Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 43 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

William Thomas Cahill
William Thomas Cahill
Governor of New Jersey and Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey (1912-1996)
1912 – 1996
prosecutorjuristpolitician
James Laughlin
James Laughlin
American poet and publisher (1914-1997)
1914 – 1997
publishereditorpoet
Louis R. Lowery
American Marine and photographer (1916-1987)
1916 – 1987
war photographerphotographer
Maurice Argent
American actor (1916-1981)
1916 – 1981
actor
Henry Mazer
Henry Mazer
American conductor (1918-2002)
1918 – 2002
music educatorconductor
Helen Gilbert
Helen Gilbert
film actress and musician (1915-1995)
1915 – 1995
musicianactor
Robert Sparr
American screenwriter, television director and film director (1915–1969)
1915 – 1969
directorfilm editortelevision director
Eddie Safranski
Eddie Safranski
American musician (1918–1974)
1918 – 1974
jazz musicianmusiciancomposer
Phillips Talbot
Phillips Talbot
American diplomat (1915–2010)
1915 – 2010
journalistuniversity teacherdiplomat
Ernest Thomas Gilliard
American ornithologist, museum curator and photographer (1912–1965)
1912 – 1965
curatorornithologistzoologist
Carmen Mathews
American actress
1911 – 1995
film actorstage actor
Cass Daley
American actress, singer, comedian (1915-1975)
1915 – 1975
film actortelevision actormusician
Jack Bernhard
American film director and producer
1914 – 1997
film producerfilm director
Ollie O'Toole
American actor (1912-1992)
1912 – 1992
television actoractor
Norman Farberow
Norman Farberow
American psychologist specializing in suicide prevention
1918 – 2015
suicidologistpsychologist
Henry Hillman
Henry Hillman
American entrepreneur
1918 – 2017
philanthropistentrepreneur
W. Nelson Francis
W. Nelson Francis
Author, professor, linguist
1910 – 2002
dialectologistscholar of Englishlinguist
Harold Weisberg
American writer
1913 – 2002
writer
George Tyne
American actor (1917-2008)
1917 – 2008
television actorfilm actorfilm director
June Clayworth
June Clayworth
American actress (1912-1993)
1912 – 1993
film actoractor
Edith Grosz
Edith Grosz
American pianist, music educator and musicologist (1919-2011)
1919 – 2011
music educatormusicologistpianist
James Newill
James Newill
American actor (1911-1975)
1911 – 1975
singeractor
Martin Nicholas Lohmuller
Catholic bishop (1919–2017)
1919 – 2017
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Mary Ann McCall
American singer (1919-1994)
1919 – 1994
jazz musiciansinger
Charles M. Rick
American scientist (1915-2002)
1915 – 2002
geneticistbotanist
Lloyd Arthur Eshbach
Lloyd Arthur Eshbach
American author and minister (1910–2003)
1910 – 2003
science fiction writernovelistpublisher
James M. Quigley
James M. Quigley
American politician, Pennsylvania (1918–2011)
1918 – 2011
politicianlawyer
Frank P. Keller
American film editor (1913-1977)
1913 – 1977
film editor
Weston La Barre
Weston La Barre
anthropologist (1911–1996)
1911 – 1996
anthropologist
Mitchell Paige
Mitchell Paige
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
1918 – 2003
military officer
Nan Wynn
Nan Wynn
American singer-actor
1915 – 1971
film actorsingeractor
Eleanor Sayre
Eleanor Sayre
American art historian
1916 – 2001
art historianuniversity teachercurator
Betty Jane Williams
Betty Jane Williams
American aviator
1919 – 2008
aircraft pilotwriter
Roscoe Brady
Roscoe Brady
American biochemist (1923–2016)
1923 – 2016
geneticistbiochemistphysician
Carl Meinhold
Carl Meinhold
American basketball player
1926 – 2019
basketball player
Louis A. DeSimone
Catholic bishop (1922-2018)
1922 – 2018
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Thomas M. Foglietta
Thomas M. Foglietta
American politician (1928-2004)
1928 – 2004
directoradvocatediplomat
William Demby
William Demby
novelist (1922–2013)
1922 – 2013
novelistwriter
Berl Senofsky
Berl Senofsky
American classical violinist (1926–2002)
1926 – 2002
university teacherviolinist
Bill Barron
American musician (1927–1989)
1927 – 1989
jazz musiciansaxophonistuniversity teacher
Jack Butler
American football player (1927-2013)
1927 – 2013
American football player
Nan Merriman
Nan Merriman
American operatic mezzo-soprano singer
1920 – 2012
opera singer
Peter Matz
American musician, composer, arranger and conductor (1928–2002)
1928 – 2002
film score composerbandleadermusician
Herman Lukoff
American computer pioneer (1923–1979)
1923 – 1979
computer scientist
Gil Stein
American hockey commissioner
1928 – 2022
lawyer
Anshel Brusilow
American violinist, conductor, and music educator at the collegiate level (1928–2018)
1928 – 2018
music educatorconcertmasteruniversity teacher
Duke Mitchell
Duke Mitchell
singer, actor, director (1926-1981)
1926 – 1981
film directorsingeractor
Ethel D. Allen
American politician and physician
1929 – 1981
politicianphysician
Albert Blithe
Albert Blithe
United States Army soldier (1923–1967)
1923 – 1967
military personnel
Bil Keane
Bil Keane
American comic strip cartoonist (1922-2011)
1922 – 2011
pencillerwriter
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