The following is a list of notable persons who were born, or who have lived a significant part of their lives, in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Art and Literature
Richard Anuszkiewicz, founder and foremost artist of Op Art movement
Moses Billings, early American portrait painter
Marc Brown, children's book author and illustrator, creator of the Arthur book series John Silk Deckard, painter, printmaker, sculptor David Greenberger, artist Thom Hatch, author and novelist who specializes in the history of the American West, the American Civil War, and the Plains Indian Wars Eugene Iverd, illustrator and teacher Ron Larson, author of several dozen mathematics textbooks Leon Ray Livingston, known as "King of the Hobos" Ruth Eleanor Newton, illustrator and designer Joseph Plavcan, painter and teacher Chuck Rosenthal, author Belle Silveira, artist known for her pencil portraits Ida M. Tarbell, author, journalist, "muckraker" John Totleben, comic book illustrator, known for covers of DC Comics' Swamp Thing Michael J. Varhola, author Charles Erskine Scott Wood, author and leading civil liberties advocate, best known for "Heavenly Discourse"
Athletics
Sig Andrusking, professional football player
Art Baker, professional football player, Buffalo Bills, All-American and NCAA National Championship winner in both football and wrestling, pioneering African-American athlete Bruce Baumgartner, heavyweight Olympic wrestler, most decorated American wrestler of all time, member of National Wrestling Hall of Fame Lou Bierbauer, 19th-century Major League Baseball player Dana Bible, former American football coach Fred Biletnikoff, professional football player, Oakland Raiders, Super Bowl MVP, Pro Football Hall of Fame James Carr, youngest-ever American Olympic wrestler, member of National Wrestling Hall of Fame Nate Carr, Olympic wrestler (bronze medalist in 1988), three-time NCAA champion at Iowa State University, member of National Wrestling Hall of Fame Rick Chartraw, professional ice hockey player, Montreal Canadiens James Conner, professional football player, Arizona Cardinals Clifton Crosby, professional football player, Indianapolis Colts Ed Cushman, professional baseball player, Buffalo Bisons, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Athletics, New York Metropolitans, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Toledo Maumees Dell Darling, professional baseball player, Buffalo Bisons, Chicago White Stockings, and St. Louis Browns Tim Federowicz, professional baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers Bill Finneran, early professional baseball umpire George Flint, professional football player, Buffalo Bills Fernando Frye, college football player Eric Hicks, professional football player, Kansas City Chiefs Essie Hollis, professional basketball player, Detroit Pistons Sam Jethroe, Negro leagues and Major League baseball player from 1938 to 1966 Jovon Johnson, professional football player, Ottawa Redblacks, CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award Caryn Kadavy, figure skater, 1987 World Bronze Medalist, 1988 Olympian Eddie Klep, professional baseball player, first white American to play in the Negro leagues Jack Laraway, professional football player, Buffalo Bills, Houston Oilers Tom Lawless, professional baseball player, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, and Montreal Expos Bob Learn, Jr., professional bowler, 1999 U.S. Open champion who also rolled the PBA's 10th televised 300 game Frank Liebel, professional football defensive back for NFL's New York Giants and Chicago Bears Kayla McBride, professional basketball player, San Antonio Stars, first-team All-American, Notre Dame Mike McCoy, professional football player, Green Bay Packers, unanimous first-team All-American for Notre Dame and 1969 Heisman Trophy candidate Curt Miller, WNBA professional basketball coach Mike Morrison, professional baseball player, Cleveland Spiders, Syracuse Stars and Baltimore Orioles Peter Nyari, professional baseball and Olympic athlete Bob Raudman, professional baseball player Bob Sanders, professional football player, Indianapolis Colts Brian Stablein, professional football player, Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions Mark Stepnoski, professional football player, Dallas Cowboys and Houston/Tennessee Oilers Woody Thompson, professional football player, Atlanta Falcons Blidi Wreh-Wilson, professional football player, Tennessee Titans and Atlanta Falcons