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==Notable people== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * [[W. Thomas Andrews]], Pennsylvania state senator * [[Joseph Baldwin]], educator * [[Charlie Bennett]], [[Major League Baseball]] catcher for four teams<ref name="The Baseball Encyclopedia">{{cite book |editor=Reichler, Joseph L. |title=The Baseball Encyclopedia |orig-year=1969 |edition=4th |year=1979 |publisher=Macmillan Publishing |location=New York |isbn=0-02-578970-8 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/baseballencyclop00reic}}</ref> * [[Raymond Bernabei]], soccer player and referee<ref>{{Cite news |last=Axelrod |first=Phil |date=September 10, 2008 |title=Obituary: Raymond Bernabei / Director of national soccer officials for 33 years |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2008/09/10/Obituary-Raymond-Bernabei-Director-of-national-soccer-officials-for-33-years/stories/200809100295 |access-date=January 19, 2025 |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]}}</ref> * [[John Blangero]], human geneticist; highly cited scientist in the field of complex disease genetics * [[Charles Joseph Carter]], magician * [[George Chip]], middleweight boxing champion of the world from 1913 to 1914 * [[William C. Chip]], Major general, USMC, son of George Chip * [[Ben Ciccone]], NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CiccBe20.htm |title=Ben Ciccone Stats |author=Ben Ciccone |work=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=August 23, 2020}}</ref> * [[Ralph J. Cicerone]], scientist, president of the [[National Academy of Sciences]] * [[Bruce Clark (American football)|Bruce Clark]], professional football player with the [[New Orleans Saints]] and [[Kansas City Chiefs]] and [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]] All-American * [[Jack Cole (artist)|Jack Cole]], cartoonist and creator of the superhero [[Plastic Man]] * [[Paul Cuba]], American football player * [[Spandan Daftary]], sports television producer * [[Nick DeCarbo]], [[NFL]] player * [[Matt DeSalvo]], Major League Baseball starting pitcher with the [[Florida Marlins]] and formerly the [[New York Yankees]] and [[Atlanta Braves]] * [[Darrell Dess]], former football player for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], the [[New York Giants]], and the [[Washington Redskins]] * [[Thomas Fee]], member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from New Castle * [[Israel Gaither]], National Commander of [[The Salvation Army]] in the United States, the first black person to serve in that capacity * [[Helen Thornton Geer]], prominent librarian and academic * [[Louis E. Graham]], member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania * [[Edmond Hamilton]], prolific [[science fiction]] author writing chiefly in the genre described as [[space opera]] * [[Gabbie Hanna]], YouTuber, singer and author * [[Malik Hooker]], Indianapolis Colts safety, drafted 15th pick in [[2017 NFL Draft|2017]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2017/04/27/nfl-draft-first-round-live-blog-colts-set-pick-15th/100996174/ |title=NFL Draft first-round live blog: Colts take safety Malik Hooker |publisher=indystar.com |date=April 27, 2017 |access-date=April 27, 2017 |first=Scott |last=Horner}}</ref> * [[Francis Jackson (kidnapped)|Francis Jackson]], born free, he was kidnapped in 1850 and sold into slavery and was finally freed in 1855 with the resolution of ''Francis Jackson v. John W. Deshazer''. * [[Oscar Lawrence Jackson]], member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania * [[John Kiriakou]], former [[CIA]] operative who in 2007 was the first to admit that the agency used [[waterboarding]] as a form of interrogation * [[Charles McMeen Kurtz]], art critic, writer, museum curator * [[Donald N. Levine]], [[sociologist]], educator, [[social theorist]] and writer * [[Mark Mangino]], former head coach of the [[University of Kansas]] football team * [[David Marks]], Musician, Founding member of the Beach Boys. Played on their first four Albums before leaving the band. Rejoined and toured with the band from 1997-1999. * [[Mike Marshall (musician)|Mike Marshall]], musician * [[Scott McCurley]], NFL assistant coach with the [[Green Bay Packers]] * [[Bill McPeak]], football player and National Football League coach * [[Andrew R. Morgan]], US astronaut, selected in 2013 * [[Lance Nimmo]], NFL player with [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], [[New York Jets]], [[Cleveland Browns]], [[New England Patriots]] * [[Mary I. O'Connor]], 1980 U.S. Olympic team rower and an orthopedic surgeon, researcher, and professor with the Mayo Clinic and Yale School of Medicine * [[Thomas Wharton Phillips]], member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania * [[Rick Razzano (linebacker)|Rick Razzano]], professional football player * [[Trent Reznor]], lead singer for industrial rock band [[Nine Inch Nails]] * [[Christopher Sainato]], member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] * [[Ira D. Sankey]], [[gospel music|gospel]] singer and composer * [[Raymond P. Shafer]], [[List of Governors of Pennsylvania|39th governor]] of [[Pennsylvania]] from 1967 to 1971 * [[Frank Shields (Oregon politician)|Frank Shields]], former Oregon state senator * [[John W. Slayton]], prominent socialist and labor union leader * [[Robert Sterling]], film and television actor who starred in many films including the 1951 [[MGM]] hit ''[[Show Boat (1951 film)|Show Boat]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06152/694733-122.stm |title=Obituary: Robert Sterling / New Castle native was cast member in TV's 'Topper' |publisher=Post-gazette.com |date=June 1, 2006 |access-date=February 15, 2010 |first=Bob |last=Thomas}}</ref> * [[Chuck Tanner]], [[left fielder]] and [[manager (baseball)|manager]] in Major League Baseball, and skipper of the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]' [[1979 World Series]] champion team * [[George Zambelli|George Zambelli, Sr.]], fireworks entertainer, and long-time president and manager of [[Zambelli Fireworks]] * [[Jack Zduriencik]], [[Seattle Mariners]] general manager, former [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] scout {{div col end}}
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