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Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 4 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

Ed Wynn
Ed Wynn
American actor (1886-1966)
1886 – 1966
cabaret performerfilm actortelevision actor
Frank Jarvis
Frank Jarvis
American athlete, Olympic medalist (1878–1933)
1878 – 1933
athletics competitorsprinter
Benjamin Bloom
American psychologist (1913–1999)
1913 – 1999
university teacherpedagoguepsychologist
Kenny Clarke
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer (1914–1985)
1914 – 1985
recording artistjazz musicianpercussionist
John D. MacDonald
American writer (1916–1986)
1916 – 1986
science fiction writershort story writeressayist
Madalyn Murray O'Hair
Madalyn Murray O'Hair
American atheist activist (1919–1995)
1919 – 1995
journalistlawyerwriter
Edie Adams
Edie Adams
American actress, comedian, singer, and businesswoman (1927–2008)
1927 – 2008
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Earl Hines
Earl Hines
American jazz pianist (1903–1983)
1903 – 1983
jazz musicianbandleadermusician
Lloyd Alexander
American children's writer (1924-2007)
1924 – 2007
children's writernovelistwriter
McCoy Tyner
McCoy Tyner
American jazz pianist (1938–2020)
1938 – 2020
recording artistjazz musicianbandleader
Milton Babbitt
American composer (1916–2011)
1916 – 2011
music educatormusic theoristmusicologist
Benjamin West
Benjamin West
18th- and 19th-century English painter (1738–1820)
1738 – 1820
architectural drafterpainterartist
Lisa Lopes
American singer and rapper (1971–2002)
1971 – 2002
rappersongwritermusician
Paul J. Weitz
Paul J. Weitz
American astronaut (1932–2017)
1932 – 2017
military flight engineermilitary officerastronaut
Charles Grodin
Charles Grodin
American actor (1935–2021)
1935 – 2021
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Robinson Jeffers
Robinson Jeffers
American poet (1887–1962)
1887 – 1962
peace activistpoetwriter
Charles Brockden Brown
Charles Brockden Brown
American novelist, historian and editor (1771-1810)
1771 – 1810
novelistpublisherjournalist
Paul Arizin
Paul Arizin
American basketball player (1928–2006)
1928 – 2006
basketball player
Betty Holberton
Betty Holberton
American computer programmer (1917–2001)
1917 – 2001
programmermathematiciancomputer scientist
Spencer Fullerton Baird
Spencer Fullerton Baird
American naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, museum curator, and the 2nd Secretary of the Smithsonian (1823-1887)
1823 – 1887
meteorological observerichthyologistherpetologist
Thomas Say
Thomas Say
American naturalist (1787-1834)
1787 – 1834
malacologistherpetologistscientific collector
Benny Golson
Benny Golson
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (1929–2024)
1929 – 2024
recording artistsaxophonistjazz musician
Eddie Adams
Eddie Adams
American photographer (1933–2004)
1933 – 2004
war photographerjournalistphotojournalist
Don Keefer
Don Keefer
American actor (1916–2014)
1916 – 2014
television actoractor
Christopher Latham Sholes
Christopher Latham Sholes
American politician (1819–1890)
1819 – 1890
publishereditorjournalist
Franz Kline
American painter (1910-1962)
1910 – 1962
draftspersonuniversity teacherpainter
Ray Brown
Ray Brown
American jazz musician (1926–2002)
1926 – 2002
jazz musiciandouble-bassistbandleader
Carmen Argenziano
Carmen Argenziano
actor from the United States (1943-2019)
1943 – 2019
film actortelevision actoractor
Lois Weber
Lois Weber
American actor/film director (1879-1939)
1879 – 1939
film screenwriterfilm actorfilm director
Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith
American jazz organist
1925 – 2005
recording artistjazz musicianorganist
Mitchell Feigenbaum
Mitchell Feigenbaum
American mathematical physicist (1944–2019)
1944 – 2019
university teachermathematicianphysicist
Henry J. Heinz
Henry J. Heinz
American businessman (1844-1919)
1844 – 1919
inventorentrepreneurbusinessperson
Nick Adams
Nick Adams
American actor and screenwriter (1931-1968)
1931 – 1968
film actortelevision actoractor
James Bond
James Bond
American ornithologist and inspiration for the name of the fictional spy (1900-1989)
1900 – 1989
ornithologistcurator
Smedley Butler
Smedley Butler
United States Marine Corps general, two time Medal of Honor recipient, activist, lecturer, official, and writer (1881-1940)
1881 – 1940
activistlecturerofficial
Matthew McGrory
American actor (1973–2005)
1973 – 2005
film actortelevision actoractor
Walter Tewksbury
Walter Tewksbury
athletics competitor (1876-1968)
1876 – 1968
athletics competitorsprinter
Teddy Pendergrass
Teddy Pendergrass
American singer (1950–2010)
1950 – 2010
recording artistpercussionistmusician
Sam Loyd
Sam Loyd
American chess player, chess composer, puzzle author, and recreational mathematician (1841–1911)
1841 – 1911
chess playerchess composerinventor
Al Martino
Al Martino
American actor and singer (1927–2009)
1927 – 2009
jazz musicianfilm actormusician
Lee Morgan
Lee Morgan
American jazz trumpeter (1938–1972)
1938 – 1972
jazz musiciantrumpetermusician
J. Presper Eckert
J. Presper Eckert
American electrical engineer and computer pioneer (1919-1995)
1919 – 1995
electrical engineerinventorcomputer scientist
Erroll Garner
Erroll Garner
American jazz pianist and composer (1921–1977)
1921 – 1977
recording artistjazz musicianmusician
Thomas Horsfield
Thomas Horsfield
U.S. naturalist and physician (1773-1859)
1773 – 1859
scientific collectorbotanical collectorentomologist
James Karen
James Karen
American actor (1923–2018)
1923 – 2018
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
James Rebhorn
James Rebhorn
American character actor (1948-2014)
1948 – 2014
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Betsy Ross
Betsy Ross
American upholsterer who was credited by her relatives with making the first American flag
1752 – 1836
seamstressupholstererdesigner
Jacqueline Susann
Jacqueline Susann
American writer and actress (1918–1974)
1918 – 1974
film actornovelisttelevision actor
Alex North
American composer (1910–1991)
1910 – 1991
jazz musicianfilm score composerbandleader
Ben Bova
Ben Bova
American writer (1932–2020)
1932 – 2020
novelistjournalisteditor
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