foster- Politician
Rebecca Franklin- Food Writer
Todd Gallagher- Social Scientist, Author, Filmmaker and Comedian
Anthony E Gallo- Playwright
Jack Gantos- Author
Bob Garber- Baseball Player
John W. Geary- Civil War General
Doc Gessler- Baseball Player
Mike Getto- Football Player
Paul Gilbert- Musician
Josiah Given- Soldier, Supreme Court Judge in Iowa
Monica Lee Gradischek- Voice Actress
Jesse Root Grant- Father of Ulysses S Grant
Corey Graves- Pro Wrestler
Russ Grimm- Football Player
Slide Hampton- Jazz Musician
Lillian Resler Keister Harford- Church Organizer and Editor
Jeffrey Hart- Academic
Ernie Hefferle- Football Coach
Jim Heise- Baseball Player
LTC Anthony B Herbert- Most decorated American Soldier of The
Korean War
E.D. Hill- Football Player
Dick Hoak- Football Player
Zach Jackson- Baseball Player
Greg Jones- Collegiate Wrestl;er
Shirley Jones- Actress
Sheila Kelley- Actress
Lt. Joe Kenda- Star of homicide Hunter
Peggy King- 50's and 60's pop singer
Raymond V Kirk- President of Duquesne University
Alexis Knapp- Actress and Singer
Philander C Knox- Politician
Sarah Kozer- Reality TV Start
Stephanie Kuolek- Inventor
Lenita Lane- Actress
Daniel Lentz- Classical composer
Chris Lightcap- Jazz Musician
Ray Luzier- Drummer
Ken Macha- Baseball Coach
Adam Cardinal Maida- Archbishop of Detroit
Bill Malinchak- Football Player
Mark J. Markovich- Football Player
Jackie Mason- Comedian and acgtor
Bill Mazeroski- Baseball Player
Frances McDormand- Actress
Scott McKilop- Football Player
William Thomas McKinley- Composer
Rocco Mediate- Golfer
Greg Meisner- Football Player
Jack G Merrell- USAF Four Star Geneeral
Herman Mihalich- Politician
Rikki and Vikki Mongeon- Reality TV Personalities
AKA The Ikki Twins
Vaughn Monroe- Bandleader, singer and actor
Michael Moorer- Boxer
Bob Moose- Baseball Player
Herbert Morrison- Radio Announcer
Marissa Moss- Author
Mendes Napoli- Businessman and Talent Agent
Manu Narayan- Actor
Neon Swing X-Perience- Swing Band
Isaac "Dr. Size" Nesser- Guiness Book of World Records
record holder
Armand Niccolai- Football Player
Jack Onslow- Baseball Player and Coach
Candace Otto- Miss Pennsylvania 2003
Joe Page- Baseball Player
Arnold Palmer- Golfer
James Patterson- Actor
Lillian Peacock- Actress
William Perry- Politician
Lawrence T Persico- Roman Catholic Bishop
Louie Pessolano- Football Player
Terelle Pryor- Football Player
James H Reed- US Federsl Judge
Jmmy Ripple- Baseball Player
Lamont "Showboat" Robinson- Harlem Globetrotter
Fred Rogers- TV Personality
Rich Rollins- Baseball Player
Bryan Ropar- YouTube Personality
Tom Savini- Makeup Artist
James M Schoomaker- Civil War Colonel
Fannie Sellins- TRrade Union- Workers Rights Leader
Chris Shipley- Technology industry Analyst
William A Shomo- WWII Medal of honor Recipient
B. Smith- Model, Tv Host and Author
Garrett Smithley- NASCAR Driver
Athur St Clair- American Revolution Major General
Jess M Stairs- Politician
Andy Stynchula- Football Player
Tom Squitieri- News Reporter andd Foreign Correspondent
James L Swauger- Archaeologist
Steve Swetonic- Baseball Player
Sam Tamburo- Football Player
Danny Taylor Baseball Player
Blanche Thebom- Singer
Willie Thrower- Football Player
Adrea Velis- Opera Singer
James Veneris- Soldier
"Uncle" Henry Wallace- Minister
Bruce Weber- Fashion Photographer
James C White- Radio Personality
Jim White- KMOX Talk Show host
Wlliam Julius Wilson- Sociologist
Boniface Wimmer- Monk who founded St Vincent Archabbey
Cyrus E Woods- Politician
Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler- Dancers and Actresses
Jacob Zimmerman- Newspaper owner, politician and real estate
Entrepeneur
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