List of people from Pennsylvania explained
Pennsylvania, the fifth-most populous state in the United States,[1] is the birthplace or childhood home of many famous Americans. People from Pennsylvania are called "Pennsylvanians".
The following is a list of notable Americans who were born in, or lived a significant portion of their lives in, Pennsylvania along with their primary Pennsylvania city or town of residence:
Actors
- A - B
- C - D
- E - G
- H - K
- L - M
- N - R
- S - Z
Artists
- Julian Abele, architect—Philadelphia
- Alice Aycock, sculptor—Harrisburg
- Edmund Bacon, architect—Philadelphia
- Paul Bartholomew, architect—Ligonier
- Karen Bausman, architect—Allentown
- Jonathan Bean, illustrator—Fleetwood
- Alison Bechdel, graphic novelist—Beech Creek
- Cecilia Beaux, painter—Philadelphia
- Alexander Calder, sculptor—Lawnton
- Mary Cassatt, painter—Allegheny City
- George Catlin, painter—Wilkes-Barre
- Stuart Davis, painter—Philadelphia
- Charles Demuth, painter—Lancaster
- Steve Ditko, comic book artist—Johnstown
- Thomas Eakins, painter—Philadelphia
- William Glackens, painter—Philadelphia
- Martha Graham, modern dancer and choreographer—Allegheny City
- Keith Haring, painter—Kutztown
- Jerry Harris, sculptor—Pittsburgh
- William Stanley Haseltine, painter—Philadelphia
- Mike Hawthorne, comic book artist, illustrator—York
- Martin Johnson Heade, painter—Lumberville
- Charleen Kinser, toy-designer—Boalsburg
- Gelsey Kirkland, ballerina—Bethlehem
- Franz Kline, painter—Wilkes-Barre
- Jeff Koons, sculptor—York
- Nate Lewis, visual artist—Beaver Falls
- Thaddeus Mosley, sculptor—Pittsburgh
- Alice Neel, painter—Colwyn
- Violet Oakley, painter—Philadelphia
- Maxfield Parrish, illustrator—Philadelphia
- Philip Pearlstein, painter—Pittsburgh
- Joseph Pennell, illustrator—Philadelphia
- Man Ray, artist and photographer—Philadelphia
- Charles Sheeler, painter, photographer—Philadelphia
- Grover Simcox, illustrator—Philadelphia
- John Sloan, painter—Lock Haven
- Gary Mark Smith, global street photographer—Kutztown
- Jeff Smith, cartoonist—McKees Rocks
- Thomas Ustick Walter, architect—Philadelphia
- Andy Warhol, pop culture artist—Pittsburgh
- Neil Welliver, landscape artist—Millville
- Andrew Wyeth, painter—Chadds Ford Township
- Jamie Wyeth, painter (son of Andrew)—Chadds Ford Township
- N.C. Wyeth, illustrator (father of Andrew)—Chadds Ford Township
- Bunny Yeager, photographer—Wilkinsburg
Astronauts
- Jerome Apt, NASA astronaut—Pittsburgh
- Guion S. Bluford, astronaut, first African-American man in space—Philadelphia
- Pete Conrad, Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab astronaut, third man to walk on the Moon—Philadelphia
- Michael Fincke—Pittsburgh
- Theodore Freeman, Group 3 astronaut; killed in training jet accident—Haverford
- Terry Hart, NASA astronaut—Pittsburgh
- James Irwin, Apollo 15—Pittsburgh
- Glynn Lunney, NASA engineer—Old Forge
- David Medved, trained astronaut and physicist—Philadelphia
- Paul W. Richards, Shuttle and ISS astronaut—Dunmore
- Patricia Hilliard Robertson, 1998 Astronaut Group—killed in private airplane accident—Indiana
- Daniel M. Tani, engineer, NASA astronaut—Ridley Park
- Joseph A. Walker, USAF/NASA astronaut, United States' seventh man in space—Washington, Pennsylvania
- Paul J. Weitz, Skylab and Shuttle astronaut—Erie
Athletes
"HOF" = Hall of Fame
- A - B
- John Abramovic, professional basketball player—Pittsburgh
- Cal Abrams (1924–1997), Major League Baseball player—Philadelphia
- Matt Adams, professional baseball player—Philipsburg
- Herb Adderley, HOF professional football player—Philadelphia
- Eddie Alvarez, professional mixed martial artist—Philadelphia
- Rubén Amaro Jr. (born 1965), Major League Baseball player, general manager, and coach—Philadelphia
- Joe Amato, professional drag racer—Old Forge
- John Andretti, NASCAR driver—Bethlehem
- Marco Andretti, auto racing driver—Nazareth
- Michael Andretti, auto racing driver—Bethlehem
- Kurt Angle, professional wrestler, Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling—Pittsburgh
- Paul Arizin, HOF professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- LaVar Arrington, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Cameron Artis-Payne, professional football player—Harrisburg
- Al Babartsky, professional football player—Shenandoah
- Bob Babich, professional football coach—Aliquippa
- Kayla Bashore, Olympic field hockey player—Hamburg
- Ralph Baker, professional football player—Lewistown
- Saquon Barkley, professional football player—Coplay
- Charlie Batch, professional football player—Homestead
- William Beatty, professional football player—York
- Aaron Beasley, professional football player—Pottstown
- Joe Beimel, professional baseball player—Kersey
- Stan Belinda, professional baseball player—Huntingdon
- Bert Bell, professional football commissioner—Philadelphia
- Brad Benson, professional football player—Altoona
- Norm Benning, NASCAR driver—Level Green
- Jesse Biddle, professional baseball player—Philadelphia
- Fred Biletnikoff, HOF professional football player—Erie
- Steve Bilko, professional baseball player—Nanticoke
- Adam Bisnowaty (born 1993), professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Steve Blackman, professional wrestler—Annville
- DeJuan Blair, professional basketball player—Pittsburgh
- George Blanda, HOF professional football player—Youngwood
- Chaim Bloom (born 1983), Chief Baseball Officer for the Boston Red Sox
- Charlie Bolling, professional golfer—Rosemont
- Sam Bowie, professional basketball player—Lebanon
- Jerry Boyarsky, professional football player—Scott Township
- Tyler Boyd, professional football player–Clairton
- Jennifer Brady, professional tennis player—Harrisburg
- Kyle Brady, professional football player—Camp Hill
- Sid Bream, professional baseball player—Mount Holly Springs
- Steve Breaston, professional football player—North Braddock
- Gustave Brickner, extreme swimmer—Charleroi
- Tom Brookens, professional baseball player—Chambersburg
