Olympians
- Giddeon Massie of Quakertown member, 2004 Bicycling team
- John Woodruff of Connellsville Gold Medal, 1936, in 800-meters event
- Catherine "Kit" Klein of Harrisburg Gold and Bronze, 1932 Olympics, 1936 Olympics, speed skater, World Record - 1000 meters (1935), World Record - 3000 meters (1936), 1936 World Champion.
- Candy Young-Sanders of Beaver Falls, qualified for the boycotted 1980 Olympics, 100m hurdles
- Roger Kingdom of Monroeville, Gold medal in both 1984 and 1988 Olympics, 110m hurdles
- Kurt Angle 1996 freestyle wrestling gold medalist.
- Kim Gallagher, American track & field Olympian in the 800 meters in 1984and 1988. She also holds National High School Records and PIAA State Records and was a Penn Relays champion.
- Lauryn Williams 2004, silver medal winner, women's 100m track, native of Rochester, Pennsylvania.
- Marty Nothstein of Trexlertown Gold Medal, 2000, Cycling
- Angie Loy of Elliottsburg Eighth Place, 2008, Field Hockey
- Michael Shine of Youngsville, Pennsylvania won the silver medal in the 400m hurdles at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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