100 Notable alumni of
University of Pittsburgh
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The University of Pittsburgh is 144th in the world, 63rd in North America, and 60th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Pittsburgh sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Fred Rogers
- Occupations
- puppeteertheologiantelevision producersongwritereducator
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Fred McFeely Rogers, known professionally as Mister Rogers, was an American television personality, Presbyterian minister, and author. He was the creator, showrunner, and host of the preschool television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which ran from 1968 to 2001.
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Joe Manganiello
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- stage actortelevision directoractortelevision actorfilm actor
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Joseph Michael Manganiello is an American actor. His professional film career began when he played Flash Thompson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man. His breakout role was as werewolf Alcide Herveaux in five seasons of the HBO series True Blood.
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Gene Kelly
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- dancerproducerchoreographerfilm screenwriterfilm director
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Eugene Curran Kelly was an American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style and sought to create a new form of American dance accessible to the general public, which he called "dance for the common man". He starred in, choreographed, and, with Stanley Donen, co-directed some of the best-regarded musical films of the 1940s and 1950s.
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Jodie Turner-Smith
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- actor
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Jodie Turner-Smith is a British actress. She made her feature film debut in The Neon Demon (2016) and has since acted in Queen & Slim (2019), After Yang (2022), White Noise (2022), and Tron: Ares (2025). She is also known for her television roles in the TNT series The Last Ship (2017), 2024 Apple TV+ series Bad Monkey, the Syfy series Nightflyers (2018), and for portraying the title role in the Channel 5 series Anne Boleyn (2021).
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Bennet Omalu
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- physicianpathologistmedical examinerneuropathologist
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Bennet Ifeakandu Omalu is a Nigerian and American physician, forensic pathologist, and neuropathologist who was the first to discover and publish findings on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in American football players while working at the Allegheny County coroner's office in Pittsburgh. He later became the chief medical examiner for San Joaquin County, California, and is a professor at the University of California, Davis, department of medical pathology and laboratory medicine. He is currently the president and medical director of Bennet Omalu Pathology.
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Dan Marino
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- baseball playersports analystrestaurateurAmerican football playerNASCAR team owner
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Daniel Constantine Marino Jr. is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons with the Miami Dolphins. He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers, earning first-team All-American honors in 1981. Marino was the last quarterback taken in the first round of the famed quarterback class of 1983. He held or currently holds dozens of NFL records associated with the quarterback position, and despite never being on a Super Bowl–winning team, he is recognized among the greatest quarterbacks in American football history.
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Steven Adams
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- basketball player
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Steven Funaki Paea He Ofa Ki Loa Adams is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A center, Adams has played for four NBA teams since making his NBA debut in 2013.
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Jessica Pegula
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- tennis player
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Jessica Pegula is an American professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings in singles of world No. 3, achieved in October 2022, and in doubles of world No. 1, set in September 2023. Pegula was a finalist at the 2024 US Open and at the 2023 WTA Finals. In doubles, she reached the final of the 2022 French Open, partnering with Coco Gauff, and the mixed doubles final of the 2023 US Open with Austin Krajicek.
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Larry Fitzgerald
- Occupations
- American football player
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Larry Darnell Fitzgerald Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 17 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers, earning unanimous All-American honors in 2003. Fitzgerald was selected by the Cardinals with the third overall pick in the 2004 NFL draft. He is widely considered by fans, coaches and peers to be one of the greatest receivers in NFL history.
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Bruno Sammartino
- Occupations
- professional wrestler
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Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino was an Italian-American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). Sammartino's first reign as WWF World Heavyweight Champion is the longest recognized men's world title reign in wrestling history.
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Damar Hamlin
- Enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh
- In 2020 graduated with bachelor's degree in communication studies
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Damar Romeyelle Hamlin is an American professional football safety for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers and was selected by the Bills in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL draft. Hamlin spent most of his rookie season as a backup before becoming a starter in 2022 following a season-ending injury to Micah Hyde.