- Corey Brown, professional football player—Philadelphia
- Gary Brown, professional football player—Williamsport
- John Brown, HOF college football player—Canton
- Philly Brown, professional football player—Upper Darby
- Scott Brunner, professional football player—Sellersville
- Kobe Bryant, professional basketball player—Lower Merion Township
- Taylor Buchholz, professional baseball player—Lower Merion Township
- Ryan Buchter, professional baseball player—Reading
- Marc Bulger, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Leroy Burrell, track and field—Lansdowne
- Rasual Butler, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Nate Byham, NFL tight end—Franklin
- Axtell J. Byles, NFL Player—Titusville
- C - D
- Alex Cabrera, professional baseball player—Lebanon
- Ray Caldwell, professional baseball player—McKean County
- John Calipari, college basketball coach—Moon Township
- Roy Campanella, HOF professional baseball player—Philadelphia
- Russ Canzler, professional baseball player—Berwick
- John Cappelletti, professional football player—Upper Darby
- P. J. Carlesimo, professional basketball coach—Scranton
- Nate Carr, Olympic bronze medalist in freestyle wrestling—Erie
- Tony Carr (born 1997), basketball player in the Israeli Premier Basketball League-Philadelphia
- Pete Carril, HOF college basketball coach—Bethlehem
- Matt Carroll, professional basketball player—Pittsburgh
- Len Chappell, professional basketball player—Portage
- Wilt Chamberlain, HOF professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Barry Church, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Nestor Chylak, professional baseball umpire—Olyphant
- Bruce Clark, professional football player—New Castle
- Bryan Cohen (born 1989), American-Israeli professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Colby Cohen (born 1989), professional ice hockey player—Villanova
- Jake Cohen (born 1990), American-Israeli professional basketball player—Bryn Mawr
- Julia Cohen (born 1989), tennis player—Philadelphia
- Billy Conn, professional boxer—Pittsburgh
- James Conner, professional football player—Erie, Pennsylvania
- Harry Coveleski, professional baseball player—Shamokin
- Stan Coveleski, HOF baseball player—Shamokin
- Fran Crippen, swimmer—Conshohocken
- Maddy Crippen, Olympic swimmer—Conshohocken
- Tom Clements, professional football coach—McKees Rocks
- Gary Collins, professional football player—Williamstown
- Joe Collins, professional baseball player—Scranton
- Kerry Collins, professional football player—Lebanon
- Marques Colston, professional football player—Susquehanna Township
- Dan Conners, professional football player—St. Mary's
- Dan Connor, professional football player—Wallingford
- Mark Corey, professional baseball player—Austin
- Mike Costanzo, professional baseball player—Philadelphia
- Jim Covert, professional football player—Conway
- Bill Cowher, professional football coach—Crafton
- Billy Cox, professional baseball player—Newport
- Mike Cox, professional football player—Lewisberry
- Channing Crowder, professional football player—State College
- Chris Culliver, professional football player—Philadelphia
- David Curtiss, competitive swimmer—Yardley[3]
- Chuck Daly, HOF professional basketball coach—Kane
- Bob Davie, college football coach—Moon Township
- Ernie Davis, HOF college football player—New Salem-Buffington
- Phil Davis, UFC fighter—Harrisburg
- Darrell Dess, professional football player—New Castle
- James Develin, professional football player—Boyertown
- Dorin Dickerson, professional football player—Imperial
- Keir Dillon, professional snowboarder—East Stroudsburg
- Mike Ditka, HOF professional football player and coach—Aliquippa
- Randy Dobnak, professional baseball player—South Park
- Tim Donaghy, professional basketball referee—Havertown
- Aaron Donald, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Jakim Donaldson (born 1983), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League–Pittsburgh
- Keith Dorney, professional football player—Emmaus
- Tony Dorsett, HOF professional football player—Hopewell Township
- Forrest "Jap" Douds, professional football player and coach—Rochester
- Shane Douglas, professional wrestler—Pittsburgh
- Jim Drucker (born 1952/1953), former Commissioner of the Continental Basketball Association, former Commissioner of the Arena Football League, and founder of NewKadia Comics—Plymouth Meeting
- Jeff Dugan, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Pete Duranko, professional football player—Johnstown
- Jimmy Dykes, professional baseball player—Philadelphia
- Stanley Dziedzic, Olympic bronze medalist in freestyle wrestling—Allentown
- E - G
- Bill Eadie, professional wrestler—Brownsville
- Kyle Eckel, professional football player—Philadelphia
- Josh Edgin, professional baseball player—Three Springs
- Wayne Ellington, professional basketball player—Wynnewood
- Cody Eppley, professional baseball player—Dillsburg
- Jahri Evans, professional football player—Philadelphia
- Tyreke Evans, professional basketball player—Chester
- Tim Federowicz, professional baseball player—Erie
- Bill Ferrario, professional football player—Scranton
- Randy Fichtner, professional football coach—Meadville
- Frank Filchock, professional football player and coach—Greene County
- D'or Fischer (born 1981), Israeli-American basketball player in the Israeli National League—Philadelphia
- Joe Flacco, professional football player—Philadelphia
- Pat Flaherty, professional football coach—McSherrystown
- Hali Flickinger, Olympic swimmer—York County[4]
- Andre Fluellen, professional football player—Philadelphia
- Tom Flynn, professional football player—Verona
- Nellie Fox, HOF professional baseball player—St. Thomas Township
- Terry Francona, professional baseball manager—New Brighton
- Tito Francona, professional baseball player—New Brighton
- John Frank (born 1962), professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Buck Freeman, professional baseball player—Catasauqua
