Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 140 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

Joseph R. Lamonde
U.S. Navy chaplain (1948–2021)
1948 - 2021
Latin Catholic priestmilitary officer
James Reed Hallowell
James Reed Hallowell
American politician (1841-1898)
1841 - 1898
politicianlawyer
James McCrea
James McCrea
American businessman (1848–1913)
1848 - 1913
manager
James Martinus Schoonmaker
James Martinus Schoonmaker
Union Army Medal of Honor recipient (1842-1927)
1842 - 1927
military personnel
Eva Griffith Thompson
Eva Griffith Thompson
American newspaper owner, editor
1842 - 1925
newspaper editorwriter
William Piper
American politician
1774 - 1852
politician
Richard Peters
Richard Peters
American attorney (1780–1848)
1780 - 1848
lawyer
Pasquale Buba
American film editor
1946 - 2018
film editor
Peter Newhard
American politician (1783-1860)
1783 - 1860
politician
Owen Biddle, Sr.
American clockmaker and astronomer
1737 - 1799
clockmakerastronomer
Madeleine Yayodele Nelson
percussionist and composer (1948-2018)
1948 - 2018
percussionisteducatormusician
Louise Murray
American historian
1854 - 1931
historian
Moses Levy
Moses Levy
American lawyer
1757 - 1826
politicianlawyer
Howard P. Segal
American historian
1948 - 2020
historian
Barbara A. Babcock
American folklore scholar
1943 - 2016
anthropologistethnologist
Tim Means Pues
Tim Means Pues
American Mexican ecotourism pioneer and environmentalist (1944–2019)
1944 - 2019
environmentalistentrepreneur
Orizoba Spence
Orizoba Spence
American soldier
1847 - 1876
Janice McLaughlin
American Catholic nun and anti-apartheid activist
1942 - 2021
Christian nunreligious sisterhuman rights defender
Alex Rebar
Actor and screenwriter
1940 - 2021
film actorscreenwriter
Bob Williams
Bob Williams
American politician in Washington
1942 - 2022
politician
Phoebe Davis Natt
Phoebe Davis Natt
American artist
1848 - 1899
etcherpainter
William Russell Robinson
American politician
1942 - 2020
politician
Kitty Blanchard
Kitty Blanchard
American stage actress (1847–1911)
1847 - 1911
stage actoractor
Margaret Gibson
American poet
1944 - 2006
poetwriter
Isaiah Lukens
Isaiah Lukens
American clockmaker and inventor
1779 - 1846
clockmakerinventor
Michael Lampton
Michael Lampton
American astronaut
1941 - 2023
astronaut
Bo Scott
American football player
1943 - 2021
Canadian football playerAmerican football player
Art Goodwin
American baseball player (1877-1943)
1877 - 1943
baseball player
Emeline Harriet Howe
Emeline Harriet Howe
American poet, writer, social activist (1844-1934)
1844 - 1934
poetwriter
Mike Rose
Mike Rose
American academic
1944 - 2021
academic
Philip Furia
American academic and writer (1943-2019)
1943 - 2019
literary scholarscholar of Englishuniversity teacher
Edward Taylor Snow
American landscape painter and art collector
1844 - 1913
art collectorpainterillustrator
Jay Waldman
American judge
1944 - 2003
judgelawyer
Joel E. Siegel
American film critic and academic (1940-2004)
1940 - 2004
film criticjournalist
Natalie Kampen
art historian and pioneering feminist scholar and teacher of Roman Art History and Gender Studies
1944 - 2012
art historian
Samuel Powel Griffitts
Samuel Powel Griffitts
American physician
1759 - 1826
physician
Robert I. Toll
businessperson
1940 - 2022
businessperson
Olive Harper
Olive Harper
American novelist and translator
1842 - 1915
novelisttranslator
William Clingan
William Clingan
Member of the Continental Congress, signer of the Articles of Confederation, (1721-1790)
1721 - 1790
politicianjudge
William Linn
William Linn
American academic administrator (1752-1808)
1752 - 1808
priest
Christos Kefalos
Greek basketball player
1945 - 2022
basketball coachbasketball player
Daniel McNeill
American politician (1947–2017)
1947 - 2017
politician
Julius Friedrich Sachse
American photographer, journalist, and historian (1842-1919)
1842 - 1919
antiquarianjournalisthistorian
William Coleman
American judge 1704-1769
1704 - 1769
lawyer
Thomas Harris
Thomas Harris
American naval surgeon
1784 - 1861
surgeon
Bobby Lewis
Bobby Lewis
American basketball player (1946-2024)
1946 - 2024
basketball player
Richard H. Shultz
Richard H. Shultz
American security studies professor (born 1947)
1947 - 2025
university teacherscientist
Craig Cotton
American football player (1947-2013)
1947 - 2013
American football player
John P. Young
John P. Young
American newspaper editor and writer
1849 - 1921
newspaper editor
Joseph Woodwell
Joseph Woodwell
American painter (1843–1911)
1843 - 1911
painter
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