Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 19 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

Josiah Harlan
Josiah Harlan
American mercenary and prince (1799–1871)
1799 – 1871
military personnel
William Maclay
William Maclay
United States Senator from Pennsylvania (1737-1804)
1737 – 1804
politician
Henry Deringer
Henry Deringer
American gunsmith (1786-1868)
1786 – 1868
gunsmith
Mordecai Manuel Noah
Mordecai Manuel Noah
American playwright, diplomat, journalist, and utopian
1785 – 1851
journalistplaywrightdiplomat
Robert McClelland
Robert McClelland
American governor of Michigan (1807-1880)
1807 – 1880
juristgovernorpolitician
Sarah Miriam Peale
Sarah Miriam Peale
painter from the United States (1800-1885)
1800 – 1885
painter
Thomas Ford
Thomas Ford
politician 1800-1850
1800 – 1850
juristgovernorpolitician
Charles Pickering
Charles Pickering
American anthropologist, botanist, and physician (1805-1878)
1805 – 1878
scientific collectorexploreranthropologist
Andrew Gregg Curtin
Andrew Gregg Curtin
American politician (1817–1894)
1817 – 1894
diplomatgovernorpolitician
Thomas Dunn English
Thomas Dunn English
American state and federal politician (1819-1902)
1819 – 1902
journalistplaywrightpolitician
James Pollock
James Pollock
American politician (1810-1890)
1810 – 1890
governorpoliticianlawyer
William Parker Foulke
William Parker Foulke
American paleontologist (1816–1865)
1816 – 1865
paleontologisthistorianlawyer
John Bingham
John Bingham
American politician (1815–1900)
1815 – 1900
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Josiah Gorgas
Josiah Gorgas
Confederate Army general (1818-1883)
1818 – 1883
army officeracademicmilitary personnel
William Bigler
William Bigler
American politician (1814-1880)
1814 – 1880
politician
Hannah Whitall Smith
Hannah Whitall Smith
American writer (1832–1911)
1832 – 1911
preachertheologianwriter
Charlotte Forten Grimké
Charlotte Forten Grimké
American writer and activist (1837-1914)
1837 – 1914
essayistsuffragistdiarist
Matthew Quay
Matthew Quay
American politician (1833-1904)
1833 – 1904
politicianlawyer
Caroline Still Anderson
Caroline Still Anderson
American physician, educator, and activist (1848–1919)
1848 – 1919
activisteducatorphysician
John Brashear
John Brashear
American astronomer and instrument builder (1840–1920)
1840 – 1920
engineerastronomer
Harry Kellar
Harry Kellar
American magician (1849–1922)
1849 – 1922
magician
Charles Follen McKim
Charles Follen McKim
American Beaux-Arts architect (1847–1909)
1847 – 1909
architect
Alferd Packer
Alferd Packer
American wilderness guide who confessed to cannibalism (1842-1907)
1842 – 1907
criminalserial killer
Theophilus Van Kannel
Theophilus Van Kannel
American engineer (1841–1919)
1841 – 1919
inventorengineer
Albert Bushnell Hart
Albert Bushnell Hart
American historian (1854–1943)
1854 – 1943
political writerpolitical scientisthistorian
William Harris Ashmead
William Harris Ashmead
American entomologist (1855–1908)
1855 – 1908
scientific collectorentomologistzoologist
Julius LeBlanc Stewart
Julius LeBlanc Stewart
American artist (1855-1919)
1855 – 1919
painter
James Gibbons Huneker
James Gibbons Huneker
American music critic (1857–1921)
1857 – 1921
literary historiancriticliterary critic
Gabrielle D. Clements
Gabrielle D. Clements
American painter, etcher, and print maker (1858–1948)
1858 – 1948
etcherpainterartist
Alexander Mitchell Palmer
Alexander Mitchell Palmer
American politician (1872-1936)
1872 – 1936
juristpoliticianlawyer
William Duane
William Duane
American physicist (1872–1935)
1872 – 1935
nuclear physicistuniversity teacherphysicist
Elizabeth Shippen Green
Elizabeth Shippen Green
American artist (1871–1954)
1871 – 1954
painterillustratorartist
William V. Mong
William V. Mong
actor, screenwriter, film director (1875-1940)
1875 – 1940
film producerfilm directoractor
Albert Coombs Barnes
Albert Coombs Barnes
American chemist and art collector (Barnes collection) 1872-1951
1872 – 1951
art collectorpharmacologistart historian
Frank Montgomery
Frank Montgomery
American actor and director (1870-1944)
1870 – 1944
film actorfilm directoractor
Ross Granville Harrison
Ross Granville Harrison
American biologist (1870-1959)
1870 – 1959
anatomistbiologistzoologist
Jack Egan
Jack Egan
American boxer
1878 – 1950
boxer
David Landau
David Landau
actor (1879-1935)
1879 – 1935
stage actoractor
Dorothea Wolbert
Dorothea Wolbert
American actress (1874 – 1958)
1874 – 1958
film actoractor
Alexander Stirling Calder
Alexander Stirling Calder
American artist (1870–1945)
1870 – 1945
sculptor
Louis Thomas McFadden
Louis Thomas McFadden
American politician (1876–1936)
1876 – 1936
journalistpoliticianbusinessperson
Spencer Charters
Spencer Charters
actor (1875-1943)
1875 – 1943
film actorstage actoractor
Edwin W. Kemmerer
Edwin W. Kemmerer
American economist (1875–1945)
1875 – 1945
economist
William Welsh
William Welsh
actor (1870-1946)
1870 – 1946
film actoractor
Jane Wolfe
Jane Wolfe
American silent film character actress and Thelemite (1875-1958)
1875 – 1958
film actoractor
John R. Neill
John R. Neill
1877-1943; magazine and children's book illustrator
1877 – 1943
illustratorwriter
Ed Walsh
Ed Walsh
American baseball player and coach (1881–1959)
1881 – 1959
baseball player
William Senderling Davis
William Senderling Davis
film director, screenwriter (1880-1920)
1880 – 1920
film actorfilm directorscreenwriter
Robert D. Walker
Robert D. Walker
American actor (1888–1954)
1888 – 1954
actorscreenwriter
Duke Worne
Duke Worne
Film director and actor (1888-1933)
1888 – 1933
film actorfilm directorfilm producer
‹ Previous12345678910Next ›
Pennsylvaniahistory ›Pennsylvaniacounties ›Historic sites in Pennsylvania›