Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 11 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

Dick Thornburgh
Dick Thornburgh
American politician (1932-2020)
1932 - 2020
juristgovernorpolitician
Carol Chomsky
linguist (1930–2008)
1930 - 2008
linguistpedagogueuniversity teacher
John Eleuthère du Pont
John Eleuthère du Pont
American heir to the Du Pont family fortune, ornithologist, conchologist, murderer (1938–2010)
1938 - 2010
amateur wrestlerornithologist
Lois Duncan
Lois Duncan
American young-adult and children's writer (1934-2016)
1934 - 2016
novelistchildren's writerjournalist
Marpessa Dawn
Marpessa Dawn
French actress, singer, and dancer (1934-2008)
1934 - 2008
film actortelevision actorsinger
Richard Marcinko
Richard Marcinko
Navy SEAL, Author (1940–2021)
1940 - 2021
radio personalityveteranmilitary officer
Lou Christie
Lou Christie
American singer
1943 - 2025
songwritermusiciansinger-songwriter
Richard LeParmentier
Richard LeParmentier
American actor (1946-2013)
1946 - 2013
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Mike Mentzer
Mike Mentzer
American bodybuilder (1951–2001)
1951 - 2001
bodybuilderbusinesspersonwriter
Wallace Roney
Wallace Roney
American jazz trumpeter (1960–2020)
1960 - 2020
trumpeterjazz musicianmusician
Nick Berg
American freelance radio tower repairman taken hostage and killed in Iraq
1978 - 2004
entrepreneur
Hervey Allen
Hervey Allen
American novelist, biographer (1889–1949)
1889 - 1949
literary criticnovelistpedagogue
William Barton Rogers
William Barton Rogers
American scientist, founder of MIT (1804-1882)
1804 - 1882
paleobotanistmineralogistfounder
Alexander Ramsey
Alexander Ramsey
American politician (1815-1903)
1815 - 1903
politician
John W. Geary
John W. Geary
Union Army General (1819-1873)
1819 - 1873
major generalmilitary officergovernor
J. Donald Cameron
J. Donald Cameron
American politician (1833–1918)
1833 - 1918
politician
John Wanamaker
John Wanamaker
US Postmaster general, retailer, and art collector (1838-1922)
1838 - 1922
art collectormerchantentrepreneur
William Henry Conley
William Henry Conley
American industrialist, and first president of Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society (1840-1897)
1840 - 1897
politicianbusinessperson
Agnes Repplier
Agnes Repplier
American essayist (1855–1950)
1855 - 1950
essayistbiographerwriter
Colin Campbell Cooper
Colin Campbell Cooper
American artist (1856-1937)
1856 - 1937
painterartistwriter
Florence Earle Coates
Florence Earle Coates
American writer and poet (1850-1927)
1850 - 1927
poetwriter
Clarence Clark
American tennis player (1859-1937)
1859 - 1937
tennis player
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Kate Douglas Wiggin
American writer (1856-1923)
1856 - 1923
short story writeressayisthumorist
Joseph Francis Dempsey
Joseph Francis Dempsey
American rower (1875–1942)
1875 - 1942
rower
Meredith Colket
Meredith Colket
American tennis player (1878-1947)
1878 - 1947
pole vaultertennis player
William Keighley
William Keighley
American actor and film director (1889-1984)
1889 - 1984
directorstage actortheatre director
Herbert E. Ives
Herbert E. Ives
American physicist (1882-1953)
1882 - 1953
Lippmann plateinventorphysicist
Arthur Hohl
Arthur Hohl
American actor (1889–1964)
1889 - 1964
film actorstage actoractor
Regis Toomey
Regis Toomey
American actor (1898–1991)
1898 - 1991
actor
A. W. Tozer
American missionary (1897–1963)
1897 - 1963
theologianwriter
Marion Jessup
Marion Jessup
American tennis player (1896–1980)
1896 - 1980
tennis player
George Stibitz
American Bell Labs researcher; one of the fathers of the modern first digital computer (1904–1995)
1904 - 1995
physicistcomputer scientistmathematician
Charles MacArthur
Charles MacArthur
American playwright and screenwriter (1895-1956)
1895 - 1956
theatre directorfilm producerfilm director
Charles Hartshorne
American philosopher (1897–2000)
1897 - 2000
philosopheruniversity teachertheologian
Blossom Rock
Blossom Rock
American actress (1895–1978)
1895 - 1978
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Vince Barnett
Vince Barnett
actor (1902-1977)
1902 - 1977
stage actoractor
Joseph Schauers
American rower (1909-1987)
1909 - 1987
rower
Herbert Biberman
Herbert Biberman
American screenwriter and film director (1900–1971)
1900 - 1971
directorfilm directorscreenwriter
Mike Bookie
American soccer player (1904–1944)
1904 - 1944
association football player
Don Beddoe
Don Beddoe
American film and television actor (1903-1991)
1903 - 1991
television actorfilm actorstage actor
H. Beam Piper
H. Beam Piper
American science fiction writer (1904–1964)
1904 - 1964
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Red Grange
Red Grange
American football player (1903-1991)
1903 - 1991
American football playeractor
Frank Piasecki
Frank Piasecki
American aerospace engineer (1919–2008)
1919 - 2008
military flight engineerinventorengineer
Russell L. Ackoff
Russell L. Ackoff
American organizational theorist (1919–2009)
1919 - 2009
adviseruniversity teachereconomist
Byron Janis
Byron Janis
American musician (1928–2024)
1928 - 2024
musicianpianistcomposer
Carl Betz
Carl Betz
American stage, film and television actor (1921-1978)
1921 - 1978
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Leonard Hayflick
Leonard Hayflick
American anatomist (1928–2024)
1928 - 2024
gerontologistmicrobiologistanatomist
Roy Campanella
Roy Campanella
American baseball player (1921–1993)
1921 - 1993
baseball player
Kitty Kallen
Kitty Kallen
American singer (1921-2016)
1921 - 2016
jazz musicianfilm actorstage actor
William Wharton
William Wharton
American author and painter (1925-2008)
1925 - 2008
novelistart historianpainter
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