Religion
- Benjamin W. Arnett – (Fayette) lifelong theologian, first African-American that won a majority white district (assemblyman for Ohio)
- Joseph Baldwin – (Lawrence) father of the "Normal School"
- Robert Baird – (Fayette)
- Cardinal Daniel DiNardo - Archbishop of Galveston-Houston
- Thomas Dolinay – (Fayette)
- Hutton Gibson – (Westmoreland) Father of actor Mel Gibson
- Kersey Graves – (Fayette) Atheist and philosopher, mentioned in the film the DaVinci Code
- Charles Hartshorne – (Armstrong)
- Charles William Kerr – (Butler) leader in Race relations and quelled the Tulsa Race Riots
- Joseph R. Lamonde – (Allegheny)
- Countess Leon – (Beaver) Rappitte Leader
- Cardinal Adam Maida - (West Moreland) Emeritus Archbishop of Detroit
- Bernhard Müller – (Beaver)
- Madalyn Murray O'Hair – founder of American Atheists
- Charles D. Provan - (Washington)
- Victor J. Pospishil – (Armstrong)
- George Rapp – Founder of the religious sect called Harmonists
- Charles Taze Russell – founder of Jehovah's Witnesses
- R. C. Sproul – theologian
- Thomas J. Tobin - (Allegheny) - Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Bishop of Youngstown OH, and current Bishop of Providence RI
- Cardinal Donald Wuerl – eleventh Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, current Archbishop of Washington
- David Zubik – twelfth and current Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
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Famous quotes containing the word religion:
“Surely the day will come when color means nothing more than skin tone, when religion is seen uniquely as a way to speak one’s soul; when birth places have the weight of a throw of the dice and all men are born free, when understanding breeds love and brotherhood.”
—Josephine Baker (1906–1975)
“Men are like plants; the goodness and flavor of the fruit proceeds from the peculiar soil and exposition in which they grow. We are nothing but what we derive from the air we breathe, the climate we inhabit, the government we obey, the system of religion we profess, and the nature of our employment.”
—Michel Guillaume Jean De Crevecoeur (1735–1813)
“There is nothing in our book, the Koran, that teaches us to suffer peacefully. Our religion teaches us to be intelligent. Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery. That’s a good religion.”
—Malcolm X (1925–1965)