- Gus Frerotte, professional football player—Kittanning
- Carl Furillo, professional baseball player–Stony Creek Mills
- Jim Furyk, professional golfer—Lancaster
- Rich Gannon, professional football player—Philadelphia
- Ryan Garko, professional baseball player—Pittsburgh
- Jason Garrett, professional football coach—Abington
- John Garrett, professional football coach—Danville
- Eddie George, professional football player—Abington Township
- Sam Gerson, Olympic silver medalist in freestyle wrestling—Philadelphia
- Sean Gilbert, professional football player—Aliquippa
- Armen Gilliam, professional basketball player—Bethel Park
- Garry Gilliam, professional football player—Harrisburg
- Kimberly Glass, professional volleyball player—Lancaster
- Tom Gola, HOF basketball player—Philadelphia
- Robbie Gould, professional football player—Jersey Shore
- Bruce Gradkowski, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Gino Gradkowski, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Aaron Gray, professional basketball player—Emmaus
- Dick Gray, professional baseball player—Jefferson
- Al Gionfriddo, professional baseball player—Dysart
- Ken Griffey Jr., professional baseball player—Donora
- Ken Griffey Sr., professional baseball player—Donora
- Russ Grimm, professional football player—Scottdale
- Dick Groat, professional baseball player—Wilkinsburg
- Randy Grossman (born 1952), professional football player—Haverford Township
- Peter Gruner, professional wrestler, ring name Billy Kidman—Allentown
- Brandon Guyer, professional baseball player—West Chester
- H - K
- Jack Ham, professional football player—Johnstown
- Richard Hamilton, professional basketball player
- Brendan Hansen, Olympic gold medal swimmer—Haverford Township
- Marvin Harrison, professional football player—Philadelphia
- Ray Harroun, winner of the first Indianapolis 500—Titusville
- Leon Hart, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Jim Haslett, professional football player and coach—Pittsburgh
- Andrew Hawkins, professional football player—Johnstown
- Artrell Hawkins, professional football player—Johnstown
- Don Heffner, professional baseball player and manager—Rouzerville
- Chris Heisey, professional baseball player—Mount Joy
- John Heisman, football player, namesake of trophy—Titusville
- Gerald Henderson Jr., professional basketball player—Merion
- Chad Henne, professional football player—Wyomissing
- Jake Herbert, Olympic freestyle wrestler—Pittsburgh
- Tom Herr, professional baseball player and manager—Lancaster
- Mark Herzlich, professional football player—Wayne
- Cameron Heyward, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Eric Hicks, professional football player—Erie
- Jordan Hill, professional football player—Harrisburg
- Shawn Hillegas, professional baseball player—South Fork
- Darrun Hilliard, professional basketball player
- Al Holbert, professional auto racer—Warrington
- Larry Holmes, HOF professional boxer—Easton
- J. J. Hoover, professional baseball player—Elizabeth
- Bernard Hopkins, professional boxer—Philadelphia
- Jeff Hostetler, professional football player—Hollsopple
- Art Howe, professional baseball player and manager—Pittsburgh
- Gene Huey, professional football player—Uniontown
- Henry Hynoski, professional football player—Elysburg
- Jerald Ingram, professional football coach—Beaver
- Sam Iorio (born 1998), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Qadry Ismail, professional football player—Wilkes-Barre
- Raghib Ismail, professional football player—Wilkes-Barre
- Marc Jackson, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Marlin Jackson, professional football player—Sharon
- Reggie Jackson, HOF professional baseball player—Wyncote
- Brook Jacoby, professional baseball player—Philadelphia
- Hughie Jennings, professional baseball player—Pittston
- Larry Johnson, professional football player—State College
- Derrick Jones Jr., professional basketball player—Chester
- Eddie Jones, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Kevin Jones, professional BMX rider—York
- Sage Karam, professional racing driver—Nazareth
- George Karl, professional basketball coach—Penn Hills
- Nate Karns, professional baseball player—Franklin
- Don Kelly, professional baseball player—Butler
- Jim Kelly, HOF professional football player—Bradys Bend Township
- Pat Kelly, professional baseball player—Philadelphia
- Ray Kemp, professional football player—Cecil Township
- Billy Kidman (ring name), professional wrestler—Allentown
- Ethan Kilmer, professional football player—Wyalusing
- Bucko Kilroy, professional football player and coach—Philadelphia
- Betsy King, HOF professional golfer—Reading
- Steve Kline, professional baseball player—Winfield
- Cary Kolat, freestyle wrestler, two-time world medalist—Rices Landing
- Dan Koppen, professional football player—Whitehall Township
- Josh Koscheck, professional mixed martial artist—Waynesburg
- Kristy Kowal, Olympic swimmer—Reading
- Bruce Kozerski, professional football player—Plains Township
- Erik Kratz, professional baseball player—Telford
- Julian Krinsky, tennis player-Philadelphia
- John Kuhn, professional football player—Dover
- L - M
- Floyd Landis, professional cyclist—Lancaster
- Tom Lasorda, HOF professional baseball manager—Norristown
- Howard Lassoff (1955 - 2013), American-Israeli basketball player
- Ty Law, professional football player—Aliquippa
- Sean Lee, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Don LeJohn, professional baseball manager—Daisytown
- Matt Lengel, professional football player—Mechanicsburg
- Chad Levitt, professional football player—Cheltenham
- Dion Lewis, professional football player—Penn Hills
- Grant Lewis, professional ice hockey player—Upper St. Clair
- Ralph Lewis, professional basketball player and coach—Philadelphia
- Ryan Lexer (born 1976), American-Israeli basketball player—Philadelphia
- Tara Lipinski, Olympic gold medalist in figure skating—Philadelphia
