Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 10 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

Josephine McKim
Josephine McKim
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1910-1992)
1910 - 1992
swimmeractor
Martin Gabel
Martin Gabel
American actor (1912-1986)
1912 - 1986
film actortelevision actordirector
Bobby Troup
Bobby Troup
American actor, jazz pianist, singer and songwriter (1918-1999)
1918 - 1999
jazz pianistjazz musiciantelevision actor
James H. Billington
James H. Billington
13th Librarian of Congress (1929–2018)
1929 - 2018
university teacherhistorianlibrarian
Alexander Courage
American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primary for television and film (1919-2008)
1919 - 2008
music arrangerfilm score composerbandleader
Grayson Hall
Grayson Hall
American television, film and stage actress (1922-1985)
1922 - 1985
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Nicholas Katzenbach
Nicholas Katzenbach
American lawyer (1922–2012)
1922 - 2012
university teacherjuristpolitician
William Guarnere
William Guarnere
United States Army paratrooper during World War II (1923–2014)
1923 - 2014
soldierparatrooperveteran
Tommy Lasorda
Tommy Lasorda
American baseball player and coach (1927–2021)
1927 - 2021
baseball playervoice actorbaseball manager
Robert Leckie
Robert Leckie
United States Marine and author (1920–2001)
1920 - 2001
journalisthistorianwriter
Bruce Harlan
Bruce Harlan
American diver (1926–1959)
1926 - 1959
competitive diver
Timmy Mayer
American racing driver
1938 - 1964
Formula One driverracing automobile drivermotorcycle racer
Barbara Bosson
Barbara Bosson
American actress (1939–2023)
1939 - 2023
film actortelevision actoractor
Sonny Clark
American jazz pianist (1931–1963)
1931 - 1963
recording artistjazz musicianpianist
Sonny Fortune
Sonny Fortune
American saxophonist (1939–2018)
1939 - 2018
flautistjazz musiciansaxophonist
Maurice Stokes
American basketball player (1933–1970)
1933 - 1970
basketball player
Charles Hallahan
American actor (1943–1997)
1943 - 1997
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Sandra Bem
American psychologist
1944 - 2014
psychologist
Peter Ryan
U.S.-born Canadian racing driver (1940–1962)
1940 - 1962
Formula One driver
Phyllis Hyman
Phyllis Hyman
American rhythm-and-blues singer (1949–1995)
1949 - 1995
songwritersingeractor
Joseph Augustus Zarelli
Joseph Augustus Zarelli
American formerly unidentified murder victim (1953 - 1957)
1953 - 1957
John Armstrong Jr.
John Armstrong Jr.
American politician (1758-1843)
1758 - 1843
soldierMajordiplomat
Gunning Bedford Jr.
Gunning Bedford Jr.
American politician (1747–1812)
1747 - 1812
revolutionaryjuristpolitician
Rembrandt Peale
Rembrandt Peale
American painter (1778-1860)
1778 - 1860
printmakerscientific collectorpainter
Thomas Willing
Thomas Willing
American politician (1731-1821)
1731 - 1821
art collectorbankermerchant
Anna Elizabeth Dickinson
Anna Elizabeth Dickinson
American abolitionist and suffragist (1842-1932)
1842 - 1932
suffragistfeministsuffragette
Anna Lea Merritt
Anna Lea Merritt
American painter (1844-1930)
1844 - 1930
botanical illustratoretchergraphic artist
Ira D. Sankey
Ira D. Sankey
American gospel singer and composer (1840-1908)
1840 - 1908
singercomposer
John White Alexander
John White Alexander
American illustrator (1856-1915)
1856 - 1915
visual artistillustratorpainter
Harry DeBaecke
Harry DeBaecke
American rower (1879-1961)
1879 - 1961
rower
Truxtun Hare
Truxtun Hare
American football player, track and field athlete (1878-1956)
1878 - 1956
American football playerathletics competitorlawyer
Henry Weed Fowler
American zoologist (1878–1965)
1878 - 1965
herpetologistichthyologistzoologist
Carlyle Blackwell
Carlyle Blackwell
American silent film actor, director, and producer (1884-1955)
1884 - 1955
film actorfilm producerstage actor
Eben Byers
Eben Byers
Industrialist, amateur golfer (1880-1932)
1880 - 1932
golferbusinessperson
Wanda Hawley
Wanda Hawley
American actress (1895-1963)
1895 - 1963
film actorsingeractor
Agnes von Kurowsky
Agnes von Kurowsky
American Nurse and Muse for Ernest Hemingway (1892–1984)
1892 - 1984
novelistnursewriter
Florence Barbara Seibert
Florence Barbara Seibert
American biochemist (1897–1991)
1897 - 1991
biochemistuniversity teacher
Lewis Hyde Brereton
Lewis Hyde Brereton
United States Army general (1890-1967)
1890 - 1967
aircraft pilot
Joseph Banks Rhine
Joseph Banks Rhine
American parapsychologist (1895-1980)
1895 - 1980
parapsychologistbotanistpsychologist
William Gilmore
William Gilmore
American rower (1895-1969)
1895 - 1969
rower
Penny Singleton
Penny Singleton
American actress (1908-2003)
1908 - 2003
film actorstage actorvoice actor
Aldo Donelli
American sportsman and administrator (1907–1994)
1907 - 1994
American football coachAmerican football playerassociation football player
Lyle Talbot
Lyle Talbot
American actor (1902-1996)
1902 - 1996
television actorstage actoractor
Charles McIlvaine
Charles McIlvaine
American rower
1903 - 1975
rower
Sidney Darlington
electrical engineer and inventor of a transistor configuration
1906 - 1997
electrical engineerinventorphysicist
Thomas S. Gates, Jr.
Thomas S. Gates, Jr.
American diplomat (1906-1983)
1906 - 1983
diplomatmilitary officerpolitician
Charles Kieffer
American rower (1910-1975)
1910 - 1975
rower
Eddie Sachs
American racing driver (1927-1964)
1927 - 1964
Formula One driverracing automobile driver
Margaret Oakley Dayhoff
American biochemist (1925-1983)
1925 - 1983
biochemistbioinformaticianbiologist
John Joseph O'Connor
John Joseph O'Connor
American Cardinal, Archbishop of New York (1920–2000)
1920 - 2000
anti-abortion activistCatholic bishopmilitary officer
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