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The Erie people were also known as the Eriechronon, Yenresh, Erielhonan, Eriez, Nation du Chat, and Riquéronon. [citation needed] They were also called the Chat ("Cat" in French) or "Long Tail", referring, possibly, to the raccoon tails worn on clothing; however, in Native American cultures across the Eastern Woodlands, the terms "cat" and "long tail" tend to be references to a mythological ...
People from Pennsylvania are sometimes called "Pennsylvanians". The following is a list of notable Americans who were born in, or lived a significant portion of their lives in, Pennsylvania along with their primary Pennsylvania city or town of residence categorized by their respective field of notoriety.
Kathy Dahlkemper, U.S. Congresswoman and Erie County Executive; Samuel A. Davenport, U.S. Congressman; Daniel Dobbins, builder of the U.S. naval fleet for Battle of Lake Erie; Thomas B. Hagen, Chairman of Erie Insurance; William Himrod, iron industry pioneer and abolitionist; Warren Kitzmiller, Vermont state legislator
Pittsburgh is the center of Greater Pittsburgh, the nation's 22nd-largest metropolitan area. In eastern Pennsylvania, the Lehigh Valley has grown to the nation's 68th-largest metropolitan area as of 2020. [65] Pennsylvania also has six other metropolitan areas that rank among the nation's 200-largest metropolitan areas.
A Elisabeth Abegg (1882–1974), German educator who rescued Jews during the Holocaust Damon Albarn (b. 1968), English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer Harry Albright (living), Swiss-born Canadian former editor of The Friend, Communications Consultant for FWCC Thomas Aldham (c. 1616–1660), English Quaker instrumental in setting up the first meeting in the Doncaster area Horace ...
Salmon P. Chase (Ohio governor, abolitionist, U.S.Treasury Secretary and Chief Justice) (Cincinnati) Gary Cohn (National Economic Council Director) (Shaker Heights) James M. Cox (governor, presidential candidate, media mogul) (Dayton) Ephraim Cutler (a framer of Ohio Constitution, abolitionist, longtime Ohio University Trustee (Ames Twp)
Cuyahoga County, Ohio commissioner; Democratic candidate for governor of Ohio in 2002; born in Youngstown Gus Hall: Activist: Co-founder of the United Steelworkers of America trade union; five-time U.S. presidential candidate; organized 1930s Little Steel Strike in Youngstown-Warren area [28] Martin J. Hillenbrand: Diplomat
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