Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 40 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

Edward Hibberd Johnson
Edward Hibberd Johnson
American inventor
1846 – 1917
inventor
George Berrell
George Berrell
actor (1849-1933)
1849 – 1933
stage actoractor
Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson
American artist (1847-1906)
1847 – 1906
painterartist
Terence V. Powderly
Terence V. Powderly
American labor union leader, politician and attorney (1849–1924)
1849 – 1924
trade unionistpolitician
John M. Thome
John M. Thome
American-Argentine astronomer (1843-1908)
1843 – 1908
astronomer
Henry R. Towne
Henry R. Towne
American engineer (1844–1924)
1844 – 1924
engineerbusinessperson
Ignatius Frederick Horstmann
Ignatius Frederick Horstmann
Catholic bishop
1840 – 1908
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Richard Theodore Greener
Richard Theodore Greener
Scholar, diplomat, attorney, and the first African-American graduate of Harvard University and Phillips Academy Andover (1844–1922)
1844 – 1922
classical scholardiplomatlibrarian
William A. Stone
William A. Stone
American politician, Pennsylvania (1846-1920)
1846 – 1920
governorpoliticianlawyer
John Tyler Rich
John Tyler Rich
American politician (1841-1926)
1841 – 1926
politician
Myron H. McCord
Myron H. McCord
American politician, businessman, and military officer (1840-1908)
1840 – 1908
journalisteditorgovernor
William M. Bunn
William M. Bunn
10th Governor of Idaho Territory, American newspaperman (1842-1923)
1842 – 1923
governorpolitician
Joel Cook
Joel Cook
American politician (1842-1910)
1842 – 1910
politicianlawyer
Marriott Henry Brosius
Marriott Henry Brosius
Union Army officer, lawyer, politician (1843-1901)
1843 – 1901
politicianlawyer
Mattie Silks
Mattie Silks
American madam
1848 – 1929
prostitute
William Sartain
William Sartain
American artist (1843-1924)
1843 – 1924
etcherpainter
John E. Leonard
John E. Leonard
American politician (1845-1878)
1845 – 1878
politicianlawyerjudge
Anna Willess Williams
Anna Willess Williams
American model and philosopher
1857 – 1926
philosophermodelteacher
William Anderson Coffin
William Anderson Coffin
American landscape and figure painter (1855-1925)
1855 – 1925
art criticjournalistpainter
Clarence Emir Allen
Clarence Emir Allen
United States Congressman from Utah (1852-1932)
1852 – 1932
juristpoliticianlawyer
Henry Chapman Mercer
Henry Chapman Mercer
American tile maker, archaeologist, curator and writer, founder of Moravian Pottery and Tile Works (1856–1930)
1856 – 1930
tile maker
Thomas Francis Kennedy
Thomas Francis Kennedy
Catholic archbishop
1858 – 1917
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Austin O'Malley
Austin O'Malley
American author (1858–1932)
1858 – 1932
author
Emily Elizabeth Holman
Emily Elizabeth Holman
American architect (1854–1925)
1854 – 1925
architect
David Bispham
David Bispham
American operatic baritone (1857–1921)
1857 – 1921
opera singer
Charles Emory Patton
Charles Emory Patton
American politician from Pennsylvania
1859 – 1937
politician
George Howard Earle Jr.
George Howard Earle Jr.
American lawyer (1856–1928)
1856 – 1928
lawyer
Fay Kellogg
Fay Kellogg
American architect (1871-1918)
1871 – 1918
businesspersonarchitect
Fielder Jones
Fielder Jones
American baseball player and coach
1871 – 1934
baseball player
Katharine Jeannette Bush
Katharine Jeannette Bush
American zoologist (1855–1937)
1855 – 1937
marine biologistzoologist
Marie Wainwright
Marie Wainwright
American actress (1853-1923)
1853 – 1923
stage actoractor
Ned Williamson
Ned Williamson
American Major League Baseball player
1857 – 1894
baseball player
Henry Burchard Fine
Henry Burchard Fine
American academic (1858–1928)
1858 – 1928
university teachermathematician
Albert Washington McIntire
Albert Washington McIntire
American politician (1853-1935)
1853 – 1935
juristgovernorpolitician
Hugh Charles Boyle
Hugh Charles Boyle
Catholic bishop (1873–1950)
1873 – 1950
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Thaddeus McClain
American sprinter, long jumper and hurdler (1876–1935)
1876 – 1935
athletics competitor
William Bell Walton
William Bell Walton
American politician (1871-1939)
1871 – 1939
politicianlawyer
Herbert Wesley Cummings
Herbert Wesley Cummings
American politician (1873-1956)
1873 – 1956
politicianlawyerjudge
Oliver Dimon Kellogg
Oliver Dimon Kellogg
American mathematician (1878–1932)
1878 – 1932
university teachermathematician
Florence Knapp
American supercentenarian (1873–1988)
1873 – 1988
John J. Dempsey
John J. Dempsey
American politician (1879-1958)
1879 – 1958
politician
Clare Eugene Hoffman
Clare Eugene Hoffman
American politician (1875-1967)
1875 – 1967
politicianlawyer
Amelia Smith Calvert
American botanist (1876-1965)
1876 – 1965
scientific collectorbotanical collectorbotanist
Walter Conrad Arensberg
American art collector, critic and poet (1878–1954)
1878 – 1954
art collectorjournalistmathematician
Albert Berry
American parachutist
1878
skydiver
Margaret Dale
Margaret Dale
American actress (1876-1972)
1876 – 1972
film actorstage actoractor
Bessie Pease Gutmann
artist and illustrator (1876-1960)
1876 – 1960
painterillustratorartist
Charles Klauder
Charles Klauder
American architect (1872-1938)
1872 – 1938
architect
Charles Rosen
Charles Rosen
American painter (1878–1950)
1878 – 1950
painterartist
Charles Howard McIlwain
Charles Howard McIlwain
American constitutional historian (1871–1968)
1871 – 1968
political scientistuniversity teacherhistorian
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