- Kyle Lowry, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Maurice Lucas, professional basketball player—Pittsburgh
- Johnny Lujack, HOF professional football player—Connellsville
- Chloe Lukasiak, actor, featured dancer on Dance Moms—Churchill (Pittsburgh/Mars)
- Sparky Lyle professional baseball player—Reynoldsville
- Joe Maddon, professional baseball manager—Hazleton
- Brooke Makler (1951–2010), Olympic fencer
- Paul Makler Jr. (born 1946), Olympic fencer
- Paul Makler Sr. (1920-2022), Olympic fencer
- Ryan Malone, professional hockey player—Upper St. Clair
- Greg Manusky, professional football player—Dallas
- Bam Margera, professional skateboarder—West Chester
- Pete Maravich, HOF professional basketball player—Aliquippa
- Dan Marino, HOF professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Brandon Marshall, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Donyell Marshall, professional basketball player—Reading
- Tim Masthay, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Christy Mathewson, HOF professional baseball player—Factoryville
- Michael R. Matz, Olympic equestrian and thoroughbred trainer—Collegeville
- Pat McAfee, professional football player—Plum
- Matt McBride, professional baseball player—Bethlehem
- Ed McCaffrey, professional football player—Waynesboro
- Joe McCarthy, HOF baseball manager—Philadelphia
- Mike McCarthy, American football coach—Pittsburgh
- John J. McDermott, professional golfer—Philadelphia
- Jameel McClain, professional football player—Philadelphia
- Robert McClain, professional football player—Philadelphia
- LeSean McCoy, professional football player—Harrisburg
- Mike McCoy, professional football player—Erie
- Muffet McGraw, college basketball coach—Pottstown
- Aaron Mckie, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Josephine McKim, Olympic swimming gold medalist—Oil City
- Brandon McManus, professional football player—Philadelphia
- Rocco Mediate, professional golfer—Greensburg
- Mike Mentzer, bodybuilder, 1979 Mr. Olympia—Ephrata[5]
- Devin Mesoraco, professional baseball player—Punxsutawney
- Lou Michaels, professional football player—Swoyersville
- Walt Michaels, pro football player and coach—Swoyersville
- Matt Millen, professional football player—Whitehall Township
- Abby Lee Miller, star of Pittsburgh-based Dance Moms and owner of Abby Lee Dance Company—Penn Hills
- Eric Milton, professional baseball pitcher—Bellefonte
- Cuttino Mobley, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Earl Monroe, HOF professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Joe Montana, HOF professional football player—New Eagle
- Nick Moody, professional football player—Wyncote
- Charles Morgan, professional football player—Allentown
- Lenny Moore, HOF professional football player—Reading
- Michael Moorer, professional boxer—Monessen
- Marcus Morris, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Markieff Morris, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Mercury Morris, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Jamie Moyer, professional baseball player—Sellersville
- Terry Mulholland, professional baseball player—Uniontown
- Mike Munchak, professional football player—Scranton
- Ryan Mundy, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- James Mungro, professional football player—East Stroudsburg
- Flip Murray, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Stan Musial, HOF professional baseball player—Donora
- Mike Mussina, professional baseball player—Montoursville
- N - R
- Joe Namath, HOF professional football player—Beaver Falls
- Bridget Namiotka (born 1990), pair skater
- Ryan Nassib, professional football player—West Chester
- Jameer Nelson, professional basketball player—Chester
- Lucas Nix, professional football player—Clairton
- Jordan Norwood, professional football player—State College
- Marty Nothstein, professional cyclist, 2000 Olympics gold medalist—Emmaus
- Jared Odrick, professional football player—Lebanon
- Bo Orlando, professional football player—Berwick
- Ben Olsen, professional soccer player and coach—Middletown
- Joe Ostrowski, professional baseball player—West Wyoming
- Ed Ott, professional baseball player—Muncy
- Doug Overton, professional basketball coach—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Billy Owens, professional basketball player—Carlisle
- Arnold Palmer, HOF professional golfer—Latrobe
- George Parros, professional hockey player—Washington
- Sean Payton, professional football head coach for the New Orleans Saints—Philadelphia
- Todd Peck, professional racing driver—Glenville
- Corey Peters, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Zach Pfeffer (born 1995), soccer player—Dresher
- Mike Piazza, HOF professional baseball player—Norristown
- Bernard Pierce, professional football player—Ardmore
- Jason Pinkston, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Lousaka Polite, professional football player—North Braddock
- Paul Posluszny, professional football player—Hopewell Township
- Abner Charles Powell, professional baseball player, owner, innovator—Shenandoah
- Terrelle Pryor, professional football player—Jeannette
- Justin Pugh, professional football player—Holland
- Christian Pulisic, professional soccer player—Hershey
- Andre Reed, HOF professional football player—Allentown
- Dylan Reese (born 1984), NHL ice hockey player—Pittsburgh
- Frank Reich, professional football player—Lebanon
- Nolan Reimold, professional baseball player—Greenville
- Nicole Reinhart, professional cyclist—Macungie
- Rocky Reynolds, professional wrestler—Titusville
- Darrelle Revis, professional football player—Aliquippa
- Mike Richter, professional hockey player—Abington
- Garth Rickards, professional racing driver—Mechanicsburg
- Adam Rippon, Olympic bronze medalist in figure skating—Clarks Summit
- Ed Roebuck, professional baseball player—East Millsboro
- Malik Rose, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Mike Rosenthal (born 1977), NFL football player—Pittsburgh
