Editing Washington County, Pennsylvania (section)

==Notable people==

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*[[John Alexander Anderson]], born in Washington County, [[United States Congressman]] from [[Kansas]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | year = 1967}}</ref>
*[[Kurt Angle]] (born 1968), resided in Canonsburg, Olympic [[gold medalist]] and [[Professional wrestler]]
*[[William Patterson Bane]], claimant to tallest soldier in the American Civil War (1843–1912)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tucker |first=Neely |author-link=Neely Tucker |date=February 18, 2025 |title=Big Pat Bane, Tallest Soldier in the Civil War? |work=[[Library of Congress]] |url=https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2025/02/big-pat-bane-the-tallest-soldier-in-the-civil-war/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310065206/https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2025/02/big-pat-bane-the-tallest-soldier-in-the-civil-war/ |archive-date=March 10, 2025}}</ref>
*[[James G. Blaine]] (1830–1893), native of West Brownsville, [[United States Secretary of State]], [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House of Representatives]], and 1884 [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] presidential nominee
*[[David Bradford (lawyer)|David Bradford]], born in Maryland 1760 and resided in Washington, early deputy attorney-general for Washington County, became a leader in the Whiskey Rebellion challenging the nascent United States federal government<ref>[http://www.bradfordhouse.org Welcome!]. Bradfordhouse.org. Retrieved on July 23, 2013.</ref>
*[[William J. Carson (Medal of Honor)|William J. Carson]] (1840–1913), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, 1863<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html|title=Medal of Honor Recipients - Civil War (A-L)|first=U.S. Army Center of Military|last=History|website=www.history.army.mil|access-date=November 29, 2018|archive-date=August 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802150627/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/228/carson-william-j.php|title=CMOHS.org - Musician CARSON, WILLIAM J., U.S. Army|website=www.cmohs.org|access-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Alexander Clark]] (1826–1891), born in Washington County, "The Colored Orator of the West", Minister to Liberia 1890–1891<ref>[http://www.alexanderclark.org Alexander Clark of Muscatine, Iowa | HOME]. Alexanderclark.org. Retrieved on July 23, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.aaregistry.com/detail.php?id=3097 ] {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
*[[Perry Como]] (1912–2001), native of Canonsburg, recording artist and television performer
*[[Mitch Daniels]] (born 1949), native of Monongahela, former Governor of Indiana, current president of [[Purdue University]]
*[[James K. L. Duncan]] (1845–1913), Union Navy sailor awarded the Medal of Honor<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/james-k-duncan |title=James K. L Duncan |website=cmohs.org |accessdate=January 25, 2025}}</ref>
*[[William C. Farabee]] (1865–1925), anthropologist, was born and died in Washington County
*[[Ken Griffey Jr.]] (born 1969), native of Donora, [[Major League Baseball]] player
*[[Ken Griffey Sr.]] (born 1950), native of Donora, Major League Baseball player
*[[John Guzik (linebacker)|John Guzik]] (1936–2012), football player
*[[Joseph A. Hardy III|Joseph Hardy]] (1923-2023), former resident of Eighty Four, philanthropist, former CEO and founder of [[84 Lumber]]
*[[Pete Henry]] (1897–1952), NFL player/coach, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame.
*[[iJustine]] (born 1984), YouTube personality and actress
*[[Shirley Jones]] (born 1934), native of [[Charleroi, Pennsylvania|Charleroi]], best known for her role as the mother of the [[Partridge Family]] and winning an [[Academy Award]].
*[[Francis Julius LeMoyne]] (1798–1879) [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionist]] and pioneer of [[cremation]] in the United States.
*[[Jonathan Letterman]] (1824–1872), native of Canonsburg, Father of Battlefield Medicine and [[American Civil War|Civil War]] surgeon
*[[William Henry Letterman]] (1832–1881), native of Canonsburg, co-founder of the [[Phi Kappa Psi]] fraternity, surgeon, and brother of Jonathan Letterman
*[[Marvin Lewis]] (born 1958), native of McDonald, National Football League player, coach
*[[Jay Livingston]] (1915–2001), native of McDonald, Oscar-winning songwriter
*[[William Holmes McGuffey]] (1800–1873), native of the western side of the county, famous educator and writer of ''McGuffey's Eclectic Readers'' – one of America's first text books
*[[John F. McJunkin]] (1830–1883), Iowa Attorney General
*[[John H. Mitchell]] (1835–1905), United States Senator, participant in original dispute in landmark Supreme Court case [[Pennoyer v. Neff]]
*[[Joe Montana]] (born 1956), native of Monongahela, [[National Football League]] player
*[[Stan Musial]] (1920–2013), native of Donora, Major League Baseball player
*[[Dave Pahanish]] (born 1971), Peters Township, [[Songwriter]], [[Songwriter]], Country Music songwriter for Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, and Jimmy Wayne
*[[Deborah Jeane Palfrey]] (1956–2008), native of Charleroi, "The D.C. Madam"
*[[Christopher Rankin]] (1788-1826), member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] for [[Mississippi]]'s at-large district, namesake of [[Rankin County, Mississippi|Rankin County]]
*[[John Walker Rankin]] (1823–1869), Iowa state senator
*[[David Redick]] (died 1805), [[Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania#Vice-Presidents of Council|Vice-President]] ([[Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania|Lt. Governor]]) of Pennsylvania for three weeks in 1788; [[Surveying|surveyor]]—laid out the town of Washington.
*[[Kurt Schottenheimer]] (born 1949), native of McDonald, National Football League coach
*[[Marty Schottenheimer]] (1943–2021), native of McDonald, National Football League player, coach
*[[Paul Shannon]] (1909–1990), radio and television personality
*[[Bobby Vinton]] (born 1935), native of Canonsburg, recording artist
*[[Bob West]] (born 1956), native of Finleyville, voice actor best known for ''[[Barney & Friends]]''
*[[Joseph Ruggles Wilson]] (1822–1903), graduate of Jefferson College (subsequently [[Washington & Jefferson College|W&J]]), Presbyterian minister, father of Pres. [[Woodrow Wilson]]
*[[Bud Yorkin]] (1926–2015), American film and television producer, director, writer and actor.
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