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Eddie Huang
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- lawyerrestaurateurfilm director
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Edwyn Charles Huang is an American author, chef, restaurateur, food personality, producer, and former attorney. He was a co-owner of BaoHaus, a gua bao restaurant in the East Village of Lower Manhattan. Huang previously hosted Huang's World for Viceland. His autobiography, Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir, was adapted into the ABC sitcom Fresh Off the Boat, of which he narrated the whole first season.
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Mike Ditka
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- American football playerbaseball playerAmerican football coachbusinesspersonbasketball player
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Michael Keller Ditka is an American former professional football player, coach, and commentator. During his playing career, he was UPI NFL Rookie of Year in 1961, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, and a six-time All-Pro tight end with the Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, and Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL); he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988. Ditka was the first tight end in NFL history to reach 1,000 yards receiving in his rookie season.
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John Money
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- university teacherpsychologistsexologist
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John William Money was a New Zealand American psychologist, sexologist and professor at Johns Hopkins University known for his research on human sexual behavior and gender.
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Mahmood Mamdani
- Occupations
- university teacherwriteranthropologist
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Mahmood Mamdani FBA is a Ugandan anthropologist, academic, and political commentator. He is the Herbert Lehman Professor of Government and a professor of anthropology, political science, and African studies at Columbia University. He also serves as the chancellor of Kampala International University in Uganda, and honorary professor at the Centre for African Studies at the University of Cape Town.
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Rick Santorum
- Enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh
- In 1981 graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Richard John Santorum Sr. is an American politician, attorney, author, and former CNN political commentator, who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1995 to 2007. He was the Senate's third-ranking Republican during the final six years of his tenure. He also ran unsuccessfully for president of the United States in the 2012 Republican primaries, finishing second to Mitt Romney.
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David Tepper
- Enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh
- In 1978 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in economics
- Occupations
- businesspersonhedge fund manager
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David Alan Tepper is an American billionaire hedge fund manager, the founder and president of Appaloosa Management, a global hedge fund based in Miami Beach, Florida. He is also the owner of the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL) and Charlotte FC of Major League Soccer (MLS).
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Beth Ostrosky Stern
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- modeltelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Beth Ostrosky Stern is an American actress, author, model, and animal rights activist.
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Britt Baker
- Enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh
- Studied in 2014-2018
- Occupations
- professional wrestler
- Biography
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Brittany Ann Baker is an American professional wrestler and dentist. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling—where she performs under the ring name Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. and is a former AEW Women's World Champion. She is also the first female wrestler signed to AEW.
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Gabbie Hanna
- Enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh
- Studied psychology and communication
- Occupations
- writersinger-songwritertelevision actortelevision presenter
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Gabrielle Jeannette Hanna Kroner, also known as Gabbie Hanna, is an American internet personality, singer-songwriter, author, and former YouTuber. She rose to prominence on the video platforms Vine and YouTube before releasing her debut single, "Out Loud", in 2017. Her debut extended play, 2WayMirror, was released on May 31, 2019, and her second EP, Bad Karma, was released on May 15, 2020. Her debut album, Trauma Queen, was released on July 22, 2022, followed by her sophomore album, This Time Next Year, on December 23, 2022.
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Matt Bloom
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- video game actorfilm producerfilm actortelevision actorAmerican football player
- Biography
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Matthew Jason Bloom is an American retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he is the head trainer at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
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Kenny Pickett
- Enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh
- Studied in 2017-2022
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Kenneth Pickett is an American professional football quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers, winning the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award in 2021, and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft. Pickett spent two seasons as the Steelers' primary starter, helping lead the team to a playoff appearance in 2023. Due to inconsistent play, he was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, where he spent one season as a backup and was a member of the team that won Super Bowl LIX. He joined the Raiders in 2025.
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Marty Schottenheimer
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- American football coachAmerican football player
- Biography
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Martin Edward Schottenheimer was an American professional football linebacker and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 21 seasons. He was the head coach of the Cleveland Browns from 1984 to 1988, the Kansas City Chiefs from 1989 to 1998, the Washington Redskins in 2001, and the San Diego Chargers from 2002 to 2006. Eighth in career wins at 205 and seventh in regular season wins at 200, Schottenheimer has the most wins among the league's head coaches to not win an NFL championship. After coaching in the NFL, he won a 2011 championship in his one season with the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League (UFL). He was inducted to the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Honor in 2010.
