Lemieux, Harris to join Pittsburgh Walk of Fame
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The 2026 Pittsburgh Walk of Fame inductees. Photos: Courtesy of the Pittsburgh Walk of Fame
The next class of honorees for Pittsburgh's Walk of Fame is set, spanning arts, science, sports and business.
The big picture: The Walk of Fame honors people with ties to Southwestern Pennsylvania who helped shape American culture. Each inductee will be immortalized with a bronze star embedded at the Strip District Terminal sidewalk along Smallman Street.
The 2026 Walk of Fame inductees are:
- Legendary Steelers broadcaster and sportswriter Myron Cope, the lifelong Pittsburgher who created the Terrible Towel.
- Dancer and choreographer Martha Graham, the "Mother of American Modern Dance," whose pioneering technique remains a global standard.
- Charles "Teenie" Harris, the prolific photographer who documented Pittsburgh's Black community for five decades and helped define the visual history of Black America.
- Franco Harris, the Hall of Famer who won four Super Bowls with the Steelers and cemented his legacy with the "Immaculate Reception" play before becoming a successful entrepreneur and civic leader.
- H.J. Heinz, who built a global food empire around ketchup, pickles and the iconic "57 Varieties" slogan while pioneering food safety standards.
- Actress and singer and Westmoreland County-native Shirley Jones, who starred in films such as "Oklahoma!" and "The Music Man," and won an Academy Award for "Elmer Gantry." She later starred as Shirley Partridge in "The Partridge Family."
- Mario Lemieux, Penguins Hall of Famer who spent his entire NHL career in Pittsburgh, led the franchise to two Stanley Cups and founded the Mario Lemieux Foundation to support cancer research.
- Henry Mancini, the Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer from Aliquippa whose film and TV scores include "Moon River" and "The Pink Panther Theme."
- Jimmy Stewart, the Academy Award-winning actor and decorated World War II bomber pilot from Indiana, Pa., who starred in dozens of films including "It's a Wonderful Life," "The Philadelphia Story" and Alfred Hitchcock classics.
- George Westinghouse, the inventor, engineer and industrialist who revolutionized the railroad industry and electric power, founding Westinghouse Electric Company still based in Cranberry.
How it works: Public nominations were narrowed by a 150-member selection committee representing colleges, cultural institutions, news organizations and community groups across Southwestern Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh Walk of Fame board made the final selections.
Flashback: Last year's inaugural Walk of Fame class honored regional luminaries like Michael Keaton, Andrew Carnegie, Fred Rogers, August Wilson, Rachel Carson and Jonas Salk.
What's next: Lemieux will appear at the free public induction ceremony Oct. 13 at 10:30am at The Terminal.