Celebrities
The parade has been popular with some celebrities that grew up in the Pittsburgh area or are nationally renowned. A sampling of some of the celebrities who have taken part:
- Ty Treadway, host of Merv Griffin's Crosswords
- Jimmy McGuire, Taylor Allderdice High School alumnus and Jeopardy! Clue Crew member
- Pat Sajak, host of Wheel of Fortune
- Christina Aguilera
- Pat Boone
- Billy Porter
- Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (former members of The 5th Dimension)
- Usher
- Bianca Ryan
- Willard Scott
- Ralph Kiner
- Peter Tork
- Povertyneck Hillbillies
- Chubby Checker
- Richard Karn
- Ming-Na
- Dan Cortez
- Blair Underwood
- Alex Trebek, host of Jeopardy!
- Bruno Sammartino
- Jim Kelly
- Dwayne Woodruff
- Louis Lipps
- Caroline Rhea
- Mr. McFeely with Purple Panda from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
- Vanessa Campagna
- Mark Milovats
- The Jaggerz
- The Marcels
- Jimmy Beaumont & the Skyliners
- Tito Puente, Jr.
- Chris Abbondanza
- Clifford the Big Red Dog
- Steely McBeam
- Iceburgh
- Pirate Parrot
- The Ultimate Warrior
- The Junkyard Dog
- Rowdy Roddy Piper
- George "The Animal" Steele
- "Macho Man" Randy Savage
- Dusty Rhodes
- The Drifters
- Jerome Bettis
- Joe Mascolo
- The Softwinds
- Rachel Rothenberg, 2009 Jeopardy! Teen Tournament champion
- Colin Raye
- Rick Derringer
- Mark Farner
- Mitch Ryder
- Franco Harris-slated to appear in 2012 parade
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