Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 113 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

John Howard
American physicist
1921 - 2015
physicist
John Idzik
American football player and coach
1928 - 2013
head coach
John J. Spoltore
American politician (1921-1973)
1921 - 1973
politician
John J. Tominac
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1922 - 1998
military personnel
John James Sweeney
American politician in Pennsylvania (born 1927)
1927
politician
John L. Brunner
American politician
1929 - 1980
politician
John L. Grove
American inventor and industrialist
1921 - 2003
businessperson
Alexander C. McClurg
Alexander C. McClurg
American bookseller (1832-1901)
1832 - 1901
businessperson
John R. Meyer
American economist
1927 - 2009
university teachereconomist
John McGraw
American baseball player
1890 - 1967
baseball player
John S. Davies
American politician in Pennsylvania (1926-2010)
1926 - 2010
politician
John Joseph O'Connell
United States federal judge (1894-1949)
1894 - 1949
judge
Joe Shaute
Joe Shaute
American baseball player
1899 - 1970
baseball player
Joe Harris
Joe Harris
American baseball player
1891 - 1959
baseball player
Joseph Dorsey
American politician (1921-1999)
1921 - 1999
politician
Joseph Levi
American politician (1924-2019)
1924 - 2019
politician
Joe Green
American baseball player
1897 - 1972
baseball player
Henry Nes
American politician
1799 - 1850
politician
Disappearance of Cherrie Mahan
unsolved disappearance of 8-year old American girl
1976 - 1998
Patrick De Lacey
Medal of Honor recipient
1835 - 1915
Joe Cobb
Joe Cobb
American baseball player
1895 - 1947
baseball player
Scott Sorry
Scott Sorry
American musician
1978 - 2025
musician
Charles Carl Roberts
Milk truck driver and murderer (1973–2006)
1973 - 2006
Joe Boley
Joe Boley
Major League Baseball shortstop (1896-1962)
1896 - 1962
baseball player
Joe Berry
Joe Berry
American baseball second baseman and American football player (1894-1976)
1894 - 1976
American football playerbaseball player
Joseph T. Angelo
Joseph T. Angelo
World War I recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross (1896−1978)
1896 - 1978
laborerlobbyistsoldier
Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith
Major League Baseball infielder
1895 - 1974
baseball player
James DeHart
James DeHart
American football player and coach (1893–1935)
1893 - 1935
American football coachAmerican football playerathletic director
Edward William Barankin
American mathematician and statistician
1920 - 1985
statisticianmathematician
Bill Ferrario
American football player
1978 - 2025
American football player
Douglas W. Schwartz
American archaeologist (1929-2016)
1929 - 2016
archaeologistteacher
Fritzi Burr
American actor (1924-2003)
1924 - 2003
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Jake Stahl
American football player (1891-1966)
1891 - 1966
American football player
Henry J. Wilson
Henry J. Wilson
American colonel (1793-1872)
1793 - 1872
military personnel
John Bosak
American basketball player (1922-1994)
1922 - 1994
basketball player
Morris M. Estee
Morris M. Estee
American politician (1833-1903)
1833 - 1903
politicianlawyer
John Paul Elford
Roman Catholic clergyman
1922 - 1991
Catholic deaconCatholic priest
Emellia Prokopik
Emellia Prokopik
Ukrainian Catholic nun
1920 - 2015
pedagoguenun
Jacques Swaab
Jacques Swaab
American World War I flying ace
1894 - 1963
flying ace
Charles M. Webb
Member of the Wisconsin State Senate
1833 - 1911
politicianlawyerjudge
Jack Gwynne
illusionist and Vaudeville magician (1895-1969)
1895 - 1969
magician
Charles Martin Crandall
American toy designer
1833 - 1905
inventor
Edward Arnett
American chemist
1922 - 2022
chemist
Joseph Toland
American rower
1928 - 2002
rower
Celia Logan
Celia Logan
American actress, writer (1837-1904)
1837 - 1904
journalisttranslatorwriter
John McIntyre
American rower
1928 - 2018
rower
Bushrod Washington James
Bushrod Washington James
American Civil War surgeon
1836 - 1903
homeopathmilitary physician
Bruce Wallace
American geneticist (1920-2015)
1920 - 2015
geneticistuniversity teacherbiologist
Wendell L. Wray
American librarian and educator
1926 - 2003
librarianteacher
Liza Redfield
American conductor, pianist and composer
1924 - 2018
conductor
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