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Charles Graner
- Occupations
- military personnel
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Charles A. Graner Jr. is an American former soldier and corrections officer who was court-martialed for prisoner abuse after the 2003–2004 Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal. Along with other soldiers of his Army Reserve unit, the 372nd Military Police Company, Graner was accused of allowing and inflicting sexual, physical, and psychological abuse on Iraqi detainees in Abu Ghraib prison, a notorious prison in Baghdad during the United States' occupation of Iraq.
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Zelda Rubinstein
- Occupations
- voice actortelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Zelda May Rubinstein was an American actress and human rights activist, known as eccentric medium Tangina Barrons in the Poltergeist film series. Playing "Ginny", she was a regular on David E. Kelley's Emmy Award-winning television series Picket Fences for two seasons. She also made guest appearances in the TV show Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996), as seer Christina, and was the voice of Skittles candies in their long-running "Taste the Rainbow" ad campaign. Rubinstein was also known for her outspoken activism for little people and her early participation in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
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Alaska Thunderfuck 5000
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- singerdrag queencomedianInternet celebrityactor
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Justin Andrew Honard, best known by the stage name Alaska Thunderfuck 5000 or Alaska Thunderfuck and mononymously as Alaska, is an American drag queen and singer from Erie, Pennsylvania. She is best known as a runner-up on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and the winner of the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.
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Michael Chabon
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- children's writercolumnistwritertelevision produceressayist
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Michael Chabon is an American novelist, screenwriter, columnist, and short story writer. Born in Washington, D.C., he studied at Carnegie Mellon University for one year before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh, graduating in 1984. He subsequently received a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the University of California, Irvine.
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Katherine Oppenheimer
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- biologistbotanist
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Katherine Vissering "Kitty" Oppenheimer was an American biologist, botanist, and a member of the Communist Party of America until leaving in the 1930s. Her husbands were Frank Ramseyer, Joe Dallet, Richard Stewart Harrison, and physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II.
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Wangari Muta Maathai
- Enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh
- Studied in 1966
- Occupations
- teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Wangarĩ Maathai was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on planting trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights. In 2004 she became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Andrew W. Mellon
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- art collectorbankerdiplomatpolitician
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Andrew William Mellon, known also as A. W. Mellon, was an American banker, businessman, industrialist, philanthropist, art collector, and politician. The son of Mellon family patriarch Thomas Mellon, he established a vast business empire before moving into politics. He served as United States Secretary of the Treasury from March 9, 1921, to February 12, 1932, presiding over the boom years of the 1920s and the Wall Street crash of 1929. A conservative Republican, Mellon favored policies that reduced taxation and the national debt of the United States in the aftermath of World War I. Mellon also helped fund and manage Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.
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Adrian Cronauer
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- lawyerradio personality
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Adrian Joseph Cronauer was an American radio personality and United States Air Force Sergeant, whose experiences as an innovative disc jockey on American Forces Network during the Vietnam War inspired the 1987 film Good Morning, Vietnam starring Robin Williams as Cronauer.
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Johnny Chiang
- Enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh
- Graduated with Master of International Affairs
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Chiang Chi-chen, also known by his English name Johnny Chiang, is a Taiwanese political scientist and politician who has served as the vice president of the Legislative Yuan since 2024.
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Sean Miller
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- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Sean Edward Miller is an American college basketball coach who currently serves as head coach at the University of Texas at Austin. He previously served as head coach at the University of Arizona from 2009 to 2021 and Xavier University from 2004 to 2009 and then again from 2022 to 2025.
