Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 25 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

William Baldwin
William Baldwin
U.S. physician and botanist (1779–1819)
1779 – 1819
physician
Eyre de Lanux
Eyre de Lanux
American artist (1894-1996)
1894 – 1996
magazine writerdesignerchildren's writer
John Wesley Davis
John Wesley Davis
American politician (1799-1859)
1799 – 1859
diplomatambassadorgovernor
William Kelly
William Kelly
American inventor, metallurgist and businessman (1811–1888)
1811 – 1888
inventor
Wayne Hightower
Wayne Hightower
American basketball player (1940-2002)
1940 – 2002
basketball player
James Campbell
James Campbell
American politician (1812-1893)
1812 – 1893
jurisprudencejuristpolitician
Robert A. Berner
Robert A. Berner
American scientist
1935 – 2015
geochemistgeophysicistuniversity teacher
Austin Murphy
Austin Murphy
politician, lawyer and United States Marine
1927 – 2024
politicianlawyer
Larry Tucker
American actor (1934-2001)
1934 – 2001
film actorfilm producertelevision producer
Ray Harroun
Ray Harroun
American racing driver and Indy 500 inaugural winner (1879–1968)
1879 – 1968
racing automobile driver
Lee Breuer
Lee Breuer
American theatre director (1937–2021)
1937 – 2021
Theaterintendantlibrettisttheatre director
Kathleen Case
American Film and Television Actress (1933-1979)
1933 – 1979
television actordancerfilm actor
Frank Rizzo
Frank Rizzo
American mayor (1920-1991)
1920 – 1991
police officerpoliticianmayor
William C. McGann
William C. McGann
film director (1893-1977)
1893 – 1977
directorfilm producerfilm director
Elizabeth Graeme Ferguson
Elizabeth Graeme Ferguson
American poet and writer (1737-1801)
1737 – 1801
poetwriter
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
American actor (1893–1953)
1893 – 1953
actor
George Woodward Wickersham
George Woodward Wickersham
American lawyer (1858-1936)
1858 – 1936
juristpoliticianlawyer
Edmund Burns
Edmund Burns
American stage and film actor (1892–1980)
1892 – 1980
actor
John Frederick Hartranft
John Frederick Hartranft
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1830-1889)
1830 – 1889
military officergovernorpolitician
Samuel Byck
American hijacker and would-be assassin of Richard Nixon
1930 – 1974
terrorist
Tucker Smith
American actor, dancer, singer (1936-1988)
1936 – 1988
stage actortelevision actoractor
Andrew Henry
American fur trader
1775 – 1832
explorerbusinessperson
Andrew Gregg
Andrew Gregg
American politician (1755–1835)
1755 – 1835
politician
Forrest Compton
American actor (1925-2020)
1925 – 2020
television actoractor
William P. C. Barton
William P. C. Barton
American surgeon and scientist (1786-1856)
1786 – 1856
scientific collectorbotanical illustratoruniversity teacher
Francis De Sales
Francis De Sales
American actor (1912-1988)
1912 – 1988
television actorfilm actorstage actor
William J. Coyne
William J. Coyne
American politician (1936–2013)
1936 – 2013
accountantpolitician
Richie Kamuca
Richie Kamuca
American musician (1930-1977)
1930 – 1977
recording artistjazz musiciansaxophonist
Charles R. Miller
Charles R. Miller
American politician (1857-1927)
1857 – 1927
governorjuristpolitician
Charles Erskine Scott Wood
Charles Erskine Scott Wood
American author (1852–1944)
1852 – 1944
satiristessayistsoldier
Martin D. Hardin
Martin D. Hardin
American politician (1780–1823)
1780 – 1823
politicianmilitary personnellawyer
George Kauffman
George Kauffman
American chemist
1930 – 2020
chemisthistorian
Herbert Callen
American physicist (1919–1993)
1919 – 1993
physicist
Jack Dodson
Jack Dodson
American actor (1931-1994)
1931 – 1994
television actorstage actoractor
Mary Ewing Outerbridge
American tennis pioneer (1852–1886)
1852 – 1886
tennis player
Harry Vandiver
American mathematician (1882–1973)
1882 – 1973
mathematician
Thomas Ustick Walter
Thomas Ustick Walter
American architect (1804–1887)
1804 – 1887
architect
David Alter
David Alter
American inventor and scientist (1807–1881)
1807 – 1881
meteorological observerinventorphysicist
William Woodville Rockhill
William Woodville Rockhill
American diplomat and Sinologist (1854–1914)
1854 – 1914
travelerexplorerdiplomat
David A. Reed
David A. Reed
American senator for Pennsylvania (1880-1953)
1880 – 1953
politicianlawyer
Robert F. Marx
Robert F. Marx
scuba diver
1936 – 2019
non-fiction writercompetitive diveranthropologist
Elizabeth Willing Powel
Elizabeth Willing Powel
American socialite and women letter writer
1743 – 1830
women letter writersalonnièresocialite
Richard A. Snelling
Richard A. Snelling
American politician (1927–1991)
1927 – 1991
governorpolitician
Eusebius J. Beltran
American Roman Catholic prelate (1934–2025)
1934 – 2025
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Samuel McKean
Samuel McKean
American politician (1787-1841)
1787 – 1841
politician
Francis J. Myers
Francis J. Myers
American politician (1901-1956)
1901 – 1956
politicianlawyerteacher
W. W. Bartley III
20th-century American philosopher
1934 – 1990
philosopheruniversity teacherwriter
Ethel Smith
Ethel Smith
American organist (1902-1996)
1902 – 1996
organistmusician
John Rowan
John Rowan
American politician, Kentucky (1773-1843)
1773 – 1843
politicianlawyerjudge
Arthur Beecher Carles
Arthur Beecher Carles
American artist (1882-1952)
1882 – 1952
painter
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