Editing Monessen, Pennsylvania (section)

==Notable people== 
* [[Christian B. Anfinsen]] (1916-1995), biochemist; recipient of Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1972 for his pioneering study into the structure of [[ribonuclease]]; author of ''[[Anfinsen's Dogma]]''
* [[Steve Belichick]] (1919-2005), [[NFL]] player and college coach, including 33-year tenure as assistant and scout at Navy
* [[Tony Benjamin]] (1955-), [[American football|football]] player
* [[Eric Crabtree]] (1944-), NFL Football Player for the [[Denver Broncos]], [[Cincinnati Bengals]], and [[New England Patriots]]
* [[Doug Crusan]] (1946-), NFL Football Player for the [[Miami Dolphins]]
* [[Artis Leon Ivey Jr.]] (1963-2022), Grammy Award winning rapper, actor, producer known as Coolio.
* [[Nicholas P. Kafkalas]] (1920–2013), US Army major general<ref>{{cite news |date=2 January 2014 |title=Obituary, Major General Nicholas P. Kafkalas |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-patriot-news-obituary/169133453/ |work=[[The Patriot-News]] |location=Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |page=A13 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* [[Philander C. Knox]] (1852-1921), United States Senator, [[Brownsville, Pennsylvania]] native, one of several founders of the City of Monessen
* [[Albert Lexie]], [[shoeshiner]] known for donating one third of his lifetime salary to charity<ref>[http://www.wtae.com/news/local/allegheny/Shoe-shiner-donates-200K-in-tips-to-children-in-need/-/10927008/19007542/-/mb6kli/-/index.html Shoe shiner donates $200K in tips to children in need], [[WTAE-TV]], February 21, 2013</ref> 
* [[Bill Malinchak]] (1944-), former football [[wide receiver]] and special teams ace in the [[National Football League]] in the 1960s and 1970s
* [[Frances McDormand]], Oscar-winning American actress
* [[Herman Mihalich]] (1930-1997), former [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]
* [[Michael Moorer]], former heavyweight boxer; boxing champion
* [[Armand Niccolai]] (1911-1988), former NFL player for the Pittsburgh Pirates/Steelers
* [[Lawrence T. Persico]], Bishop of the Roman Catholic [[Diocese of Erie]]
* [[James H. Reed]] (1853-1927), [[Allegheny, Pennsylvania]] native, [[United States federal judge]], lawyer, founder of [[Reed Smith]] law firm, one of several founders of the City of Monessen
* [[Tom Savini]], makeup artist
* [[James M. Schoonmaker]] (1842-1927) [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]] native, [[American Civil War]] [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]], vice-president of the [[Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad]], one of several founders of the City of Monessen
* [[Blanche Thebom]], mezzo-soprano singer