Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 139 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

William J. Diehl
William J. Diehl
Mayor of Pittsburgh (1845-1929)
1845 - 1929
politician
William J. Calhoun
William J. Calhoun
Interstate Commerce Commission commissioner (1848-1916)
1848 - 1916
politician
John Birkinbine
John Birkinbine
Mining engineer
1844 - 1915
mining engineer
Daniel McCoy
Daniel McCoy
American politician (1845-1908)
1845 - 1908
politician
Isaac Ott
Isaac Ott
American professor of physiology
1847 - 1916
physiologistprofessor
Josephine White deLacour
American physician and suffragist, the first woman physician in Delaware (about 1849 -1929)
1849 - 1929
physician
Jack Kiefer
Jack Kiefer
professional golfer
1940 - 1999
golfer
James A. Graham
James A. Graham
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1940-1967)
1940 - 1967
military personnel
James C. Weaver
James C. Weaver
American football player and coach, college athletics administrator (1945-2015)
1945 - 2015
American football playercoach
James Knoll Gardner
United States federal judge (1940-2017)
1940 - 2017
lawyerjudge
James R. Roebuck Jr.
American politician
1945 - 2024
politician
A. George Baker
A. George Baker
American physician
1849 - 1918
physicianwriter
Jay R. Moyer
American politician (1947–2018)
1947 - 2018
politician
Sarah Stokes Walton
Sarah Stokes Walton
American poet and artist (1844-1899)
1844 - 1899
writer
Robert Ramsey
American politician
1780 - 1849
politician
Robert Moore
American politician, 1781-1857
1781 - 1857
politician
Edwin Harley
American actor (1848-1933)
1848 - 1933
actor
Robert Magaw
American lawyer and army officer
1738 - 1790
lawyer
Jim Beirne
American football player
1946 - 2021
American football player
Jim Braxton
Player of American football (1949-1986)
1949 - 1986
American football player
William Allen Sipe
William Allen Sipe
Union Army soldier, lawyer, politician (1844-1935)
1844 - 1935
politicianlawyer
George Junkin
George Junkin
American university president and Presbyterian minister
1790 - 1868
clergymaneducator
Grover Powell
Major League Baseball pitcher (1940–1985)
1940 - 1985
baseball player
Frederick K. Engle
United States Navy admiral
1799 - 1868
military officer
Harry Schuh
Player of American football (1942-2013)
1942 - 2013
American football player
Washington Fulmer
Major League Baseball players (1840–1907)
1840 - 1907
baseball player
W. H. H. Clayton
W. H. H. Clayton
American lawyer (1840–1920)
1840 - 1920
lawyer
Erv Staggs
American basketball player
1948 - 2012
basketball player
Frank Card
American basketball player (1944–2021)
1944 - 2021
basketball player
Frederick Ernst Melsheimer
American entomologist
1782 - 1873
entomologistzoologist
George Sutor
Professional basketball player (1943–2011)
1943 - 2011
basketball player
Ulric Dahlgren
Ulric Dahlgren
Union Army officer (1842–1864)
1842 - 1864
military personnel
Thomas Messinger Drown
Thomas Messinger Drown
American university president, analytical chemist, metallurgist (1842–1904)
1842 - 1904
metallurgistchemistengineer
Dan Conners
American football player (1941-2019)
1941 - 2019
American football player
Dan Darragh
American football player
1946 - 2025
American football player
Thomas Cripps
Thomas Cripps
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1840–1906)
1840 - 1906
military personnel
Jim Nance
American football player (1942-1992)
1942 - 1992
American football player
Sylvester Bonnaffon, Jr.
Sylvester Bonnaffon, Jr.
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1844-1922)
1844 - 1922
army officer
Washington Harrison Donaldson
Washington Harrison Donaldson
American balloonist
1840 - 1875
gymnastmagicianventriloquist
Samuel S. Brown
Samuel S. Brown
American businessman (1842–1905)
1842 - 1905
businessperson
Mifflin E. Bell
American architect (1847-1904)
1847 - 1904
architect
Mary Sibbet Copley
American philanthropist and charity worker
1843 - 1929
philanthropist
Joseph Horace Shull
Joseph Horace Shull
American politician (1848-1944)
1848 - 1944
politicianlawyer
John Alden
American politician, Pennsylvania
1942 - 1990
politician
Edward Shippen
Edward Shippen
American judge (1729-1806)
1729 - 1806
lawyerjudge
John Klier
American historian
1944 - 2007
Judaic scholaruniversity teacherhistorian
Edward King
Edward King
American judge (1794–1873)
1794 - 1873
judge
John Bayard McPherson
American judge
1846 - 1919
politicianlawyerjudge
Edward Cutbush
Edward Cutbush
American physician
1772 - 1843
military officer
John Andrew Rea
American journalist (1848-1941)
1848 - 1941
journalistpolitician
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