- Tim Ruddy, professional football player—Dunmore
- Bobby Ryan, professional ice hockey player—Philadelphia
- Matt Ryan, professional football player—Exton
- S - Z
- Brandon Saad, professional hockey player—Pittsburgh
- Jack Sack (1902–1980), football player and coach
- John Salmons, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Bruno Sammartino, professional wrestler—Pittsburgh
- Bob Sanders, professional football player—Erie
- Jerry Sandusky, college football coach—Washington
- Carl Sawatski, professional baseball player—Shickshinny
- Matt Schaub, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Steve Schlachter (born 1954), American-Israeli basketball player—Plymouth Meeting
- Allison Schmitt, Olympic swimmer–Pittsburgh[6]
- Brian Schneider, professional baseball player—Northampton
- Marty Schottenheimer, professional football coach
- Mike Scioscia, professional baseball player and manager—Morton
- Coleman Scott, Olympic bronze medalist in freestyle wrestling—Waynesburg
- Da'Rel Scott, professional football player—Conshohocken
- Vic Seixas (born 1923), professional Hall of Fame tennis player
- Nate Sestina (born 1997), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Mustafa Shakur, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Bobby Shantz, professional baseball player—Pottstown
- Kirk Shelmerdine, NASCAR crew chief and driver—Philadelphia
- Jean Shiley, Olympic track and field gold medalist—Harrisburg
- Dick Shiner, professional football player—Lebanon
- A. Q. Shipley, professional football player—Coraopolis
- Tom Skladany, professional football player—Bethel Park
- Greg Skrepenak, professional football player—Wilkes Barre
- Steve Slaton, professional football player—Levittown
- Kevin Slowey, professional baseball player—Upper St. Clair
- Musa Smith, professional football player—New Bloomfield
- Garrett Smithley, professional racing driver—Ligonier
- Gene Snitsky, professional wrestler—Nesquehoning
- Frank Spellman (1922–2017), Olympic champion weightlifter—Malvern, Philadelphia, York
- Jimmy Spencer, professional racecar driver—Berwick
- Shawntae Spencer, professional football player—Rankin
- Eddie Stanky, professional baseball player and manager—Philadelphia
- Larod Stephens-Howling, professional football player—Johnstown
- Mark Stepnoski, professional football player—Erie
- Tony Stewart, professional football player—Allentown
- Devin Street, professional football player—Bethlehem
- Ross Stripling, professional baseball player—Blue Bell
- Big John Studd, professional wrestler—Butler
- Joe Stydahar, professional football player and coach—Kaylor
- Matt Suhey, professional football player—Bellefonte
- Bob Sura, professional basketball player—Wilkes-Barre
- Bruce Sutter, HOF professional baseball player—Lancaster
- Chuck Tanner, professional baseball player and manager—New Castle
- Jason Taylor, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Ray Tesser, professional football player—Titusville
- Walter Tewksbury, Olympian track and field athlete—Ashley
- Jaimie Thomas, professional football player—Harrisburg
- Myles Thomas, professional baseball player—State College
- Carol Semple Thompson, amateur golfer—Sewickley
- Jim Thorpe, various—Carlisle, only connected posthumously to Jim Thorpe
- Jim Tomsula, professional football coach—Homestead
- Wallace Triplett, professional football player—Cheltenham Township
- Charley Trippi, HOF professional football player—Pittston
- Bob Tucker, professional football player—Hazleton
- Emlen Tunnell, HOF professional football player—Bryn Mawr
- Dave Twardzik, professional basketball player—Middletown
- R.J. Umberger, professional hockey player—Pittsburgh
- Johnny Unitas, HOF professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Mickey Vernon, professional baseball player—Marcus Hook
- Iosif Vitebskiy (born 1938), Soviet Ukrainian Olympic medalist and world champion épée fencer and fencing coach—Philadelphia
- Honus Wagner, HOF professional baseball player—Chartiers Township
- Dion Waiters, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Christian Walker, professional baseball player—Norristown
- Neil Walker, professional baseball player—Pittsburgh
- Art Wall Jr., professional golfer—Honesdale
- Rasheed Wallace, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Ed Walsh, HOF professional baseball player—Plains Township
- Joe Walton, professional football coach—Beaver Falls
- Hakim Warrick, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Earl Watford, professional football player—Philadelphia
- Kenny Watson, professional football player—Harrisburg
- Ricky Watters, professional football player—Harrisburg
- Bobby Weaver, Olympic gold medal freestyle wrestler–Easton
- Reggie Wells, professional football player—South Park
- Maia Weintraub (born 2002), national champion and Olympic foil fencer
- Johnny Weir, professional and Olympic figure skater—Coatesville
- Randy White, HOF professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Brian Williams, professional football player—Mt. Lebanon
- Early Williams (born 1951), American-Israeli basketball player
- Lauryn Williams, Summer and Winter Olympic medalist—Rochester
- —Wallingford
- Josh Wilson, professional baseball player—Mt. Lebanon
- Kris Wilson, professional football player—Harrisburg
- Coy Wire, professional football player—Camp Hill—Cedar Cliff
- Stefen Wisniewski, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Lee Woodall, professional football player—Carlisle
- Tom Woodeshick, professional football player—Wilkes-Barre
- John Woodruff, Olympic gold medalist in track and field—Connellsville
- Blidi Wreh-Wilson, professional football player—Edinboro
- Frank Wycheck, professional football player—Philadelphia
- Michael Young (born 1994), basketball player for Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League—Pittsburgh
- Stephen Zack (born 1992), basketball player
- Maddie Ziegler, actor, featured dancer on Dance Moms—Murrysville
