The staff at Pittsburgh Magazine decided to compile our own list of our 10 favorite local luminaries (all living). Some have risen to national or international prominence while never turning their back on Western Pennsylvania. Others have made their mark closer to home but are equally beloved.
Curated by artist Jennifer Chenoweth, the tour highlights the historic sights and sounds of Wilkinsburg, including churches, mosques and other historic buildings.
Creative, quirky and caring, Pittsburgh’s Sampsonia Way is also the international Main Street for the City of Asylum program for writers, making sure the pen stays mightier than the sword.
A graduate of Harvard Law School, Paul Simmons and his wife, Gwendolyn, an active civic volunteer, were longtime residents of the historical Downer House.
