Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 117 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

Walt Harper
American musician (1926–2006)
1926 - 2006
jazz musicianpianist
Walt Stickel
Walt Stickel
American football player (1922-1987)
1922 - 1987
American football player
Carl Upchurch
American activist
1950 - 2003
educatorwriter
Frank J. Webb
African-American novelist, poet and essayist (1828-1894)
1828 - 1894
essayistnovelisteducator
Warren Spencer
American politician (1921-1991)
1921 - 1991
politician
William Albert Norris
American judge
1927 - 2017
judge
William Ashbrook
American musicologist and journalist (1922–2009)
1922 - 2009
musicologistjournalistmusic critic
William C. Pfefferle
William C. Pfefferle
Inventor of Catalytic Combustion (1923-2010)
1923 - 2010
engineer
Frank Glick
Frank Glick
American football player and coach (1893-1979)
1893 - 1979
American football playerhead coach
Frank Brazill
Frank Brazill
American baseball player
1899 - 1976
baseball player
Jacob B. Sweitzer
Jacob B. Sweitzer
Union Army officer
1821 - 1888
military officerlawyer
Washington Lafayette Elliott
Washington Lafayette Elliott
Union Army general (1825-1888)
1825 - 1888
military officer
William J. Spahr
American CIA analyst (1921-2011)
1921 - 2011
historian
William Joseph Nealon, Jr.
William Joseph Nealon, Jr.
United States federal judge (1923-2018)
1923 - 2018
military officerjudgelawyer
William R. Moore
William R. Moore
American football coach (1922-2011)
1922 - 2011
American football player
William Rieger
American politician (1922-2009)
1922 - 2009
politician
Eugene Lammot
Eugene Lammot
American politician
1899 - 1987
politician
William Shuman
American politician
1921 - 1978
politician
Monnette Sudler
American musician (1952–2022)
1952 - 2022
jazz musicianjazz guitaristguitarist
William W. Caldwell
William W. Caldwell
United States federal judge (1925-2019)
1925 - 2019
judgelawyer
William W. Foster
American politician
1922 - 2000
politician
William Ward
longtime Pittsburgh Police leader, born 1921
1921 - 2006
police officer
John P. Gray
John P. Gray
American psychiatrist
1825 - 1886
psychiatristphysician
Wilmer Harris
African-American baseball player (1924-2004)
1924 - 2004
baseball player
Esty Chaney
American baseball player
1891 - 1952
baseball player
Michael Diven
American politician
2000 - 2020
politician
Ernie Padgett
Ernie Padgett
American baseball player (1899-1957)
1899 - 1957
baseball player
Elmer Myers
Elmer Myers
American baseball player
1894 - 1976
baseball player
William McComb
William McComb
Confederate Army general (1828–1918)
1828 - 1918
military leader
Elmer Kilroy
Pennsylvania Speaker of the House
1895 - 1961
politician
Ame Deal
girl who died of suffocation
2000 - 2011
Barney Bircham
Footballer (1924-2007)
1924 - 2007
association football player
Charles G. Overberger
American chemist (1920-1997)
1920 - 1997
chemist
John Gallagher
American baseball player
1892 - 1952
baseball player
Samuel Gross
Samuel Gross
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
1891 - 1934
military personnel
Norman Newton
Norman Newton
American landscape architect (1898-1992)
1898 - 1992
landscape architectteacher
Myles Thomas
Myles Thomas
American baseball player
1897 - 1963
baseball player
Mike Wilson
American baseball player (1896-1978)
1896 - 1978
American football playerbaseball player
Mike Menosky
Mike Menosky
baseball player
1894 - 1983
baseball player
Mike McNally
Mike McNally
American baseball player
1893 - 1965
baseball player
Ed Lennon
Major League Baseball pitcher (1897-1947)
1897 - 1947
baseball player
James Veneris
American defector to China
1922 - 2004
military personnel
Earl Potteiger
American football player and coach (1893-1959)
1893 - 1959
American football coachAmerican football playerbaseball player
Earl Howard
American baseball player (1896-1937)
1896 - 1937
baseball player
Ray Mathews
Ray Mathews
American football player and coach (1929–2015)
1929 - 2015
American football player
Robert Parris
American composer and music critic (1924-1999)
1924 - 1999
music educatoruniversity teachermusic teacher
E. Urner Goodman
E. Urner Goodman
Founder of the Order of the Arrow (1891-1980)
1891 - 1980
Dick Rauch
Dick Rauch
American football player and coach (1893-1970)
1893 - 1970
American football coachAmerican football player
John Warhola
Andy Warhol's brother and trustee of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
1925 - 2010
art collectorbusinessperson
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