- Mackenzie Ziegler, actor, featured dancer on Dance Moms—Murrysville
Authors, playwrights, and writers
Computer scientists and mathematicians
Conservationists
Criminals
Educators
- Mary Alderson Chandler Atherton (1849-1934), founder, Chandler Normal Shorthand School, chiefly for the training of teachers, the first school of its kind in the world
- Robert Balling, professor of geography, Arizona State University—Uniontown
- Algernon Sydney Biddle (1847–1891), lawyer and law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Francis Bohlen (1868–1942), Algernon Sydney Biddle professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Derek Bok, 25th President of Harvard University—Bryn Mawr
- Adda Burch (1869-1929), teacher-missionary at Concepción College, Concepción, Chile
- Daniel Chamovitz, biologist, author of What a Plant Knows, and President of Ben Gurion University of the Negev
- Harold W. Dodds, 15th President of Princeton University—Utica
- Steven Drizin, lawyer and law professor at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
- Thomas Messinger Drown, fourth President of Lehigh University—Philadelphia
- C. Clement French, sixth president of Washington State University—Philadelphia
- Thomas F. George, chancellor and professor of chemistry and physics, University of Missouri–St. Louis—Philadelphia
- Leonard Hayflick, Professor of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco—Philadelphia
- Susan Henking—Paoli, president of Shimer College[7]
- John W. Heston, second president of Washington State; third president of South Dakota State; fourth president of Dakota State—Bellefonte
- John Heuser, Professor of Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine—Pittsburgh
- John Honnold (1915-2011), law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Andrew Knoll, Fisher Professor of Natural History and Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University—West Reading
- Noyes Leech (1921–2010), law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Philip Morrison, Institute Professor Emeritus and professor of physics emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology—Pittsburgh
- Julia Anna Orum (1843-1904), principal, Philadelphia School of Elocution
- Christopher Stuart Patterson (1842–1924), Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Wendell Pritchett, Chancellor of Rutgers University–Camden, Interim Dean and Presidential Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and Provost of the University of Pennsylvania
- Curtis R. Reitz (born 1929), Algernon Sydney Biddle Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School—Reading
- Louis B. Schwartz (1913-2003), law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School—Philadelphia
- David Soll, biology professor, University of Iowa—Philadelphia
- Clyde Summers (1918-2010), labor lawyer and law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School—Germantown
- Bernard Wolfman (1924–2011), Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and law professor—Philadelphia
- John Yoo, Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley—Philadelphia
- Wendy Cadge, American sociologist and president-elect at Bryn Mawr College—Delaware County
Engineers and inventors
Entrepreneurs, industrialists, and business executives
Film directors, producers, and screenwriters
Musicians
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- H - M
- N - Z
Natural scientists and physicians
Politics, government, and military
See also: List of Governors of Pennsylvania, List of justices of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, List of United States Representatives from Pennsylvania and List of United States Senators from Pennsylvania.
- A - M
- Claude Allen, assistant to the President for domestic policy under George W. Bush—Philadelphia
- Jason Altmire, author and U.S. Representative—Lower Burrell
- Henry "Hap" Arnold, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force General—Gladwyne
- John C. Bell Jr., 33rd Governor of Pennsylvania—Philadelphia
- Joe Biden, current President of the United States, 47th Vice President of the United States (2009–2017), longtime U.S. Senator from Delaware (1973–2009)—Scranton
- Robert Bork, Solicitor General, Attorney General, Judge of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, Supreme Court nominee—Pittsburgh
- John Boyd, USAF fighter pilot and Pentagon consultant, developer of the OODA loop—Erie
- Martin Grove Brumbaugh, 26th Governor of Pennsylvania—Huntingdon County
- James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States—Cove Gap
- Smedley Butler, U.S. Marine Corps General—West Chester
- Frank Carlucci, U.S. Secretary of Defense under Ronald Reagan—Scranton
- Samuel Carpenter, first Treasurer 1704, Deputy Governor to William Penn—Philadelphia
- Ashton Carter, U.S. Secretary of Defense under Barack Obama—Philadelphia
- Bob Casey Jr., US Senator, son of former Governor—Scranton
- Robert P. Casey, 42nd Governor of Pennsylvania—Scranton
- Benjamin Chew, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, state Attorney General—Philadelphia
- Joseph Clancy, Director of Secret Service under Barack Obama—Philadelphia
- Mark B. Cohen, Democratic chairman, Human Services Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- William Coleman, U.S. Secretary of Transportation under Gerald Ford—Philadelphia
- Tom Corbett, 46th Governor of Pennsylvania—Philadelphia
- George M. Dallas, 11th Vice President of the United States—Philadelphia
- James J. Davis, U.S. Secretary of Labor, U.S. Senator—Pittsburgh
- James H. Duff, U.S. Senator and 34th Governor—Carnegie
- R. Budd Dwyer, treasurer, State Senator and Representative—Harrisburg
- George Howard Earle III, 30th Governor of Pennsylvania—Montgomery County
- Peter Feaver, National Security Council member for Clinton and Bush administrations—Bethlehem
- Bob Filner, mayor of San Diego—Pittsburgh
- John Stuchell Fisher, 29th Governor of Pennsylvania—South Mahoning Twp.
