page_title: Pottsville, Pennsylvania
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Pottsville, Pennsylvania / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Pottsville, Pennsylvania was taken by Michael Rajchel with a personal Cannon Rebel XS. Located at 10th and Mahantongo Streets, Pottsville, PA 17901
context_page_description: Pottsville is a city in, and the county seat of, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,324 at the 2010 census, and is the principal city of the Pottsville, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city lies along the west bank of the Schuylkill River, 52 miles south of Wilkes-Barre. It is located in Pennsylvania's Coal Region.
context_section_description: Meredith Averill, television writer and producer.
  Gary Becker, Nobel Prize–winning economist (1992).
  Stan Bergstein, harness racing executive, member Harness Racing Hall of Fame
  Megan Brennan, United States Postmaster General.
  Antonio Buehler, civil rights leader.
  Ronald Caravan, clarinetist
  Mike Clay, ESPN personality
  George Cowie, Wisconsin politician.
  Crobot, band.
  Pat Flannery, men's basketball coach at Bucknell University.
  Jan Fortune, Florida state legislator.
  John E. Jones III, judge.
  George Joulwan,  Supreme Allied Commander, Europe from 1993 to 1997.
  Guy Kratzer, Pennsylvania State Senator
  Peggy Maley, actress.
  Muffet McGraw, women's basketball coach at Notre Dame.
  Chris Nabholz, baseball player.
  James Nagle, Civil War general.
  Arthur C. Neville, Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
  J. C. Neville, Wisconsin politician.
  John O'Hara, author.
  Ralph Peters, author, Retired Military. Fox News Military Contributor
  Henry Pleasants, engineer and Civil War general.
  Lance Rautzhan, Major League Baseball pitcher.
  Howie Smith, musician and educator.
  Matt Wachter, musician.
  Bill Walsh, author and editor.
  Jude Wanniski, editor and economic advisor to Ronald Reagan.
caption: St. John the Baptist Church
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