PRIDE OF PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH IS KNOWN FOR MAKING STEEL AND GLASS, AND MINING COAL, BUT OUT BEST PRODUCT HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE.
CLICK ON THE TABS ABOVE AND YOU WILL FIND LISTS OF PEOPLE WHO WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR FIELD. ALL OF THEM GREW UP IN GREATER PITTSBURGH. ALMOST ALL OF THEM WERE BORN IN GREATER PITTSBURGH. EVERY ONE OF THEM WAS RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENT BY AN ORGANIZATION OUTSIDE OF GREATER PITTSBURGH.
YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THEY MAKE US FEEL VERY PROUD!
GOOGLE ANY NAME TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE, AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY
GREATER PITTSBURGH CONSISTS OF PARTS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND EASTERN OHIO AS WELL AS NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. THE 2000 CENSUS POPULATION OF THAT AREA WAS 4.85 MILLION PEOPLE.
IF WE HAVE MISSED SOMEONE WHOSE NAME SHOULD BE ON THIS LIST, CONTACT THE EDITOR AT
we have produced:
5 Astronauts
6 Admirals
7 Flying Aces
33 Generals
38 Tuskegee Airmen
154 Medal of Honor Awardees
257 Silver Star Awardees
128 Distinguished Flying Cross Awardees
70 Distinguished Service Cross Awardees
13 Navy Cross Awardees
29 members of the Football Hall of Fame
14 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
13 members of the Basketball Hall of Fame
11 World Boxing Champions
4 Heisman Winners
39 state Governors
4 Pulitzer Prize Photo Journalists
but we are most proud of the 25 world marbles champions
ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT BY
REINVENTING PITTSBURGH