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Bill Cullen
- Enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- television personalityactorradio personalitygame show host
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William Lawrence Frances Cullen was an American radio and television personality whose career spanned five decades. Known for appearing on game shows and later as a prolific game show host, he hosted 23 shows, earning the nickname "Dean of Game Show Hosts". Aside from his hosting duties, he appeared as a panelist/celebrity guest on many other game shows, including regular appearances on I've Got a Secret and To Tell the Truth.
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Cameron Johnson
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- basketball player
- Biography
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Cameron Jordan Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers and the North Carolina Tar Heels. Drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the eleventh overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft, Johnson was traded to the Phoenix Suns on draft night. During his sophomore season, he reached the 2021 NBA Finals with the Suns. He spent three full seasons in Phoenix before being traded to the Brooklyn Nets in February 2023. After nearly three full seasons with Brooklyn, Johnson was traded to the Nuggets in 2025.
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Ben McAdoo
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- American football coachcoach
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Benjamin Lee McAdoo is an American football coach who is currently serving as a senior defensive assistant of the New England Patriots in the National Football League (NFL). McAdoo was most notably the head coach of the New York Giants from 2016 to 2017, after serving as their offensive coordinator the previous two years under former head coach Tom Coughlin. He was fired from that position on December 4, 2017 following a 2–10 start, along with benching longtime starting quarterback Eli Manning. At the time of his termination, his 28 regular season games were the fewest by a Giants coach since 1930. Prior to working for the Patriots, McAdoo had also served as an assistant coach for several college football teams, as well as for the New Orleans Saints, the San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Carolina Panthers.
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Ben Cardin
- Enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh
- In 1964 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Benjamin Louis Cardin is an American lawyer and former politician who served as a United States senator from Maryland from 2007 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Maryland's 3rd congressional district from 1987 to 2007. Cardin served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1967 to 1987 and as its speaker from 1979 to 1987. In 58 years as an elected official, Cardin never lost an election.
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Jeff Bergman
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- singercomedianvoice actorfilm produceractor
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Jeffrey Bergman is an American voice actor who has provided the modern-day voices of various classic cartoon characters, most notably with Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera.
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Ben DiNucci
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- American football player
- Biography
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Benjamin Anthony DiNucci is an American professional football quarterback. He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers and James Madison Dukes and was selected by the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft. He has also played for the Seattle Sea Dragons in the XFL in 2023, leading them to the playoffs.
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James Traficant
- Enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh
- In 1963 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- In 1973 graduated with Master of Science
- Occupations
- American football playersheriffradio personalitypolitician
- Biography
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James Anthony Traficant Jr. was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. A staunch economic populist known for his flamboyant personality, he represented the 17th congressional district, which centered on his hometown of Youngstown and included parts of three counties in northeast Ohio's Mahoning Valley.
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Pavel Astakhov
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- politiciantelevision presenterlawyerombudsmanstatesperson
- Biography
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Pavel Alekseyevich Astakhov is a Russian politician, lawyer and television personality.
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Jenna Morasca
- Occupations
- modelprofessional wrestleractorreality television participant
- Biography
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Jenna Morasca is an American actress, former swimsuit model, professional wrestler and American reality TV contestant who was the million-dollar grand prize winner of Survivor: The Amazon in 2003. In 2009, she worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
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Art Rooney II
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Arthur Joseph Rooney II is an American professional football executive and lawyer who is the owner and president of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL).
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Brad Wanamaker
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Bradley Daniel Wanamaker is an American former professional basketball player who played four seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers. Wanamaker earned an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2017.
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Lorin Maazel
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- composerconductorviolinistmusic director
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Lorin Varencove Maazel was an American conductor, violinist and composer. He began conducting at the age of eight and by 1953 had decided to pursue a career in music. He had established a reputation in the concert halls of Europe by 1960 but his career in the U.S. progressed far more slowly. He served as music director of The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic, among other posts. Maazel was well regarded in baton technique and had a photographic memory for scores. Described as mercurial and forbidding in rehearsal, he mellowed in old age.
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Jero
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- enka singer
- Biography
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Jerome Charles White Jr., better known by his stage name Jero (ジェロ), is an American enka singer of African-American and Japanese descent who is the first black enka singer in Japanese music history. In 2018, Jero announced that he was taking an indefinite hiatus from his music career to focus on a career in computers.
