Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 39 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
grandfather of president Abraham Lincoln (1744-1786)
1744 – 1786
military personnel
Warder Cresson
Warder Cresson
American diplomat (1798-1860)
1798 – 1860
consuldiplomat
Margaretta Angelica Peale
Margaretta Angelica Peale
painter from the United States (1795-1882)
1795 – 1882
painter
John Filson
John Filson
United States author, historian and surveyor
1753 – 1788
explorerhistorianwriter
Sophia Dallas
wife of US vice president George Mifflin Dallas (1798-1869)
1798 – 1869
Peggy Shippen
Peggy Shippen
second wife of British Brigadier General Benedict Arnold
1760 – 1804
spy
Michael Hillegas
Michael Hillegas
American politician (1729-1804)
1729 – 1804
treasurerpolitician
Elliott Cresson
Elliott Cresson
American philanthropist (1796–1854)
1796 – 1854
Joseph McIlvaine
Joseph McIlvaine
American politician (1769-1826)
1769 – 1826
politicianlawyer
David R. Porter
David R. Porter
ninth Governor of Pennsylvania (1788-1867)
1788 – 1867
governorpolitician
Benjamin Hardin
Benjamin Hardin
American politician (1784-1852)
1784 – 1852
politicianlawyer
Persifor Frazer Smith
Persifor Frazer Smith
American politician (1798-1858)
1798 – 1858
major generalgovernorpolitician
Caleb P. Bennett
Caleb P. Bennett
American politician (1758-1836)
1758 – 1836
governorpolitician
William Cooper
William Cooper
American judge (1754-1809)
1754 – 1809
juristpoliticianlawyer
John Harris
John Harris
Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
1793 – 1864
military personnel
Samuel Rhoads
American politician
1711 – 1784
politicianarchitect
Annie E. Kennedy Bidwell
Annie E. Kennedy Bidwell
American pioneer, suffragist, botanist and botanical collector (1839-1918)
1839 – 1918
scientific collectorsuffragistbotanist
Samuel Medary
Samuel Medary
Territorial Governor of Minnesota, 1857-1858
1801 – 1864
publisherjournalisteditor
Thomas Green Clemson
Thomas Green Clemson
American politician and statesman (1807–1888)
1807 – 1888
diplomatpolitician
Jesse W. Fell
Jesse W. Fell
American businessman and land owner (1808–1887)
1808 – 1887
large estate ownerbusinessperson
James Thompson
James Thompson
politician and jurist from Pennsylvania (1806-1874)
1806 – 1874
juristpoliticianlawyer
Jacob Zeilin
Jacob Zeilin
7th Commandant of the Marine Corps
1806 – 1880
military officer
James Ross Snowden
James Ross Snowden
Director of the United States Mint (1809-1878)
1809 – 1878
directorpolitician
Clarissa Tucker Tracy
Clarissa Tucker Tracy
American botanist (1818-1905)
1818 – 1905
botanist
Anne Hampton Brewster
Anne Hampton Brewster
American writer (1818-1892)
1818 – 1892
novelistjournalistpoet
Seth Kinman
Seth Kinman
American pioneer (1815–1888)
1815 – 1888
explorerhunter
Edwin De Haven
Naval officer, arctic explorer (1816-1865)
1816 – 1865
explorermilitary officer
Hiram Price
Hiram Price
American politician (1814-1901)
1814 – 1901
politician
George Rex Graham
George Rex Graham
American journalist (1813-1894)
1813 – 1894
journalist
Charles John Biddle
Charles John Biddle
Union Army officer (1819-1873)
1819 – 1873
politicianlawyer
Kersey Graves
Kersey Graves
American philosopher
1813 – 1883
philosopherwriter
James Frederick Wood
James Frederick Wood
Archbishop of Philadelphia (1813–1883)
1813 – 1882
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Henry Harbaugh
Henry Harbaugh
Marshall College graduate and pastor of the Reformed Church of Lancaster (1817–1867)
1817 – 1867
preachercarpenterpastor
F. O. C. Darley
F. O. C. Darley
American artist (1822–1888)
1822 – 1888
visual artistpainterillustrator
Thomas L. Kane
Thomas L. Kane
Union United States Army general (1822-1883)
1822 – 1883
social reformersoldiermilitary officer
David Bustill Bowser
David Bustill Bowser
American artist (1820 – 1900)
1820 – 1900
artist
Thomas A. Scott
Thomas A. Scott
American railroad executive and businessperson
1823 – 1881
businessperson
Alfred C. Harmer
Alfred C. Harmer
American politician
1825 – 1900
politician
John Shaffer
John Shaffer
American politician (1827-1870)
1827 – 1870
governorpoliticianbusinessperson
Isaac P. Gray
Isaac P. Gray
American politician (1828-1895)
1828 – 1895
diplomatgovernorjurist
John O'Neill
John O'Neill
congressman from Ohio, United States
1822 – 1905
politicianlawyer
Susan Hayhurst
Susan Hayhurst
American physician, pharmacist
1820 – 1909
educatorpharmacistphysician
Samuel Kosciuszko Zook
Samuel Kosciuszko Zook
Union Army general (1821-1863)
1821 – 1863
military personnel
John Parke
John Parke
Union Army general, surveyor, and United States Military Academy superintendent (1827–1900)
1827 – 1900
explorermilitary officerengineer
Lewis Redner
American musician, composer (1831–1908)
1831 – 1908
songwritercomposer
John Ernst Worrell Keely
John Ernst Worrell Keely
American inventor and fraud (1837-1898)
1837 – 1898
con artistinventorscientist
C. Meyer Zulick
C. Meyer Zulick
7th Governor of Arizona Territory (1839–1926)
1839 – 1926
juristgovernorcolonel
Henry M. Hoyt
Henry M. Hoyt
Union Army general, lawyer, judge, governor (1830-1892)
1830 – 1892
military officergovernorpolitician
Richard Jacobs Haldeman
Richard Jacobs Haldeman
American politician (1831–1886)
1831 – 1886
journalisteditorpolitician
Charles Stanley Reinhart
Charles Stanley Reinhart
American painter and illustrator (1844-1896)
1844 – 1896
painterillustrator
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