Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 129 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

John A. Dramesi
John A. Dramesi
American Vietnam War-era POW and politician
1933 - 2017
military personnel
John A. Rocco
John A. Rocco
American politician (1936-2020)
1936 - 2020
politician
John E. Murray, Jr.
American academic administrator (1932-2015)
1932 - 2015
lawyer
Jacob Fry, Jr.
American politician (1802–1866)
1802 - 1866
politician
John H. Sinfelt
American chemical engineer and businessman
1931 - 2011
chemistengineerbusinessperson
Will Thompson
American baseball player (1870-1962)
1870 - 1962
baseball player
John Tracey
American football player (1933-1978)
1933 - 1978
American football player
Harvey Smith
American baseball player (1871-1962)
1871 - 1962
baseball player
Matt Broderick
American baseball player
1877 - 1940
baseball player
Margaret Copley Thaw
Margaret Copley Thaw
American philanthropist
1877 - 1942
philanthropist
Josie Carey
American television personality (1930-2004)
1930 - 2004
television personality
K. C. Constantine
American mystery author
1934 - 2023
novelistwriter
Karl Boyes
American politician (1936-2003)
1936 - 2003
politician
Manus MacCloskey
Manus MacCloskey
United States general
1874 - 1963
military personnel
Keith F. Otterbein
American anthropologist
1936 - 2015
anthropologistuniversity teacher
Ken Mansfield
American record producer
1937 - 2022
songwriterrecord producercomposer
Zenas Leonard
American mountain man
1809 - 1857
mountain manbusinessperson
Kenneth Halverson
American politician
1933 - 2021
politician
Kenneth Naylor
American linguist
1937 - 1992
slavistlinguist
Langdon Lea
Langdon Lea
American football player and coach (1874-1937)
1874 - 1937
American football player
Lance Morrow
American journalist (1939-2024)
1939 - 2024
scholar of Englishessayistliterary critic
Lee Bennett Hopkins
American educator (1938-2019)
1938 - 2019
anthologistchildren's writerpoet
William Whipper
William Whipper
African-American businessman and abolitionist (1804-1876)
1804 - 1876
abolitionistelectricianbusinessperson
John Walsh
baseball player from the United States born in 1879
1879 - 1947
baseball player
Jack Joyce
Jack Joyce
American horse trainer
1876 - 1934
horse trainer
Jack Harper
Jack Harper
American baseball player (1878-1950)
1878 - 1950
baseball player
Laurence Hawley Watres
politician and United States Army officer (1882-1964)
1882 - 1964
politicianlawyer
Lou Michaels
Lou Michaels
American football player (1935-2016)
1935 - 2016
American football player
Bob Parsons
American football player (1950–2022)
1950 - 2022
American football player
Lowell A. Reed Jr.
American judge
1930 - 2020
military officerlawyerjudge
Holden Chester Richardson
Holden Chester Richardson
American test pilot (1878–1960)
1878 - 1960
military officer
M. Richard Rose
M. Richard Rose
American academic (1933–2021)
1933 - 2021
university teacher
Margaret Dauler Wilson
American philosopher (1939-1998)
1939 - 1998
philosopheruniversity teacher
William McKinley, Sr.
William McKinley, Sr.
American businessman (1807-1892)
1807 - 1892
businesspersonpolitician
Hiram G. Andrews
American politician (1876–1968)
1876 - 1968
politician
William Little
American mayor of Pittsburgh
1809 - 1887
businesspersonpolitician
Abraham Robinson McIlvaine
Abraham Robinson McIlvaine
American politician (1804-1863)
1804 - 1863
politician
Marvin Katz
United States federal judge
1930 - 2010
judge
Abraham Law
Abraham Law
Canadian politician (1806–1885)
1806 - 1885
merchant
Herb Goodall
Herb Goodall
American baseball player (1870–1938)
1870 - 1938
baseball player
Jacob Fox
American baseball player (1879–1947)
1879 - 1947
baseball player
Richard Lipez
American writer
1938 - 2022
novelistchildren's writer
Richard Trexler
American historian (1932–2007)
1932 - 2007
historian
Richard Wurtman
American neuroscientist
1936 - 2022
neuroscientistpharmacologistphysician
Robert Bernat
Robert Bernat
American composer (1931-1994)
1931 - 1994
jazz musicianconductorcomposer
Heinie Smith
Heinie Smith
American baseball player (1871–1939)
1871 - 1939
baseball player
Robert Colville
American politician (1935–2018)
1935 - 2018
lawyer
Harry Wilhelm
American baseball player (1874–1944)
1874 - 1944
baseball player
Robert Godshall
American politician (1933–2019)
1933 - 2019
politician
James L. Lardner
James L. Lardner
United States Navy admiral (1802–1881)
1802 - 1881
military officer
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