- Benjamin Franklin, scientist, diplomat, teacher, and founding father of the United States—Philadelphia
- Frank Gaffney, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense under Ronald Reagan—Pittsburgh
- Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives—Harrisburg
- Alexander Haig, Secretary of State, White House Chief of Staff, NATO Supreme Commander—Philadelphia
- Winfield Scott Hancock, Union Civil War commander—Montgomeryville
- Orrin Hatch, Republican senator from Utah—Pittsburgh
- Michael Hayden, Director of CIA under George W. Bush—Pittsburgh
- William G. Hundley, criminal defense attorney—Pittsburgh
- Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of Interior under Franklin D. Roosevelt—Altoona
- Arthur James, 31st Governor of Pennsylvania—Plymouth
- Michael Johns, U.S. presidential speechwriter—Emmaus
- George Joulwan, U.S. Army General—Pottsville
- John Kasich, Congressman from Ohio (1983–2001), 69th Governor of Ohio, presidential candidate in 2016 and 2000—Pittsburgh
- Donald Kohn, Vice Chairman of Federal Reserve—Philadelphia
- Alf Landon, Governor of Kansas and presidential candidate—West Middlesex
- Andrew Lewis, Secretary of Transportation under Ronald Reagan—Philadelphia
- Richard Marcinko, Navy Seal, commanded Seal Team Six—Lansford
- George Marshall, Secretary of Defense under Harry S. Truman—Uniontown
- Edward Martin, U.S. Senator and 32nd Governor of Pennsylvania—Ten Mile
- Betsy McCaughey, Lieutenant Governor of state of New York—Pittsburgh
- John J. McCloy, Assistant Secretary of War during World War II—Philadelphia
- H. R. McMaster, National Security Advisor, U.S. Army Lt. General—Philadelphia
- Royal Meeker, advisor to President Woodrow Wilson—Quaker Lake
- Thomas Mifflin, first Governor of Pennsylvania—Philadelphia
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- Janet Napolitano, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security—Pittsburgh
- Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel—Cheltenham Township
- Clarence Charles Newcomer (1923–2005), US District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- John Olver, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts—Honesdale
- Alexander Mitchell Palmer, U.S. Attorney General, director of controversial Palmer Raids—White Haven
- Rand Paul, U.S. Senator (R-KY)—Pittsburgh
- Ron Paul, U.S. House of Representatives (R-TX)—Pittsburgh
- Samuel W. Pennypacker, 23rd Governor of Pennsylvania—Phoenixville
- Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton—Scranton
- Ed Rendell, 45th Governor of Pennsylvania—Philadelphia
- George S. Rentz, World War II Navy Chaplain and Navy Cross awardee—Lebanon
- Tom Ridge, Governor, first Secretary of Homeland Security—Munhall
- Alice Rivlin, Director of the Office of Management and Budget under Bill Clinton, Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve System—Philadelphia
- John Roll, federal judge slain in 2011 Tucson shooting in Arizona—Pittsburgh
- Dan Rooney, U.S. Ambassador to Ireland—Pittsburgh
- Betsy Ross, credited maker of original American flag—Philadelphia
- Bayard Rustin, activist, organizer of social movements for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights—West Chester
- Richard Schweiker, Congressman, Senator, and Secretary of Health and Human Services under Ronald Reagan—Norristown
- Joe Sestak, Navy Admiral and Congressman—Secane
- Raymond P. Shafer, Governor of Pennsylvania—New Castle
- Jeanne Shaheen, U.S. Senator and Governor of New Hampshire—Selinsgrove
- Don Sherwood, U.S. Representative (R-PA)—Tunkhannock
- D. Brooks Smith, federal judge on Court of Appeals—Altoona
- Carl Andrew Spaatz, WWII general and first Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force—Boyertown
- Arlen Specter, U.S. Senator (R-PA)—Philadelphia
- William Cameron Sproul, 27th Governor of Pennsylvania—Lancaster County
- Thaddeus Stevens, Constitutional activist—Gettysburg
- William A. Stone, 22nd Governor of Pennsylvania—Wellsboro
- Edwin Sydney Stuart, 24th Governor of Pennsylvania—Philadelphia
- Lawrence Summers, Director of National Economic Council under Barack Obama—Penn Valley
- Gregory Tony (born 1978), Sheriff of Broward County, Florida-Philadelphia[8]
- Charlemagne Tower, lawyer, mining magnate and landowner—Pottsville
- Samuel Van Leer, Pennsylvania Irons works owner and a United States Army officer—Chester County
- Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Governor of Iowa—Pittsburgh
- Alfred L. Wilson, U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient—Fairchance
- Curtin Winsor Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica under Ronald Reagan—Philadelphia
- Richard Winters, 101st Airborne, 506th E Company, World War II—Lancaster
Radio and television
- Jodi Applegate, broadcast journalist—Moon Township
- Michael Barkann, radio talk show host, television host—Newtown Square
- Chuck Barris, television host and producer—Philadelphia
- John Batchelor, radio talk show host—Bryn Mawr / Lower Merion Township
