Erie, Pennsylvania

Erie is a city located in Erie County, Pennsylvania, on the coast of Lake Erie. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 103,717. It is county seat of Erie County{{GR|6}}.

Famous Erieites

• Victoria Baldwin: drop-dead gorgeous
• Bruce Baumgartner: world champion freestyle heavyweight wrestler, 13 World and Olympic medals (Edinboro, Pa)
• Fred Biletnikoff: Pro football wide receiver for whom the award is named
• Billy Blanks: exercise guru, inventor of Taebo
• Marc Brown: Author of the Arthur series of children's books
• Patrick Monahan: Grammy Award winning musician (lead singer of Train)
• George Chilcott: the man behind the comedy music styles of Mini Geo 125 and the co-producer of the legendary CAT-TV public access show, Uncle Jones and the Dynamite Express.
• Tom Ridge: first Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security and former Governor of Pennsylvania.
• Strong Vincent: Union colonel (and brevet brigadier general) during the American Civil War, killed in action on at the Battle of Gettysburg
• Paul J. Weitz: pilot on Skylab-2, the first manned Skylab mission.
• Ann B. Davis: actress known for her role as "Alice" on the hit TV show The Brady Bunch