List of people from Erie, Pennsylvania

List of people from Erie, Pennsylvania

The following is is a list of famous people who were born, or who have lived a significant part of their lives, in Erie, Pennsylvania, in the United States.

Athletics

*Lou Bierbauer, 19th century Major League Baseball player
*Fred Biletnikoff, former professional football player, Oakland Raiders, Super Bowl MVP
*Jimmy Carr, olympic wrestler, youngest U.S. Olympian in history at age 17 in 1972 (a record later surpassed by female gymnasts)
*Nate Carr, olympic wrestler (bronze medalist), 3X NCAA champion Iowa State University
*Eric Hicks, professional football player, Kansas City Chiefs
*Caryn Kadavy, professional ice skater
*Tom Lawless, former professional baseball player, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, and Montreal Expos
*Mike McCoy, former professional football player
*Bob Sanders, professional football player, Indianapolis Colts
*Mark Stepnoski, former professional football player, Dallas Cowboys and Houston/Tennessee Oilers
*David Stucke, World Series of Poker bracelet winner

Authors

*Marc Brown, author
*Dinty W. Moore, essayist and writer
*John Totleben, comic book illustrator
*Michael J. Varhola, author

Business and politics

*Linda Bebko-Jones, politician
*Billy Blanks, inventor of Taebo & martial arts film actor
*Norman Morrison, Vietnam protestor who self-immolated himself
*Tom Ridge, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, former Governor of Pennsylvania, and former U.S. Congressman
*James Patrick Rossiter, lawyer and politician
*Dr. Elmer Hess, urologist and former president of the American Medical Association

Film, stage, and television

*Rebecca Bardoux, adult film actress
*Marc Blucas, actor
*Marilyn Burns, actress
*Ann B. Davis, actress
*Nikki Dial, award-winning adult film actress
*Christine Estabrook, television and film actress
*Ish Kabibble, comedian/actor
*Harry Kellar, magician
*Julianna McCarthy, original cast member of "The Young and the Restless"
*Maria Sansone, host of Yahoo TV's "The 9"
*Jonathan Stark, screenwriter

Military and aerospace

*John Boyd, military strategist who developed the OODA Loop and helped with the success of the Persian Gulf War
*Philip Cochran, colonel United States Army Air Corps, commander of the 1st Air Commando Group in World War II, inspiration for the characters of "Flip Corkin" and "General Philerie" in comic strips by Milton Caniff
*Charles A. Curtze, rear admiral United States Navy
*Richard E. Ellsworth, US Air Force pilot
*Strong Vincent, Union colonel
*Paul J. Weitz, aerospace pilot

Music

*Harry Burleigh, classical music composer
*Peter Mennin, composer and teacher
*Patrick Monahan, lead singer of Train, solo music artist and grammy award winner
*Chris Vrenna, former rock music drummer of Nine Inch Nails, currently Tweaker

Religion

*John Mark Gannon, Catholic archbishop

cience and academia

*John Kanzius, may have found a cure for cancer and a method to generate energy using saltwater [cite news| last=Bruce| first=David| title=Spark Innovation| publisher=Erie Times-News| date=2007-05-17| url=http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070517/NEWS02/705170401&SearchID=73283562969167| accessdate=2007-06-08]
*Paul Siple, Antarctic explorer who developed the wind chill factor

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