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This article contains a list of notable people who were born or lived a significant amount of time in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the second-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia
Don Sherwood, U.S. Representative (R-PA)—Tunkhannock D. Brooks Smith , federal judge on Court of Appeals — Altoona Carl Andrew Spaatz , WWII general and first Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force — Boyertown
Wayne A. Hightower (January 14, 1940 – April 18, 2002) was an American professional basketball player who had a long and productive career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA) from 1962 to 1972. He stood 6 foot 8 inches (2.03 m) and primarily played the forward positions.
Robert H. Ahmanson, 80, American businessman and philanthropist, heart attack. [1]Tomás Medina Caracas, 42, Colombian guerrilla member of FARC, military action. [2]Russell Ellington, 69, American basketball coach for the Harlem Globetrotters, lung cancer.
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Smith played with five different MLB teams but is most notable for his integral role during the 1960 World Series as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates. [ 1 ] During his playing career, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.83 m) tall, and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg).
Christopher Lyman Magee (1864) – powerful 19th-century Pittsburgh political boss; Wilson McCandless (Col 1826) – federal judge and candidate for Democratic nomination for President of the United States; Jonas R. McClintock - 8th mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Samuel J. R. McMillan (Col 1846) – Republican U.S. Senator from Minnesota
Eleanor Schano was born and raised in Green Tree, near Pittsburgh, the daughter of Joseph J. Schano and Eleanor Daley Schano. [1] She graduated from Dormont High School in 1950, and from Duquesne University in 1954. [2] She mentioned the Brenda Starr, Reporter comic strip as one inspiration for her seeking a career in journalism. [3] [4]