- Jerry Blavat, disc jockey—Philadelphia
- Neal Boortz, libertarian radio talk show host—Bryn Mawr
- Michael Buffer, ring announcer known for his trademarked catchphrase, "Let's get ready to rumble!"—Philadelphia / Roslyn
- Steve Burns, original host of the kids' show Blue's Clues—Boyertown
- Steve Capus, former president of NBC News—Bryn Mawr
- Todd Christensen, sports broadcaster for the MountainWest Sports Network—Bellefonte
- Myron Cope, former Pittsburgh Steelers radio personality—Pittsburgh
- Regis Cordic, former radio personality; actor in Columbo, Gunsmoke—Pittsburgh
- Jim Cramer, television personality—Wyndmoor
- Bill Cullen, television personality—Pittsburgh
- Sharon Epperson, correspondent for CNBC—Pittsburgh
- Howard Eskin, Philadelphia-based sports radio personality—Philadelphia
- Debra Fox, television anchor—Pittsburgh
- Pauline Frederick, newspaper, TV, and radio journalist—Gallitzin
- Alan Freed, radio disc jockey who coined the term "Rock and Roll"—Windber
- Courtney Friel, entertainment reporter for Fox News—Norristown
- Louis Glackens, illustrator—Philadelphia
- Jon & Kate Gosselin, reality TV personalities (Jon & Kate Plus 8), family of 10 with sextuplets and twins—Wyomissing
- Andy Gresh, talk show host, television host, color commentator—Brownsville
- Rich Gunning, announcer—Philadelphia
- Marc Lamont Hill, BET News correspondent, CNN political commentator—Philadelphia
- Marilyn Horne, opera singer—Bradford
- Abby Huntsman, co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend—Philadelphia
- Suzy Kolber, television sportscaster—Upper Dublin Township
- Andrea Kremer, television sportscaster—Philadelphia
- Carson Kressley, TV personality, Queer Eye, How to Look Good Naked—Allentown
- Mark Levin, radio talk show host, conservative political commentator—Cheltenham Township
- Joe Lunardi, college basketball analyst for ESPN—Philadelphia
- Meredith Marakovits, New York Yankees clubhouse reporter for the YES Network—Walnutport
- Bam Margera, reality television personality and skateboarder—West Chester
- Chris Matthews, political commentator, MSNBC's Hardball—Philadelphia
- Billy Mays, TV direct-response advertising salesman and star of Discovery Channel's Pitchmen—McKees Rocks
- Michael Medved, talk radio host, conservative commentator, film critic—Philadelphia
- Jeanne Moos, broadcast journalist for CNN—Pittsburgh
- Clayton Morris, co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend—Spring Township
- Charlie O'Donnell, radio/TV announcer, primarily on game shows—Philadelphia
- Beth Ostrosky, model, judge on ABC's True Beauty and host of G4's Filter—Pittsburgh
- Victoria Pedretti, actress in The Haunting series and You — Fairless Hills
- Billy Porter, actor in Pose and Broadway performer in Kinky Boots—Pittsburgh
- Jack Posobiec, correspondent for One America News Network—Norristown
- Fred Rogers, television personality, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood—Latrobe
- Norman Rose, radio announcer (NBC's Dimension X and CBS Radio Mystery Theater)—Philadelphia
- Ryan Sampson, radio personality, The Morning Mash Up Sirius XM Hits 1—Titusville
- Ray Scott, sportscaster for the Green Bay Packers—Johnstown
- Steve Scully, host of C-SPAN's Washington Journal—Erie
- Paul Shannon, host of Adventuretime, WTAE Channel 4—Crafton
- Dick Stockton, sportscaster for Fox Sports and Turner Sports—Philadelphia
- Andrea Tantaros, political analyst and commentator on Fox News and Fox Business Network—Allentown
- Jake Tapper, anchor for CNN, The Lead with Jake Tapper, State of the Union—Philadelphia
- Jesse Watters, commentator for Fox News, host of Watters' World—Philadelphia
- Kristen Welker, broadcast journalist for NBC News—Philadelphia
- Maddie Ziegler, actor, featured dancer on Dance Moms—Murrysville
Religion
Social scientists and academics
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 (NST-EST2013-01) [XLS - 37k] ]. United States Census Bureau. 19 July 2015.
- linked on Census Bureau page State Totals: Vintage 2013. See also List of U.S. states and territories by population
- News: Friends remember Kiel Martin's courage . . January 1, 1991 . 3 . January 28, 2024 . Newspapers.com.
- Petrosky, Maureen (June 28, 2021). "Yardley's Swim Star David Curtiss Fresh Off the Olympic Trials". Bucks Happening. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- Maisel, Matt (June 18, 2021). "York County's Hali Flickinger Olympics bound after 200M butterfly win at U.S. Trials". FOX43. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- http://attitudeadjustment.tripod.com/Speeches/SI-02-01.pdf Mike Mentzer – bodybuilder, writer, and philosopher by Bob Burns
- https://swimswam.com/bio/allison-schmitt/ "Allison Schmitt - Bio"
- News: A College President, Drawn to Uncertainties. The New York Times. 2013-08-25.
- Web site: Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony wouldn't have been hired as a cop if he revealed he killed a man, former boss says . Sun Sentinel . May 5, 2020 . 19 August 2022.