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Jon Daly
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- screenwritertelevision actorpodcastervoice actortelevision producer
- Biography
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Jonathan Barney Daly, sometimes credited as Jonathan C. Daly, Jon C. Daly, or Jon Daly, is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer best known for his sketch comedy work on the Comedy Central series Kroll Show. In 2013, he starred as Hobbes in the Amazon Studios original series Betas, and also played Agent Filippo in Zoolander 2 (2016).
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Cyril Wecht
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- physicianpathologistlawyer
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Cyril Harrison Wecht was an American forensic pathologist. He was president of both the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the American College of Legal Medicine, and headed the board of trustees of the American Board of Legal Medicine. Wecht served as County Commissioner and Allegheny County Coroner and Medical Examiner, serving the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. He was perhaps best known for his criticism of the Warren Commission's findings concerning the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
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Khem Birch
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Khem Xavier Birch is a Canadian professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe Beko of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers and the UNLV Runnin' Rebels.
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Clayton Morris
- Enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- YouTubertelevision presenterreal estate entrepreneurwriterjournalist
- Biography
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Clayton Morris is an American YouTuber, real estate investor, and former television news anchor. He co-hosts Redacted News on the video platform Rumble and on his eponymous YouTube channel and a podcast on Investing in Real Estate.
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Robert Sterling
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- film actortelevision actorstage actor
- Biography
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Robert Sterling was an American actor. He was best known for starring in the television series Topper (1953–1955).
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DeJuan Blair
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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DeJuan Lamont Blair is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers from 2007 to 2009. Blair entered the 2009 NBA draft where he was selected as the 37th overall pick by the San Antonio Spurs. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 7 seasons with the Spurs, Dallas Mavericks and Washington Wizards. Blair also played in the NBA Development League and overseas in Russia, China and Argentina.
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Tshering Tobgay
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Tshering Tobgay is a Bhutanese politician who is the seventh prime minister of Bhutan since 2024, having previously held the office from 2013 to 2018. Tobgay is the leader of the People's Democratic Party, and was also the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly from March 2008 to April 2013.
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Kevin Willard
- Enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh
- Studied in 1993-1997
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Kevin Schreiber Willard is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head men's basketball coach at Villanova University. He played basketball at Western Kentucky during the 1992–93 season before transferring to Pittsburgh to finish his playing career.
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Derrick Bell
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- juristlawyeruniversity teachermilitary officerpolitical activist
- Biography
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Derrick Albert Bell Jr. was an American lawyer, legal scholar, and civil rights activist. Bell first worked for the U.S. Justice Department, then the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, where he supervised over 300 school desegregation cases in Mississippi.
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Tawfiq Al Rabiah
- Occupations
- civil servant
- Biography
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Tawfig F. AlRabiah is the current Minister of Hajj and Umrah for Saudi Arabia since 2021. He served as Minister of Health from May 2016 until October 2021. He was the Minister of Commerce and Industry from December 2011 to May 2016.
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Dick Thornburgh
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Richard Lewis Thornburgh was an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the 76th United States attorney general from 1988 to 1991 under presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. A Republican, he previously served as the 41st governor of Pennsylvania and as the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
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Justin Sane
- Enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh
- Studied communication studies
- Occupations
- singerguitaristsinger-songwriter
- Biography
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Justin Cathal Geever, known professionally as Justin Sane, is an American singer and guitarist. He was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of Anti-Flag, a punk rock band formed in 1988 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that was known for its left-wing political views.
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David Newell
- Occupations
- television actor
- Biography
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David Alexander Newell is an American television actor known primarily for his portrayal of Mr. McFeely, the delivery man on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. He also worked in the public relations department of Fred Rogers Productions. His character's most famous catchphrase was "Speedy Delivery!" He toured the country until he retired in 2015, promoting Mister Rogers' Neighborhood as Mr. McFeely.
