Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 3 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

Irvin Kershner
Irvin Kershner
American film director (1923–2010)
1923 – 2010
film actordirectorfilm editor
Pete Maravich
Pete Maravich
American basketball player
1947 – 1988
basketball player
Sam Wood
Sam Wood
Director, producer, actor (1883-1949)
1883 – 1949
film actorfilm producerdirector
Harriet Lane
Harriet Lane
First Lady of the United States from 1857 to 1861
1830 – 1903
James G. Blaine
James G. Blaine
American politician (1830–1893)
1830 – 1893
editorjournalistdiplomat
Henry H. Arnold
Henry H. Arnold
American general officer holding the ranks of General of the Army and General of the Air Force (1886-1950)
1886 – 1950
aircraft pilotmilitary personnel
Jack Klugman
Jack Klugman
American actor (1922–2012)
1922 – 2012
television actorfilm actordirector
Richard Brooks
Richard Brooks
American screenwriter, film director and producer (1912-1992)
1912 – 1992
novelistdirectorfilm producer
Edwin Austin Abbey
Edwin Austin Abbey
American illustrator and painter (1852-1911)
1852 – 1911
painterillustratorartist
Henry van Dyke
Henry van Dyke
American diplomat (1852–1933)
1852 – 1933
literary scholartheologianuniversity teacher
Stephen Foster
Stephen Foster
American songwriter (1826-1864)
1826 – 1864
chansonnierlyricistsinger-songwriter
Jon Polito
American actor (1950–2016)
1950 – 2016
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Robert H. Jackson
Robert H. Jackson
US Supreme Court justice from 1941 to 1954 (1892–1954)
1892 – 1954
juristpoliticianlawyer
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
1905 – 1956
jazz musiciantrumpeterfilm actor
Billy Mays
Billy Mays
European-American salesperson (1958–2009)
1958 – 2009
television personalitysalespersontelevision presenter
Jane Jacobs
Jane Jacobs
American–Canadian journalist, author, and activist (1916–2006)
1916 – 2006
activistsociologistjournalist
Ahmad Jamal
Ahmad Jamal
American jazz pianist (1930-2023)
1930 – 2023
jazz musicianjazz pianistrecording artist
George Bancroft
George Bancroft
American actor (1882–1956)
1882 – 1956
film actorstage actormilitary officer
Lizabeth Scott
Lizabeth Scott
American actress and singer (1921–2015)
1921 – 2015
film actortelevision actormodel
Adolphe Menjou
Adolphe Menjou
American actor (1890–1963)
1890 – 1963
film actortelevision actorcharacter actor
Ida Tarbell
Ida Tarbell
American journalist (1857-1944)
1857 – 1944
investigative journalistjournalistbiographer
Edwin Stanton Porter
Edwin Stanton Porter
American film pioneer (1870–1941)
1870 – 1941
film directorfilm producercamera operator
Tom Mix
Tom Mix
American film actor (1880-1940)
1880 – 1940
film actordirectorfilm director
Mark Margolis
American actor (1939–2023)
1939 – 2023
stage actorfilm actortelevision actor
Sarah Knauss
Sarah Knauss
American supercentenarian (1880–1999)
1880 – 1999
Eddie Fisher
Eddie Fisher
American singer and actor (1928–2010)
1928 – 2010
film actormusiciansinger
Maxwell Anderson
Maxwell Anderson
American playwright and writer (1888–1959)
1888 – 1959
television writerjournalistlyricist
Jeanette MacDonald
Jeanette MacDonald
American singer and actress (1903-1965)
1903 – 1965
recording artistfilm actoropera singer
Sarah Yorke Jackson
Sarah Yorke Jackson
First Lady of the United States (1803-1887)
1803 – 1887
First Lady
George Catlin
George Catlin
American painter (1796-1872)
1796 – 1872
ethnologistartistpainter
Ed Bradley
Ed Bradley
American journalist (1941–2006)
1941 – 2006
White House correspondentjournalistwar correspondent
Dolores Costello
Dolores Costello
American actress (1903–1979)
1903 – 1979
film actorstage actoractor
Donald Barthelme
Donald Barthelme
American writer, editor, and professor (1931–1989)
1931 – 1989
short story writerchildren's writernovelist
Paul R. Ehrlich
Paul R. Ehrlich
American biologist and environmentalist (1932–2026)
1932 – 2026
demographerenvironmentalistbiologist
James Curtis Hepburn
James Curtis Hepburn
American physician, educator, and phonologist of Japanese (1815–1911)
1815 – 1911
Bible translatorlinguistlexicographer
Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter (1911–1989)
1911 – 1989
recording artistjazz musiciantrumpeter
Zelda Rubinstein
Zelda Rubinstein
American actress (1933-2010)
1933 – 2010
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters
American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress (1896-1977)
1896 – 1977
jazz musicianfilm actorstage actor
Johnny Unitas
Johnny Unitas
American football player (1933–2002)
1933 – 2002
American football playeractor
David McCullough
David McCullough
American historian and author (1933–2022)
1933 – 2022
journalistbiographerauthor
Kevin Peter Hall
American actor (1955–1991)
1955 – 1991
television actorfilm actorbasketball player
Henry Hazlitt
Henry Hazlitt
American journalist & writer (1894–1993)
1894 – 1993
philosopherjournalisteconomist
Richard Winters
Richard Winters
United States Army Officer
1918 – 2011
army officer
John Dickson Carr
American writer (1906–1977)
1906 – 1977
science fiction writernovelistjournalist
John O'Hara
John O'Hara
American journalist and writer (1905–1970)
1905 – 1970
film screenwriterprose writernovelist
Jim Croce
Jim Croce
American singer-songwriter (1943–1973)
1943 – 1973
guitaristsongwritermusician
Thomas Midgley
Thomas Midgley
American chemist and engineer (1889–1944)
1889 – 1944
chemistinventorengineer
Andrew W. Mellon
Andrew W. Mellon
American diplomat, banker, businessman, industrialist, philanthropist, and art collector (1855–1937)
1855 – 1937
finance ministerart collectorbanker
Jane Irwin Harrison
Jane Irwin Harrison
First Lady of the United States (1804-1846)
1804 – 1846
First Lady
William Perry
William Perry
American mathematician and businessman, former Secretary of Defense
1927
management engineeracademicmerchant
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