Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 36 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

Sidney W. Pink
American film director and producer (1916–2002)
1916 – 2002
film producerfilm directorscreenwriter
Clinton Rossiter
Clinton Rossiter
American political scientist (1917–1970)
1917 – 1970
political scientisthistorian
Murray Edelman
American political scientist (1919–2001)
1919 – 2001
social scientistsociologistpolitical scientist
Mickey Vernon
Mickey Vernon
American baseball player and coach (1918-2008)
1918 – 2008
baseball player
Louis G. Henyey
American astronomer (1910–1970)
1910 – 1970
astronomer
Matt Guokas
American basketball player (1915–1993)
1915 – 1993
basketball player
Charles Coulston Gillispie
American historian (1918–2015)
1918 – 2015
historian of scienceopinion journalistuniversity teacher
Oliver Payne Pearson
Oliver Payne Pearson
United States zoologist and ecologist (1915-2003)
1915 – 2003
ecologistmammalogistzoologist
Petey Rosenberg
Petey Rosenberg
American basketball player (1918–1997)
1918 – 1997
basketball player
Bernard Fisher
Bernard Fisher
American surgeon and breast cancer researcher
1918 – 2019
university teachersurgeon
Martin Agronsky
Martin Agronsky
American journalist, television host (1915-1999)
1915 – 1999
journalisttelevision presenter
Mary T. Clark
American philosopher
1913 – 2014
philosophertheologian
Isidore Dyen
American linguist
1913 – 2008
linguistuniversity teacher
Oscar Shumsky
American violinist and violist (1917–2000)
1917 – 2000
music educatorviolinistmusician
David Allan Young
U.S. entomologist (1915-1991)
1915 – 1991
entomologistzoologist
Dorothy Dare
Dorothy Dare
actress, singer (1911-1981)
1911 – 1981
film actorstage actorsinger
Marie Taylor
American botanist (1911-1990)
1911 – 1990
botanistuniversity teacher
Ralph Landau
Ralph Landau
American chemical engineer, entrepreneur and economist
1916 – 2004
chemical engineerchemistentrepreneur
Silvan Tomkins
Silvan Tomkins
American psychologist (1911-1991)
1911 – 1991
authorpsychologist
George H. Kerr
American diplomat (1911-1992)
1911 – 1992
university teacherdiplomatwriter
Jim Delligatti
American businessman (1918–2016)
1918 – 2016
entrepreneur
Richard T. James
inventor of the Slinky (1914–1974)
1914 – 1974
inventor
Thomas Jerome Welsh
Roman Catholic bishop (1921–2009)
1921 – 2009
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Philip Pearlstein
American painter (1924–2022)
1924 – 2022
draftspersonpainter
Alan Dawson
Alan Dawson
American musician (1929–1996)
1929 – 1996
music educatorjazz musicianuniversity teacher
Mike Sekowsky
Comic artist (1923–1989)
1923 – 1989
layout artistdraftspersoncharacter designer
Nick Travis
Nick Travis
American jazz musician (1925-1964)
1925 – 1964
jazz musicianmusician
Nelson Bobb
American basketball player (1924-2003)
1924 – 2003
basketball player
William Liller
American astronomer (1927-2021)
1927 – 2021
university teacherastronomer
Edward Hughes
Catholic bishop
1920 – 2012
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Bill George
Bill George
American football player (1929-1982)
1929 – 1982
American football player
Glen Corbett
Glen Corbett
American actor (1922-1997)
1922 – 1997
actorfilm actortelevision actor
Murray Lerner
film director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer (1927-2017)
1927 – 2017
film producerdirectorfilm director
Paul Taylor
American philosopher (1923–2015)
1923 – 2015
philosopheruniversity teacher
Richard Stankiewicz
American artist (1922-1983)
1922 – 1983
painterillustratorsculptor
Billy Beck
American actor (1920-2011)
1920 – 2011
film actortelevision actoractor
George Dempsey
American basketball player (1929-2017)
1929 – 2017
basketball player
Red Klotz
American basketball player and coach (1921-2014)
1921 – 2014
basketball coachbasketball player
Charley Trippi
Charley Trippi
American football player (1921–2022)
1921 – 2022
American football playerbaseball player
David Edgerton
David Edgerton
American businessman (1927-2018)
1927 – 2018
entrepreneur
Arnold Schulman
American actor, writer and producer
1925 – 2023
stage actorfilm producersongwriter
James Galanos
James Galanos
American fashion designer (1924–2016)
1924 – 2016
fashion designerjewelry designerpainter
Lem Winchester
American recording artist, vibraphonist, jazz musician, police officer (1928–1961)
1928 – 1961
jazz musicianmusicianpolice officer
Jim Baechtold
American basketball player-coach
1927 – 2011
basketball coachbasketball player
Don Asmonga
American basketball player
1928 – 2014
baseball playerbasketball player
C. Delores Tucker
C. Delores Tucker
American politician and activist (1927–2005)
1927 – 2005
politician
Emlen Tunnell
Emlen Tunnell
American football player (1925-1975)
1924 – 1975
American football player
David Slepian
American mathematician (1923–2007)
1923 – 2007
university teachermathematiciancomputer scientist
Anthony G. Bosco
Anthony G. Bosco
Catholic bishop (1927–2013)
1927 – 2013
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Harold Conklin
American anthropologist (1926-2016)
1926 – 2016
anthropologist
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