Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 24 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

Mel Novak
Mel Novak
American actor (1935-2025)
1934 – 2025
baseball playertelevision actoractor
Larry Cannon
Larry Cannon
American basketball player (1947–2024)
1947 – 2024
basketball coachbasketball player
Thom Bell
American producer, arranger and songwriter (1943–2022)
1943 – 2022
music arrangersongwritermusician
Jessica Savitch
American television news reporter (1947-1983)
1947 – 1983
journalistcorrespondentnews presenter
Michael Joseph Bransfield
American Roman-Catholic priest, bishop
1943 – 2026
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Len Barry
Len Barry
American singer, songwriter and record producer (1942–2020)
1942 – 2020
songwritermusicianrecord producer
Dick Allen
Dick Allen
American baseball player and singer (1942-2020)
1942 – 2020
baseball playersinger
William Campbell
American businessman and chairman (1940–2016)
1940 – 2016
managerchief executive officerentrepreneur
Vincent Margera
American television personality (1956–2015)
1956 – 2015
film actortelevision actoractor
Eddie Rouse
Eddie Rouse
American actor (1954-2014)
1954 – 2014
television actoractor
Joe Matt
Autobiographical cartoonist (1963–2023)
1963 – 2023
comics artist
Deborah Jeane Palfrey
American madam (1956–2008)
1956 – 2008
procurerbusinessperson
Christina Crosby
Christina Crosby
American scholar and writer
1953 – 2021
memoiristhistorian
Matt Osborne
American professional wrestler
1957 – 2013
professional wrestleramateur wrestler
Richard Rydze
Olympic diver (1950–2023)
1950 – 2023
competitive diver
Fran Crippen
American long-distance and open water swimmer
1984 – 2010
swimmer
John Rowan
John Rowan
American politician, Kentucky (1773-1843)
1773 – 1843
politicianlawyerjudge
Joseph Vance
Joseph Vance
United States general (1786-1852)
1786 – 1852
politician
John Brown Francis
John Brown Francis
American politician (1791-1864)
1791 – 1864
politician
James Madison Porter
James Madison Porter
American politician (1793-1862)
1793 – 1862
politicianlawyerjudge
Samuel McKean
Samuel McKean
American politician (1787-1841)
1787 – 1841
politician
Martin D. Hardin
Martin D. Hardin
American politician (1780–1823)
1780 – 1823
politicianmilitary personnellawyer
Samuel Nicholas
Samuel Nicholas
1st Commandant of the Marine Corps
1744 – 1790
military officer
James Lick
James Lick
American businessman, piano builder (1796-1876)
1796 – 1876
patron of the artslarge estate ownermusical instrument maker
William C. Preston
William C. Preston
United States senator (1794-1860)
1794 – 1860
politicianlawyer
Elizabeth Willing Powel
Elizabeth Willing Powel
American socialite and women letter writer
1743 – 1830
women letter writersalonnièresocialite
William P. C. Barton
William P. C. Barton
American surgeon and scientist (1786-1856)
1786 – 1856
scientific collectorbotanical illustratoruniversity teacher
Andrew Gregg
Andrew Gregg
American politician (1755–1835)
1755 – 1835
politician
Andrew Henry
American fur trader
1775 – 1832
explorerbusinessperson
Elizabeth Graeme Ferguson
Elizabeth Graeme Ferguson
American poet and writer (1737-1801)
1737 – 1801
poetwriter
John Wesley Davis
John Wesley Davis
American politician (1799-1859)
1799 – 1859
diplomatambassadorgovernor
William Baldwin
William Baldwin
U.S. physician and botanist (1779–1819)
1779 – 1819
physician
Isaac Murphy
Isaac Murphy
American politician (1799-1882)
1799 – 1882
juristgovernorpolitician
Thomas Godfrey
American optician and inventor (1704-1749)
1704 – 1749
glazierinventor
Jacob Brown
Jacob Brown
American general in the War of 1812
1775 – 1828
military personnel
Joseph Saxton
Joseph Saxton
American inventor (1799–1873)
1799 – 1873
physicistinventorphotographer
John Church Hamilton
John Church Hamilton
American historian, son of Alexander Hamilton (1792-1882)
1792 – 1882
soldierbiographerhistorian
William Williams Keen
William Williams Keen
first U.S. brain surgeon
1837 – 1932
medical writerneurosurgeonmilitary physician
David Whitmer
David Whitmer
Book of Mormon witness (1805-1888)
1805 – 1888
politician
Edwin Forrest
Edwin Forrest
American actor (1806-1872)
1806 – 1872
stage actoractor
Sarah Mapps Douglass
American activist and artist (1806-1882)
1806 – 1882
botanical illustratorsuffragistpedagogue
David Alter
David Alter
American inventor and scientist (1807–1881)
1807 – 1881
meteorological observerinventorphysicist
Thomas Ustick Walter
Thomas Ustick Walter
American architect (1804–1887)
1804 – 1887
architect
James Campbell
James Campbell
American politician (1812-1893)
1812 – 1893
jurisprudencejuristpolitician
William Kelly
William Kelly
American inventor, metallurgist and businessman (1811–1888)
1811 – 1888
inventor
James K. Kelly
James K. Kelly
American politician (1819-1903)
1819 – 1903
politicianlawyerjudge
Richard Brodhead
Richard Brodhead
American politician (1811–1863)
1811 – 1863
politicianlawyer
William D. Kelley
William D. Kelley
American politician (1814-1890)
1814 – 1890
politicianlawyerjudge
Benjamin F. Harding
Benjamin F. Harding
American politician and lawyer (1823-1899)
1823 – 1899
politicianlawyer
Theodore Fitz Randolph
Theodore Fitz Randolph
American politician (1826-1883)
1826 – 1883
governorpoliticianbusinessperson
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