(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Pittsburgh Walk of Fame, Posted on Facebook on July 15th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A second class of inductees was announced for the Pittsburgh Walk of Fame in the city’s Strip District. The 2026 class of inductees for this walk of fame which is located at the Strip District’s Terminal building, includes ten people who helped shape the history of the Steel City through the arts, commerce, industry, sports and more. The inductees will be honored during a free public induction ceremony at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 13th. 

The inductees for this year’s class are as follows:

• the late Myron Cope (Steelers commentator and broadcaster, man who invented “The Terrible Towel”)
• the late Martha Graham (choreographer and dancer)
• the late H.J. Heinz (entrepreneur, co-founder of Heinz Ketchup)
• the late Charles “Teenie” Harris (photographer)
• the late Franco Harris (legendary Steelers running back known for “The Immaculate Reception” football play)
• Shirley Jones (singer and actress)
• the late Henry Mancini (composer, Henry Mancini musical theatre awards named for him)
• Mario Lemieux (legendary Penguins hockey centre who now is part of the ownership of the team
• the late Jimmy Stewart (actor known for his roles like Gegore Bailey in “It’s A Wonderful Life,” pilot)
• the late George Westinghouse (inventor best known for creating the railway air brake, engineer)

The Pittsburgh Walk of Fame was unveiled last year with a goal of celebrating people with ties to southwestern Pennsylvania who have made their mark on America.