Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 45 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

Theodosius (Lazor)
Theodosius (Lazor)
American Eastern Orthodox prelate
1933 – 2020
Christian minister
Alan Johnson
American choreographer and film director (1937–2018)
1937 – 2018
directorfilm directortheatre director
Don Brockett
American actor (1930-1995)
1930 – 1995
television actorfilm directoractor
Richard Stites
American historian (1931–2010)
1931 – 2010
cultural studies scholaruniversity teacherhistorian
Jack Shaheen
American media scholar and journalist (1935–2017)
1935 – 2017
communication scholarmedia scholarjournalist
Bobby Gregg
American drummer (1936-2014)
1936 – 2014
musicianrecord producercomposer
Jill Corey
Jill Corey
American popular standards singer (1935–2021)
1935 – 2021
singer
Leigh Eddings
American writer
1937 – 2007
novelistwriter
Catherine Baker Knoll
Catherine Baker Knoll
Pennsylvania politician
1930 – 2008
politicianteacher
Bobby Durham
American musician (1937–2008)
1937 – 2008
jazz musicianmusician
John Ore
American musician (1933–2014)
1933 – 2014
jazz musicianmusician
James E. Humphreys
American mathematician (1939–2020)
1939 – 2020
university teachermathematician
John John Yeosock
John John Yeosock
United States Army lieutenant general (1937–2012)
1937 – 2012
military personnel
Joe Belmont
Joe Belmont
American basketball player and coach (1934–2019)
1934 – 2019
basketball coachbasketball player
Chicita Frances Culberson
American lichenologist
1931 – 2023
lichenologistbotanist
Romulus Linney
American dramatist (1930–2011)
1930 – 2011
novelistplaywrightwriter
Lorraine Ellison
American recording artist; singer-songwriter
1931 – 1983
soul musicianrecording artistmusician
John Dougherty
Roman Catholic clergyman, Auxiliary Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA from 1995 to 2009
1932 – 2022
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Tommy Hunt
Tommy Hunt
American singer (1933–2025)
1933 – 2025
singer
Doug Kistler
Doug Kistler
American basketball player (1938–1980)
1938 – 1980
basketball player
Edwin Sherin
American stage and television actor, director and producer
1930 – 2017
directortheatre directorfilm director
Steve Gordon
American film director and screenwriter (1938-1982)
1938 – 1982
film screenwriterdirectorfilm producer
Harold Lawson
Harold Lawson
Swedish engineer
1937 – 2019
university teachercomputer scientistengineer
Trudy Pitts
African-American jazz musician (1932-2010)
1932 – 2010
jazz musicianorganistpianist
Joseph M. McDade
Joseph M. McDade
American politician (1931-2017)
1931 – 2017
law clerkpoliticianlawyer
Kaye Stevens
Kaye Stevens
American singer and actress (1932-2011)
1932 – 2011
television actorfilm actorsinger
Robert L. Barry
Robert L. Barry
American diplomat (1934–2024)
1934 – 2024
diplomatjurist
William G. Schilling
American actor (1939-2019)
1939 – 2019
television actoractor
Morton Ira Greenberg
Morton Ira Greenberg
American judge (1933-2021)
1933 – 2021
judge
Noam Pitlik
actor, director, screenwriter (1932-1999)
1932 – 1999
television actorfilm directortelevision director
Rudy Lewis
American singer (1936-1964)
1936 – 1964
singer
Stan Jones
American football player and coach (1931-2010)
1931 – 2010
American football player
Milton Katselas
American film director
1933 – 2008
film producerdirectortheatre director
Fox Harris
American actor (1936-1988)
1936 – 1988
television actoractor
Zane C. Hodges
American biblical scholar
1932 – 2008
theologian
Allen Bell
American cyclist
1933 – 2026
sport cyclist
Francis X. DiLorenzo
Francis X. DiLorenzo
Roman Catholic bishop (1942-2017)
1942 – 2017
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Trooper Washington
American basketball player
1944 – 2004
basketball coachbasketball player
Carl Boenish
Carl Boenish
American cinematographer and BASE jumper (1941–1984)
1941 – 1984
cinematographer
Jimmy Ponder
American guitarist (1946–2013)
1946 – 2013
jazz musicianjazz guitaristmusician
John Kanzius
American inventor (1944-2009)
1944 – 2009
inventorbusinessperson
Karen Davis
Karen Davis
American activist (1944–2023)
1944 – 2023
animal protectionistcultural studies scholaractivist
Barry Jenner
American actor (1941–2016)
1941 – 2016
film actortelevision actoractor
Clayton Alderfer
psychologist (1940–2015)
1940 – 2015
psychologist
Amos Smith
Amos Smith
American chemist
1944 – 2025
chemist
Barkley L. Hendricks
Barkley L. Hendricks
African American painter (1945–2017)
1945 – 2017
draftspersonpainterprofessor
Mary Jo Kopechne
Mary Jo Kopechne
teacher, secretary, and campaign specialist
1940 – 1969
secretaryteacher
Kathy Ahern
Kathy Ahern
American professional golfer
1949 – 1996
golfer
Mick Goodrick
American musician (1945–2022)
1945 – 2022
jazz musicianmusic educatorjazz guitarist
Judith Krug
Judith Krug
American librarian and freedom of speech proponent (1940-2009)
1940 – 2009
librarian
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