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Mark May
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Mark Eric May is an American former professional football player who was a guard for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1980s and 1990s. May played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers and earned unanimous All-American honors. He was selected in the first round of the 1981 NFL draft, and played professionally for the Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers, and Arizona Cardinals.
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Chen Lifu
- Enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh
- 1923-1924 graduated with master's degree
- Occupations
- artistpolitician
- Biography
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Chen Lifu was a politician in the Republic of China. He was a close advisor of Chiang Kai-shek. With his brother Chen Guofu, he led the CC Clique within the Kuomintang.
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Peter S. Beagle
- Enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh
- In 1959 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in creative writing
- Occupations
- novelistscreenwriterwriter
- Biography
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Peter Soyer Beagle is an American novelist and screenwriter, especially of fantasy fiction. His best-known work is The Last Unicorn (1968) which Locus subscribers voted the number five "All-Time Best Fantasy Novel" in 1987. During the last 25 years he has won several literary awards, including a World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2011. He was named Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master by SFWA in 2018.
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Regis Toomey
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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John Francis Regis Toomey was an American film and television actor.
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Bill Peduto
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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William Mark Peduto is an American politician who was the 60th mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 2014 until 2022. He was a Democratic member of the Pittsburgh City Council from 2002 to 2014.
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Mahmoud Jibril
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mahmoud Jibril el-Warfally, also transcribed Jabril or Jebril or Gebril (28 May 1952 – 5 April 2020), was a Libyan politician who served as the interim Prime Minister of Libya for seven and a half months during the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi and the Libyan Civil War, chairing the executive board of the National Transitional Council (NTC) from 5 March to 23 October 2011. He also served as the Head of International Affairs. As of July 2012, Jibril was the head of one of the largest political parties in Libya, the National Forces Alliance.
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Paul Lauterbur
- Occupations
- physicistbiophysicistresearcherprofessorchemist
- Biography
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Paul Christian Lauterbur was an American chemist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2003 with Peter Mansfield for his work which made the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) possible.
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Allison McAtee
- Occupations
- actortelevision actormodelfilm actorstage actor
- Biography
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Allison McAtee is an American actress and producer. She played Catherine Stark in the independent film Bloomington and Maggie Day in the primetime series drama The Haves and the Have Nots.
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Thomas Mellon
- Enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh
- Studied in 1834
- Occupations
- bankerentrepreneurfounderprothonotary
- Biography
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Thomas Mellon was a businessman, judge, and lawyer who was best known as the founder of Mellon Bank and patriarch of the Mellon family of Pittsburgh.
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Rebecca Skloot
- Occupations
- journalistwriter
- Biography
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Rebecca L. Skloot /ˈskluːt/ is an American science writer who specializes in science and medicine. Her first book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2010), was one of the best-selling new books of 2010, staying on The New York Times Bestseller list for over 6 years and eventually reaching #1. It was adapted into a movie by George C. Wolfe, which premiered on HBO on April 22, 2017, and starred Rose Byrne as Skloot, and Oprah Winfrey as Lacks's daughter Deborah.
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Jim Covert
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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James Paul "Jimbo" Covert is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons with the Chicago Bears. He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers, earning consensus All-American honors. He was selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL draft.
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Stuart Hameroff
- Occupations
- scientistuniversity teacherphysicistanesthesiologistphysician
- Biography
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Stuart Hameroff is an American anesthesiologist and professor at the University of Arizona known for his studies of consciousness and his controversial contention that consciousness originates from quantum states in neural microtubules. He is the lead organizer of the Science of Consciousness conference.
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Justin Champagnie
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Justin John Champagnie is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers.
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Dalia Mogahed
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- scientist
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Dalia Mogahed is an American researcher and consultant. She is the director of research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) in Washington, D.C. She is also President and CEO of Mogahed Consulting, a Washington, D.C.–based executive coaching and consulting firm specializing in Muslim societies and the Middle East. Mogahed is former executive director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, a non-partisan research center that provided data and analysis to reflect the views of Muslims all over the world. She was selected as an advisor by U.S. President Barack Obama on the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
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Jim Moran
- Enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh
- In 1970 graduated with Master in Public Administration
- Occupations
- investment bankerpoliticianbureaucrat
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James Patrick Moran Jr. is an American politician who served as the mayor of Alexandria, Virginia, from 1985 until 1990, and as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 8th congressional district, including the cities of Falls Church and Alexandria, all of Arlington County, and a portion of Fairfax County) from 1991 until 2015.
