Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 21 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

Red Rodney
Red Rodney
American musician (1927-1994)
1927 – 1994
trumpeterjazz musicianmusician
Bunny Yeager
Bunny Yeager
American photographer and model (1929–2014)
1929 – 2014
fashion modelmodelphotographer
Charles A. Ferguson
American linguist (1921–1998)
1921 – 1998
linguistuniversity teacher
Ruth Bleier
Ruth Bleier
American neurophysiologist and activist
1923 – 1988
neurologistscientist
Lisa Kirk
Lisa Kirk
actress, singer (1925-1990)
1925 – 1990
television actoropera singerstage actor
Robert Perew
Robert Perew
American rower (1923-1999)
1923 – 1999
rower
Jan Shepard
Jan Shepard
American actor and television actor
1928 – 2025
television actorfilm actoractor
Jack George
American basketball player (1928–1989)
1928 – 1989
basketball player
Dick Davies
basketball player for the United States men's national team (1936–2012)
1936 – 2012
athletics competitortennis playerbasketball player
Dick Groat
Dick Groat
American baseball and basketball player (1930–2023)
1930 – 2023
baseball playerbasketball player
Charles Tart
Charles Tart
American experimental psychologist (1937-)
1937 – 2025
parapsychologistuniversity teacherpsychologist
Ron Harper
Ron Harper
American actor
1933 – 2024
television actoractor
Gene Guarilia
Gene Guarilia
American basketball player (1937-2016)
1937 – 2016
basketball player
Paul Jenkins
American actor (1938–2013)
1938 – 2013
television actoractor
Keith Wayne
Keith Wayne
American actor, professional wrestler and singer (1945-2010)
1945 – 2010
professional wrestlerfilm actorvoice actor
Johnny Valiant
Johnny Valiant
American professional wrestler and manager (1946-2018)
1946 – 2018
professional wrestlermanageractor
Al Holbert
Al Holbert
American racecar driver (1946–1988)
1946 – 1988
racing automobile driver
Frankie Beverly
Frankie Beverly
American musician (1946–2024)
1946 – 2024
songwritermusicianrecord producer
Jobriath
Jobriath
American singer (1946–1983)
1946 – 1983
songwritermusiciansinger
John Roll
John Roll
United States federal judge (1947–2011)
1947 – 2011
lawyerjudge
Herbert Gintis
Herbert Gintis
economist, Sociobiology researcher (1940–2023)
1940 – 2023
university teachereconomist
Len Chappell
Len Chappell
American basketball player (1941–2018)
1941 – 2018
basketball player
Henry Polic II
American actor (1945-2013)
1945 – 2013
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Michael McDowell
American novelist and screenwriter (1950-1999)
1950 – 1999
novelistwriterscreenwriter
Gerald Levert
American R&B singer (1966-2006)
1966 – 2006
record producersingercomposer
Philip J. Corso
Philip J. Corso
US Army officer (1915–1998)
1915 – 1998
ufologistmilitary officermilitary personnel
David Ramsay
David Ramsay
American physician and historian
1749 – 1815
historianpoliticianwriter
Anna Claypoole Peale
Anna Claypoole Peale
painter from the United States (1791-1878)
1791 – 1878
painterartist
William Carroll
William Carroll
American politician, Tennessee (1788-1844)
1788 – 1844
governormilitary personnelpolitician
William Rush
William Rush
U.S. neoclassical sculptor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1756-1833)
1756 – 1833
sculptor
William Darlington
William Darlington
American physician, botanist, and politician (1782-1863)
1782 – 1863
botanistbotanical collectorbanker
Josiah Harmar
Josiah Harmar
United States general (1753-1813)
1753 – 1813
military personnel
James A. Bayard
James A. Bayard
American politician (1767-1815)
1767 – 1815
politicianlawyer
Rubens Peale
Rubens Peale
painter from the United States (1784-1865)
1784 – 1865
paintercuratornaturalist
William Findlay
William Findlay
American politician (1768-1846)
1768 – 1846
politician
John Reynolds
John Reynolds
Illinois politician (1788-1865)
1788 – 1865
autobiographerjuristgovernor
Robert Hare
Robert Hare
American chemist (1781-1858)
1781 – 1858
university teacherchemistinventor
William Jones
William Jones
American politician (1760-1831)
1760 – 1831
bankerpolitician
Adolph E. Borie
Adolph E. Borie
United States merchant; Secretary of the Navy briefly (1809-1880)
1809 – 1880
diplomatpolitician
Andrew A. Humphreys
Andrew A. Humphreys
Union Army General (1810–1883)
1810 – 1883
soldiermajor generalmilitary officer
Graceanna Lewis
Graceanna Lewis
American ornithologist, naturalist, illustrator and abolitionist (1821–1912)
1821 – 1912
scientific illustratorabolitionistornithologist
Samuel W. Crawford, Jr.
Samuel W. Crawford, Jr.
United States Army surgeon and Union general (1829-1892)
1829 – 1892
military officerphysician
Robert Kingston Scott
Robert Kingston Scott
74th Governor of South Carolina, and an officer in the Union Army (1826-1900)
1826 – 1900
military officermajor generalgovernor
Benjamin Chew Tilghman
Benjamin Chew Tilghman
American inventor
1821 – 1901
chemistinventorengineer
Laura de Force Gordon
Laura de Force Gordon
American activist and lawyer
1838 – 1907
suffragettelawyer
William A. Peffer
William A. Peffer
United States Army officer (1831–1912)
1831 – 1912
journalisteditorjurist
Wayne MacVeagh
Wayne MacVeagh
Union Army officer, lawyer, politician (1833-1917)
1833 – 1917
diplomatjuristpolitician
Thomas R. Bard
Thomas R. Bard
American politician (1841-1915)
1841 – 1915
politician
Harrison Allen
Harrison Allen
American physician and anatomist (1841-1897)
1841 – 1897
medical writeranatomistuniversity teacher
Tarleton Hoffman Bean
Tarleton Hoffman Bean
American ichthyologist (1846-1916)
1846 – 1916
scientific collectorichthyologistcurator
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