Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 29 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

Horace Porter
Horace Porter
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general (1837-1921)
1837 – 1921
diplomatmilitary officerwriter
John Howard Van Amringe
John Howard Van Amringe
American educator and mathematician (1835–1915)
1835 – 1915
university teachermathematician
Edward H. Dewey
Edward H. Dewey
American alternative medic (1837–1904)
1837 – 1904
physician
Elijah E. Myers
Elijah E. Myers
American architect (1832–1909)
1832 – 1909
architect
George Shiras, Jr.
George Shiras, Jr.
US Supreme Court justice from 1892 to 1903 (1832-1924)
1832 – 1924
lawyerjudge
Alexander McDonald
Alexander McDonald
American politician (1832-1903)
1832 – 1903
bankerdiplomatpolitician
Alexander Caldwell
Alexander Caldwell
U.S. Senator from Kansas
1830 – 1917
politician
Ferdinand Heinrich Herman Strecker
Ferdinand Heinrich Herman Strecker
U.S. entomologist (1836–1901)
1836 – 1901
scientific illustratorentomologistsculptor
Metta Victoria Fuller
Metta Victoria Fuller
American writer (1831-1885)
1831 – 1885
novelistwriter
John Rutter Brooke
John Rutter Brooke
Union Army general (1838-1926)
1838 – 1926
army officermajor generalgovernor
Charles F. Manderson
Charles F. Manderson
American army officer and politician (1837-1911)
1837 – 1911
military officerpoliticianlawyer
John J. Patterson
John J. Patterson
American businessman and politician (1830-1912)
1830 – 1912
journalisteditorbusinessperson
Julius C. Burrows
Julius C. Burrows
American politician (1837–1915)
1837 – 1915
politicianlawyer
Henry Adams Thompson
Henry Adams Thompson
American politician (1837–1920)
1837 – 1920
meteorological observerpolitician
John H. Mitchell
John H. Mitchell
American politician and criminal (1835-1905)
1835 – 1905
juristpoliticianlawyer
John Curtis Caldwell
John Curtis Caldwell
United States Army general (1833-1912)
1833 – 1912
diplomatmilitary officerpolitician
James Addams Beaver
James Addams Beaver
American politician (1837-1914)
1837 – 1914
governorpoliticianlawyer
John Gregory Bourke
John Gregory Bourke
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1846 – 1896
diaristanthropologistethnologist
William Elliot Griffis
William Elliot Griffis
American protestant minister and Japanologist (1843–1928)
1843 – 1928
orientalistteacherwriter
William Pepper
William Pepper
United States physician (1843–1898)
1843 – 1898
physician
Alice Gale
Alice Gale
American actress (1858-1941)
1858 – 1941
film actoractor
Effie Ellsler
Effie Ellsler
American actress (1855-1942)
1855 – 1942
film actorstage actoractor
Harry Stovey
Harry Stovey
Major League baseball player (1856-1937)
1856 – 1937
baseball player
Walter Leighton Clark
Walter Leighton Clark
American artist (1859-1935)
1859 – 1935
painterinventorbusinessperson
Georgiana Drew
Georgiana Drew
American actress (1856–1893)
1854 – 1893
stage actoractor
Weldon B. Heyburn
Weldon B. Heyburn
American politician (1852–1912)
1852 – 1912
politicianlawyer
Lilian Welsh
American physician, educator, and suffragist
1858 – 1938
suffragistpedagogueprofessor
Joseph J. Dowling
Joseph J. Dowling
American actor (1850–1928)
1850 – 1928
stage actoractor
William Joseph Hammer
William Joseph Hammer
American engineer (1858–1934)
1858 – 1934
inventor
John F. Peto
John F. Peto
American artist (1854-1907)
1854 – 1907
painter
Luther P. Eisenhart
Luther P. Eisenhart
American mathematician (1876-1965)
1876 – 1965
university teachermathematician
Jack Norworth
Jack Norworth
American songwriter, singer and vaudeville performer (1879-1959)
1879 – 1959
songwritersinger-songwritercomposer
John Haynes Holmes
John Haynes Holmes
American activist and minister (1879–1964)
1879 – 1964
peace activistreligious figurepacifist
Harry Davis
Harry Davis
American baseball player (1873–1947)
1879 – 1947
baseball player
Bart King
Bart King
American cricketer (1873-1965)
1873 – 1965
cricketer
Calbraith Perry Rodgers
Calbraith Perry Rodgers
American aviator
1879 – 1912
aircraft pilot
Paul S. L. Johnson
Paul S. L. Johnson
American clergyman
1873 – 1950
writer
Eddie Plank
Eddie Plank
American baseball player (1875-1926)
1875 – 1926
baseball player
Grace Drayton
Grace Drayton
comics artist and illustrator
1877 – 1936
comics writercartoonistillustrator
Richard Neill
Richard Neill
American actor and screenwriter (1875-1970)
1875 – 1970
actorscreenwriter
Catharine Macfarlane
Catharine Macfarlane
American obstetrician and gynecologist
1877 – 1969
obstetriciangynecologist
Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts
Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts
American artist (1871–1927)
1871 – 1927
painter
Frank Orth
Frank Orth
American actor (1880-1962)
1880 – 1962
film actoractor
Morton Livingston Schamberg
Morton Livingston Schamberg
American artist (1881-1918)
1881 – 1918
painterphotographer
Mary Klett Gibson Henry
American botanist and botanical collector (1884-1967)
1884 – 1967
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
Edward Glover
American pole vaulter (1885–1940)
1885 – 1940
athletics competitor
Frank Comerford Walker
Frank Comerford Walker
American politician (1886-1959)
1886 – 1959
jurisprudencejuristpolitician
Burt Mustin
Burt Mustin
American character actor (1884–1977)
1884 – 1977
television actorstage actoractor
Wallace F. Johnson
American tennis player (1889-1971)
1889 – 1971
tennis player
Gunboat Smith
Gunboat Smith
American boxer (1887-1974)
1887 – 1974
boxeractor
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