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Tom Bossert
- Enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh
- In 1997 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in economics and political science
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- lawyer
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Thomas P. Bossert is an American lawyer and former Homeland Security Advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump. He is an ABC News Homeland Security analyst.
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Charles Smith
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- basketball player
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Charles Daniel Smith is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1988 to 1998. He was an All-American college player for the Pittsburgh Panthers. He led the 1986 World Games USA Team in scoring to win the Gold Medal and Olympic bronze medal as a member of the United States national team in 1988.
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Patricia Churchland
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- university teacherneuroscientistphilosopher
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Patricia Smith Churchland is a Canadian-American analytic philosopher noted for her contributions to neurophilosophy and the philosophy of mind. She is UC President's Professor of Philosophy Emerita at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), where she has taught since 1984. She has also held an adjunct professorship at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies since 1989. She is a member of the Board of Trustees Moscow Center for Consciousness Studies of Philosophy Department, Moscow State University. In 2015, she was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Educated at the University of British Columbia, the University of Pittsburgh, and Somerville College, Oxford, she taught philosophy at the University of Manitoba from 1969 to 1984 and is married to the philosopher Paul Churchland. Larissa MacFarquhar, writing for The New Yorker, observed of the philosophical couple that: "Their work is so similar that they are sometimes discussed, in journals and books, as one person."
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John Murtha
- Enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh
- In 1961 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
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- politicianmilitary officer
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John Patrick Murtha Jr. was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Murtha, a Democrat, represented Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1974 until his death in 2010. He is the longest-serving member of the United States House of Representatives ever elected from Pennsylvania.
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Geri Allen
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- music educatorjazz pianistcomposeruniversity teacherrecording artist
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Geri Antoinette Allen was an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. She taught at the University of Michigan and the University of Pittsburgh.
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Rick Saccone
- Enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh
- Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- politicianmilitary officer
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Richard Saccone is an American educator and far-right politician who represented Pennsylvania's 39th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2011 to 2018. A Republican, he was his party's nominee for the March 2018 special election to fill in the vacant U.S. House seat for the 18th congressional district. Saccone lost to Democratic candidate Conor Lamb by a margin of 0.3%.
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Austin Davis
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- politician
- Biography
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Austin Ankarie Davis is an American politician serving as the 35th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Davis previously served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 35th district from 2018 to 2022. He is both the first African-American lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania and the youngest person to be elected lieutenant governor in the United States.
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Jaak Panksepp
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- researcherprofessorneuroscientistpsychologist
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Jaak Panksepp was an Estonian-American neuroscientist and psychobiologist who coined the term "affective neuroscience", the name for the field that studies the neural mechanisms of emotion. He was the Baily Endowed Chair of Animal Well-Being Science for the Department of Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Physiology at Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, and Emeritus Professor of the Department of Psychology at Bowling Green State University. He was known in the popular press for his research on laughter in non-human animals.
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Kellee Maize
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- singerentrepreneurrapperdoulasongwriter
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Kellee Maize is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Her first album, Age of Feminine, was released in 2007. Maize has recorded and released six full albums and several singles.
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Li Yinhe
- Enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh
- 1982-1988 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in sociology
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- sexologistsociologist
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Li Yinhe is a Chinese sociologist, sexologist, and activist for LGBT rights in China. Her main academic interests have been sexual norms in contemporary China, homosexuality, diverse sexual behaviors including sadomasochism, and women's studies.
