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==Notable people== {{more citations needed|section|date=March 2020}} {{Div col|colwidth=40em}} * [[Alex Azar]], former [[United States Secretary of Health and Human Services|U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services]] * [[Carroll Baker]], Oscar-nominated actress whose Hollywood movie career spanned five decades * [[Chris Gleason]], (1943-2023) racing driver * [[Donald Barlett]], journalist and two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize * [[Frank Benford]] (1887β1948), physicist * [[Robert Bernat]] (1931β1994), brass band conductor * [[Mel Bosser]] (1914β1986), professional baseball player * [[Edward R. Bradley]] (1859β1946), racehorse breeder, owner of four Kentucky Derby winners * [[Tom Bradley (American football)|Tom Bradley]], football coach, defensive coordinator for [[2017 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]], [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] * [[Charles Wakefield Cadman]] (1881β1946), composer * [[Charles E. Capehart]] (1833β1911), [[Medal of Honor]] winner * [[Henry Capehart]] (1825β1895), Civil War general and Medal of Honor winner * [[Robert E. Casey]] (1909β1982), [[Pennsylvania State Treasurer]] from 1977 to 1981 * [[D. C. Cooper]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] singer * [[Joey Covington]] (1945β2013), drummer ([[Jefferson Airplane]], [[Jefferson Starship]], [[Hot Tuna]]) * [[Roger Craig (Jeopardy! contestant)|Roger Craig]], ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' contestant * [[Harry Griffith Cramer Jr.]] (1926β1957), Special Forces captain, first US Army soldier killed in Vietnam * [[Pat Cummings]] (1956β2012), professional basketball player, '79 through the late '80s * [[Steve Ditko]] (1927β2018), comic book artist and co-creator of [[Spider-Man]] * [[Charlene Dukes]], academic administrator<ref name=":Dukes">{{Cite web |last=Workneh |first=Lilly |date=September 26, 2017 |title=Two Trailblazers On Growing Up Black And Female In The North And South |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/two-black-trailblazing-women-on-overcoming-racial-barriers-to-achieve-success_n_59c52d76e4b06ddf45f77a6c |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref> * [[Pete Duranko]] (1943β2011), [[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]] and [[Denver Broncos]] football player * [[Jim Gallagher, Jr.]], [[PGA Tour]] golfer * [[Craig Grebeck]], professional baseball player * [[Jay Greenberg (journalist)|Jay Greenberg]], journalist * [[Count Grog]], professional wrestling manager/promoter * [[Jack Ham]], [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] linebacker * [[Carlton Haselrig]] (1966β2020), Pro Bowl offensive guard with [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], only six-time NCAA Wrestling Champion, Distinguished Member of [[National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum|National Wrestling Hall of Fame]] * [[Artrell Hawkins]], professional football player, starting strong safety for the [[NFL]]'s [[New England Patriots]], [[Carolina Panthers]], and [[Cincinnati Bengals]] * [[Andrew Hawkins]], professional football player, wide receiver for the [[NFL]]'s [[Cleveland Browns]] and star of Spike TV's ''4th and Long'' * [[Galen Head]] (1947β2020), professional ice hockey player and Johnstown hockey contributor * [[Victor Heiser]] (1873β1972), [[Johnstown flood of 1889|Great Flood of 1889]] survivor, physician, and author * [[Tamar Simon Hoffs]], film director, writer, and producer * [[Matthew C. Horner]] (1901β1972), Mariner Corps Major general * [[Incantation (American band)|Incantation]], death metal band formed in [[New York City]] relocated to Johnstown in the mid-1990s * [[E. Snapper Ingram]] (1884β1966), Los Angeles City Council member, 1927β1933 * [[Robert T. Jeschonek]], award-winning author * [[Tim Kazurinsky]], comedian and actor, of television's ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' and the ''Police Academy'' movies * [[Natalia Livingston]], ''[[General Hospital]]'' actress * [[Olivia Locher]], photographer * [[Randy Mazey]], baseball coach at West Virginia University * [[Terry McGovern (boxer)|Terry