Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 13 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

Charles Stedman Garland
Charles Stedman Garland
American tennis player (1898–1971)
1898 – 1971
tennis player
Patrick O'Boyle
Patrick O'Boyle
Catholic cardinal (1896–1987)
1896 – 1987
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Harry Jacob Anslinger
Harry Jacob Anslinger
1st Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (1892-1975)
1892 – 1975
journalistdiplomatpolitician
Lawrence Shields
Lawrence Shields
athletics competitor (1895–1976)
1895 – 1976
athletics competitor
Leo Robin
Leo Robin
American composer, lyricist and songwriter (1900-1984)
1900 – 1984
librettistfilm score composersongwriter
Joe DeRita
Joe DeRita
American actor and comedian (1909–1993)
1909 – 1993
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Katharine Way
American physicist
1902 – 1995
nuclear physicistuniversity teacherphysicist
Hildegard Peplau
Hildegard Peplau
American nurse and nursing theorist (1909–1999)
1909 – 1999
nurse
Philip Hershkovitz
Philip Hershkovitz
U.S. zoologist (1909–1997)
1909 – 1997
scientific collectorzoologistnaturalist
Eddie Quillan
Eddie Quillan
American actor (1907–1990)
1907 – 1990
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Eddie Lang
Eddie Lang
American jazz guitarist (1902–1933)
1902 – 1933
jazz musicianbanjoistjazz guitarist
Francis Ryan
Francis Ryan
American soccer player (1908-1977)
1908 – 1977
association football player
Robert Sterling
Robert Sterling
American actor (1917–2006)
1917 – 2006
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Les Brown
Les Brown
American bandleader (1912–2001)
1912 – 2001
jazz musiciansaxophonistbandleader
Frances Dade
Frances Dade
American actress (1910-1968)
1910 – 1968
film actoractor
Earl Wild
American musician (1915–2010)
1915 – 2010
classical pianistjazz pianistmusic educator
Lyle Bettger
Lyle Bettger
American actor (1915-2003)
1915 – 2003
television actoractor
Jay Livingston
American composer and singer (1915-2001)
1915 – 2001
songwritermusiciancomposer
Vincent Persichetti
American composer (1915–1987)
1915 – 1987
musicologistmusic educatoruniversity teacher
Herbert Rudley
Herbert Rudley
American actor (1910-2006)
1910 – 2006
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Britton Chance
Britton Chance
American biochemist and Olympic sailor (1913–2010)
1913 – 2010
biophysicistbiochemistuniversity teacher
Cy Endfield
American screenwriter and director (1914–1995)
1914 – 1995
directortheatre directorfilm producer
Billy May
Billy May
American composer, arranger and trumpeter (1916–2004)
1916 – 2004
recording artistjazz musiciantrumpeter
Buddy Jeannette
Buddy Jeannette
American basketball player and coach (1917–1998)
1917 – 1998
basketball coachbasketball player
Harvey Cox
Harvey Cox
American theologian (born 1929)
1929
philosophertheologianuniversity teacher
Al Harker
American soccer player (1910-2006)
1910 – 2006
association football player
Dorothy Lavinia Brown
Dorothy Lavinia Brown
African-American surgeon, teacher and politician (1919–2004)
1919 – 2004
surgeonpoliticianteacher
Nancy Kulp
Nancy Kulp
actress (1921-1991)
1921 – 1991
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Joe Verdeur
Joe Verdeur
American swimmer (1926–1991)
1926 – 1991
swimmer
Richard Schweiker
Richard Schweiker
American politician (1926-2015)
1926 – 2015
politician
Herb Douglas
Herb Douglas
American long jumper (1922–2023)
1922 – 2023
athletics competitor
Jack Ramsay
Jack Ramsay
American sports coach and broadcaster (1925-2014)
1925 – 2014
non-fiction writerbasketball coachbasketball player
Saul Leiter
Saul Leiter
American photographer (1923-2013)
1923 – 2013
painterphotographer
Erwin Hahn
American physicist (1921–2016)
1921 – 2016
nuclear physicistuniversity teacherphysicist
James M. Beggs
James M. Beggs
NASA administrator
1926 – 2020
civil servantmilitary officerbusinessperson
David Tudor
American pianist and composer (1926–1996)
1926 – 1996
pedagogueorganistpianist
Richard Deacon
Richard Deacon
American actor (1921–1984)
1921 – 1984
film actortelevision actorchef
Dominick Argento
Dominick Argento
American composer (1927-2019)
1927 – 2019
university teachercomposer
Julius Harris
actor (1923–2004)
1923 – 2004
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Teddy Mayer
Teddy Mayer
American businessman
1935 – 2009
entrepreneur
Tom Gola
Tom Gola
American basketball player and politician (1933-2014)
1933 – 2014
basketball coachbasketball playerpolitician
Eddie Jones
American actor (1934–2019)
1934 – 2019
television actoractor
Rashied Ali
Rashied Ali
American jazz musician (1933–2009)
1933 – 2009
jazz musicianmusiciancomposer
George H. Heilmeier
George H. Heilmeier
American engineer and businessman (1936-2014)
1936 – 2014
non-fiction writerinventorengineer
Ted Curson
Ted Curson
Jazz trumpeter (1935–2012)
1935 – 2012
jazz musiciantrumpeterfilm score composer
Nancy Friday
American author (1933–2017)
1933 – 2017
feministwomen's rights activistsex educator
John Andretti
John Andretti
American racecar driver (1963–2020)
1963 – 2020
racing automobile driver
Armen Gilliam
Armen Gilliam
American basketball player (1964–2011)
1964 – 2011
basketball playerbasketball coach
DJ AM
DJ AM
American disc jockey (1973–2009)
1973 – 2009
musiciandisc jockeyactor
Lois Hamilton
American model, actress, artist, author, and aviator (1952–1999)
1952 – 1999
film actortelevision actormodel
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