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Herbert Boyer
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- biotechnologistbiologistbiochemistbusinessperson
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Herbert Wayne "Herb" Boyer is an American biotechnologist, researcher and entrepreneur in biotechnology. Along with Stanley N. Cohen and Paul Berg, he discovered recombinant DNA, a method to coax bacteria into producing foreign proteins, which aided in jump-starting the field of genetic engineering. By 1969, he had performed studies on a couple of restriction enzymes of E. coli with especially useful properties.
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Jabaal Sheard
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jabaal Lamar Sheard is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Pittsburgh, and was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the second round of the 2011 NFL draft. He also played for the New England Patriots, with whom he won Super Bowl LI.
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Brennan Carroll
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- American football coachAmerican football player
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Brennan Carroll is an American professional football coach who most recently served as offensive line coach for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He formerly served as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for the University of Washington. He also coached for USC, Miami (FL), Arizona, and the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Delaware and Pittsburgh as a tight end. He is the son of former New York Jets, New England Patriots, USC, Seattle Seahawks, and Las Vegas Raiders head coach Pete Carroll and is the brother of Raiders assistant quarterbacks coach Nate Carroll.
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Théophile Obenga
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- ministerpoliticianhistorianegyptologistlinguist
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Théophile Obenga is professor emeritus in the Africana Studies Center at San Francisco State University. He is a politically active proponent of Pan-Africanism. Obenga is an Egyptologist, linguist, and historian.
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Ken Macha
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- baseball player
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Kenneth Edward Macha is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman and manager. He managed the Oakland Athletics from 2003 to 2006, including American League Western Division championships in both his first and final seasons with the team, and later managed the Milwaukee Brewers (2009–10).
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Peter Huang
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- human rights defender
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Peter Wen-shiung Huang is a Taiwanese activist for democratization and human rights.
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Benjamin Whisoh Lee
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- physicisttheoretical physicist
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Benjamin Whisoh Lee, or Ben Lee, was a South Korean and American theoretical physicist. His work in theoretical particle physics exerted great influence on the development of the Standard Model in the late 20th century, especially on the renormalization of the electro-weak model and gauge theory.
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Tsui Lap-chee
- Enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh
- In 1979 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- geneticistuniversity teacher
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Lap-Chee Tsui GBM OC OOnt JP FRS FRSC is a Chinese-born Canadian geneticist and served as the 14th Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Hong Kong.
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Luke Ravenstahl
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- politicianAmerican football player
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Luke Robert Ravenstahl is an American politician who served as the 59th Mayor of Pittsburgh from 2006 until 2014. A Democrat, he became the youngest mayor in Pittsburgh's history in September 2006 at the age of 26. He was among the youngest mayors of a major city in American history.
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Myron Cope
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- journalist
- Biography
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Myron Sidney Kopelman, known professionally as Myron Cope, was an American sports journalist, radio personality, and sportscaster. He is best known for being "the voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers".
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Nancy Cartwright
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- university teacherphilosopher
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Nancy Cartwright, Lady Hampshire FBA, FAcSS is an American philosopher of science. She is a professor of philosophy at the University of California at San Diego and the University of Durham. Currently, she is the past president of the Division for Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology (DLMPST) of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology under the International Science Council (ISC).
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Orlando Antigua
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- basketball coachbasketball player
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Orlando Radhames Antigua Fernández, nicknamed "Hurricane", is a Dominican-American basketball coach and former player who is currently the associate head coach at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He was also an assistant there from 2017 to 2021.
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Bub Carrington
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Carlton Kaleel "Bub" Carrington III is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers and was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the 2024 NBA draft before being traded to the Wizards during the draft.
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Lamar Patterson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Lamar Alexander Lee Patterson is an American professional basketball player for the Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers.
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Ron Nyswaner
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- screenwriterwriterfilm director
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Ronald L. Nyswaner is an American screenwriter and film director. He is a Peabody Award winner, and has been nominated for numerous awards including an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Billy Knight
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- basketball playerbasketball coach
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William R. Knight is an American former professional basketball player and executive. Playing with the Indiana Pacers in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and later the National Basketball Association (NBA), he was both an ABA and NBA All-Star. He played college basketball with the Pittsburgh Panthers, who retired his No. 34.
