Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 28 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

Wallace F. Johnson
American tennis player (1889-1971)
1889 – 1971
tennis player
William A. Wallace
William A. Wallace
American politician (1827-1896)
1827 – 1896
politicianlawyer
Burt Mustin
Burt Mustin
American character actor (1884–1977)
1884 – 1977
television actorstage actoractor
George Gekas
George Gekas
American politician (1930–2021)
1930 – 2021
politicianlawyer
Rebecca Gratz
Rebecca Gratz
American writer (1781–1869)
1781 – 1869
writer
Howard Wendell
Howard Wendell
American actor (1908-1975)
1908 – 1975
television actoractor
William Marks
William Marks
American politician
1778 – 1858
politicianlawyer
Frank Comerford Walker
Frank Comerford Walker
American politician (1886-1959)
1886 – 1959
jurisprudencejuristpolitician
George Wolf
George Wolf
United States politician (1777-1840)
1777 – 1840
governorpoliticianlawyer
Byrne Piven
American actor (1929-2002)
1929 – 2002
television actorstage actoractor
Edward Glover
American pole vaulter (1885–1940)
1885 – 1940
athletics competitor
Simon Snyder
Simon Snyder
Governor of Pennsylvania (1759-1819)
1759 – 1819
politician
Herb Magidson
American popular lyricist (1906-1986)
1906 – 1986
lyricist
Joseph Hiester
Joseph Hiester
American politician (1752-1832)
1752 – 1832
politician
Mary Klett Gibson Henry
American botanist and botanical collector (1884-1967)
1884 – 1967
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
Julia Mullock
Korean empress (1928–2017)
1928 – 2017
architect
William Pepper
William Pepper
United States physician (1843–1898)
1843 – 1898
physician
James Patterson
James Patterson
American actor (1932-1972)
1932 – 1972
stage actoractor
Morton Livingston Schamberg
Morton Livingston Schamberg
American artist (1881-1918)
1881 – 1918
painterphotographer
Frank Orth
Frank Orth
American actor (1880-1962)
1880 – 1962
film actoractor
Joseph Kramm
Joseph Kramm
playwright, actor, director (1907-1991)
1907 – 1991
writerscreenwriteractor
Charles Emmett Mack
Charles Emmett Mack
American actor
1900 – 1927
film actoractor
Bobby Shantz
Bobby Shantz
American baseball player
1925
baseball player
Samuel Stehman Haldeman
Samuel Stehman Haldeman
American naturalist and philologist (1812–1880)
1812 – 1880
entomologistlinguistzoologist
Charles Fuller
American playwright (1939–2022)
1939 – 2022
film screenwritertelevision producerplaywright
Tommy Bryant
American musician (1930-1982)
1930 – 1982
jazz musiciandouble-bassist
George Blanda
George Blanda
American football player (1927-2010)
1927 – 2010
American football player
Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts
Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts
American artist (1871–1927)
1871 – 1927
painter
William White
William White
Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church; Bishop of Pennsylvania; Chaplain of the US Senate
1748 – 1836
priest
William Hendricks
William Hendricks
American politician (1782-1850)
1782 – 1850
juristgovernorpolitician
Catharine Macfarlane
Catharine Macfarlane
American obstetrician and gynecologist
1877 – 1969
obstetriciangynecologist
James Clifford Timlin
Catholic bishop (1927–2023)
1927 – 2023
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Adam Kuhn
Adam Kuhn
American physician
1741 – 1817
physiciannaturalist
Dodo Marmarosa
American musician (1925–2002)
1925 – 2002
jazz musicianpianistmusician
Samuel Austin Allibone
Samuel Austin Allibone
American author and bibliographer (1816-1889)
1816 – 1889
bibliographerauthorlibrarian
Mordecai Bartley
Mordecai Bartley
American politician (1783-1870)
1783 – 1870
politician
Ralph Shapey
Ralph Shapey
American composer and conductor (1921-2002)
1921 – 2002
conductorcomposer
Michael Leib
Michael Leib
American politician (1760-1822)
1760 – 1822
politician
Edgar Cowan
Edgar Cowan
American politician (1815–1885)
1815 – 1885
politicianlawyer
Richard Neill
Richard Neill
American actor and screenwriter (1875-1970)
1875 – 1970
actorscreenwriter
Conrad Baker
Conrad Baker
American politician (1817-1885)
1817 – 1885
juristgovernorcolonel
Edward Peter Cullen
auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, titular Bishop of Paria in Proconsolare, Bishop of Allentown
1933 – 2023
Catholic deaconCatholic bishopCatholic priest
Dan Rooney
Dan Rooney
American football executive/owner, philanthropist and diplomat (1932-2017)
1932 – 2017
diplomatentrepreneur
Samuel W. Black
Samuel W. Black
American territorial governor of Nebraska (1816-1862)
1816 – 1862
colonelgovernorpolitician
William Henry Fry
William Henry Fry
American composer, music critic, and journalist (1813–1864)
1813 – 1864
music criticjournalistcomposer
Grace Drayton
Grace Drayton
comics artist and illustrator
1877 – 1936
comics writercartoonistillustrator
Emil Sitka
Emil Sitka
American actor (1914–1998)
1914 – 1998
television actorcomedian
George Forsythe
George Forsythe
Stanford University computer scientist (1917-1972)
1917 – 1972
university teachercomputer scientistmathematician
Ralph Fox
American mathematician (1913–1973)
1913 – 1973
topologistuniversity teachermathematician
Bud Shuster
Bud Shuster
American politician (1932–2023)
1932 – 2023
politician
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