McGovern]] (1880β1918), Hall of Fame boxer * [[Susan Meier]], romance novelist * [[Charles T. Menoher]] (1862β1930), [[World War I]] general * [[John Murtha]] (1932β2010), U.S. congressman * [[George Musulin]] (1914β1987), American army officer of the [[Office of Strategic Services]] (OSS) and [[CIA]] operative. * [[David Noon]], composer * [[Michael Novak]] (1933β2017), author, philosopher, Catholic theologian, US diplomat, a George Frederick Jewett Scholar at the [[American Enterprise Institute]]; 1994 recipient of [[Templeton Prize]] * [[Joe O'Donnell (photojournalist)|Joe O'Donnell]] (1922β2007), documentarian, photojournalist and a photographer for the US Information Agency * [[Joe Pass]] (1929β1994), jazz guitarist * [[Steve Petro]] (1914β1994), professional football player * [[Herb Pfuhl]] (1928β2011), longest-serving mayor of Johnstown<ref name=td>{{cite news|first=Mike |last=Faher|title=Former mayor Pfuhl dies |url=http://tribune-democrat.com/local/x2080078605/Former-mayor-Pfuhl-dies |work=[[The Tribune-Democrat]] |date=August 19, 2011|access-date=August 22, 2011}}</ref> * [[Walter Prozialeck]], scientist * [[Jeff Richardson (American football)|Jeff Richardson]], professional football player * [[Ray Scott (sportscaster)|Ray Scott]] (1920β1998), sportscaster, inductee in [[NSSA Hall of Fame|National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame]] * [[Russell Shorto]], author of ''Island at the Center of the World,'' ''Descartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason,'' and ''Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob.'' * [[Edward A. Silk]] (1916β1955), [[Medal of Honor]] winner * [[Geroy Simon]], professional football player, slotback for the [[Canadian Football League|CFL]]'s [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]]; recipient of the [[CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award]] (2006); [[CFL records (individual)#Receiving|CFL's all-time leading wide receiver in receiving yards]] * [[Mark Singel]], former [[Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania]]; [[acting governor]] from June 14, 1993, to December 13, 1993 * [[Emil Sitka]] (1914β1998), actor, whose famous line "Hold hands, you lovebirds!" earned him the moniker as the fourth of the [[Three Stooges]] * [[Frank Solich]], head football coach at Ohio University; 1998β2003 head coach of [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]] * [[LaRod Stephens-Howling]], professional football player, running back for the [[NFL]]'s [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] * [[John Stofa]], quarterback for NFL's Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, and Cincinnati Bengals * [[Michael Strank]] (1919β1945), World War II hero and one of the six U.S. Marines pictured in the famous Iwo Jima flag raising photo, from Johnstown suburb of Franklin * [[BIG Brian Subich]], world-ranked competitive eater, competed in the Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest * [[John J. Tominac]] (1922β1998), [[Medal of Honor]] recipient * [[Eem Triplin]], rapper * [[Richard Verma]], US [[Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs]] and US Ambassador to India (2014 nominee) * [[Pete Vuckovich]], [[Cy Young Award]]βwinning pitcher * [[John Walker (organist)|John Walker]], organist * [[Benjamin Wallace (circus owner)|Benjamin Wallace]] (1847β1921), American circus owner<ref name="Peru">{{Cite news|last=Newman|first=Nancy|date=July 15, 1986|title=Benjamin E. Wallace|url=https://www.circusesandsideshows.com/owners/benwallace.html|work=[[Peru Tribune|Peru Daily Tribune]]: Circus Edition|location=[[Peru, Indiana]]|access-date=May 26, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220526162626/https://www.m.circusesandsideshows.com/owners/ben-wallace.html|archive-date=May 26, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Michael Walzer]], philosopher and political scientist, born in New York but raised in Johnstown * [[Ian Williams (musician)|Ian Williams]], guitarist and instrumentalist from rock bands [[Don Caballero]] (1992β2000) and [[Battles (band)|Battles]] * [[Nan Wynn]] (1915β1971), singer and actress {{Div col end}}
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