ILLUSTRATION BY HUCK BEARD

For the October issue, the staff at Pittsburgh Magazine compiled a list of our 10 favorite luminaries (all living).

• Heather Abraham
• Sidney Crosby
• Gisele Barreto Fetterman
• Jeff Goldblum
• Michael Keaton
• Wiz Khalifa
• Summer Lee
• Kenny Pickett
• Billy Porter
• Sally Wiggin

PHOTOS COURTESY TOM GIGLIOTTI, PITTSBURGH STEELERS & TAMARA TUNIE

Naturally, not everyone agreed with our list, and when we reached out to readers for their suggestions, these 18 names emerged.

• Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin
• Steelers Defensive Tackle Cam Heyward
• Former Steelers Quarterback Charlie Batch
• Former Steelers Running Back Rocky Bleier
• Former University of Pittsburgh and Miami Dolphins Quarterback Dan Marino
• Beaver Falls native and Hall of Fame Quarterback Joe Namath
• KDKA morning news anchor and “Pittsburgh Today Live” host David Highfield
• KDKA meteorologist Mary Ours
• WTAE traffic reporter and news anchor Elena LaQuatra
• Author and Pittsburgh Magazine columnist Virginia Montanez
• Photographer Dave DiCello
• Homestead native and actress Tamara Tunie
• Businesswoman and philanthropist Teresa Heinz Kerry
• Longtime ice ball stand owner Gus Kalaris (Gus & Yia Yia’s)
• Janice Burley Wilson, CEO of the August Wilson Center for African American Culture
• Bill Strickland, Pittsburgher of the Year in 2010 and former President and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation
• Kelly Lazzara, President of Oakland Catholic High School
• Duquesne University President Ken Gormley