Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 5 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

Cameron Mitchell
Cameron Mitchell
American actor (1918–1994)
1918 – 1994
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Vic Seixas
Vic Seixas
American tennis player (1923–2024)
1923 – 2024
tennis player
Marlyn Meltzer
Marlyn Meltzer
programmer for the ENIAC computer
1922 – 2008
programmercomputer scientistmathematician
Joshua Fishman
Joshua Fishman
American linguist (1926–2015)
1926 – 2015
sociolinguistnon-fiction writerlinguist
Clifford Odets
Clifford Odets
American playwright, screenwriter, and actor (1906–1963)
1906 – 1963
film actordirectortheatre director
Cecilia Beaux
Cecilia Beaux
American artist (1855-1942)
1855 – 1942
painterartist
Anna Moffo
Anna Moffo
American opera singer, television personality, and dramatic actress (1932-2006)
1932 – 2006
film actortelevision actoropera singer
Hugh Glass
Hugh Glass
American fur trapper and frontiersman
1783 – 1833
explorertrapperfrontiersman
Winfield Scott Hancock
Winfield Scott Hancock
United States Army officer (1824–1886)
1824 – 1886
military officerpolitician
Lois Wilson
Lois Wilson
American actress (1894-1988)
1894 – 1988
beauty pageant contestantfilm actortelevision actor
Chuck Daly
Chuck Daly
American basketball coach
1930 – 2009
basketball playerbasketball coach
Glenn Branca
Glenn Branca
American composer and guitarist (1948-2018)
1948 – 2018
guitaristluthiermusician
Mary Boland
Mary Boland
American actress (1882–1965)
1880 – 1965
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Henry Augustus Rowland
Henry Augustus Rowland
American physicist (1848–1901)
1848 – 1901
university teacherphysicist
Joseph Leidy
Joseph Leidy
American anatomist and paleontologist (1823 – 1891)
1823 – 1891
anatomistparasitologistscientific collector
Olive Thomas
Olive Thomas
American silent film actress, model (1894–1920)
1894 – 1920
film actormodelZiegfeld girl
Alice Neel
Alice Neel
American visual artist (1900-1984)
1900 – 1984
lithographerpainterphotographer
Ted Meredith
Ted Meredith
American athletics competitor (1891–1957)
1891 – 1957
middle-distance runnerathletics competitor
Frances Spence
Frances Spence
American physicist and computer scientist
1922 – 2012
programmerphysicistcomputer scientist
August Wilson
American playwright (1945-2005)
1945 – 2005
playwrightpoetwriter
Robert Smith
Robert Smith
United States Secretary of the Navy (1757-1842)
1757 – 1842
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Aline MacMahon
Aline MacMahon
actress (1899-1991)
1899 – 1991
film actorstage actoractor
Charlotte Moore Sitterly
Charlotte Moore Sitterly
American astronomer (1898-1990)
1898 – 1990
astrophysicistphysicistastronomer
Jean Shiley
Jean Shiley
American athletics competitor
1911 – 1998
athletics competitor
Sherman Hemsley
Sherman Hemsley
American actor (1938–2012)
1938 – 2012
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Frank Carlucci
Frank Carlucci
American politician (1930–2018)
1930 – 2018
political adviserdiplomatpolitician
Tammi Terrell
Tammi Terrell
American singer-songwriter
1945 – 1970
recording artistsongwritermusician
Nancy Walker
Nancy Walker
American actress (1922–1992)
1922 – 1992
television actorfilm actorfilm director
Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey (1904–1957)
1904 – 1957
jazz musiciansaxophonisttrumpeter
Gregory La Cava
Gregory La Cava
American film director (1892-1952)
1892 – 1952
directorfilm directorcomics artist
John Patrick Foley
John Patrick Foley
American Roman Catholic archbishop and cardinal (1935–2011)
1935 – 2011
Catholic deaconCatholic bishopCatholic priest
Michael Brecker
Michael Brecker
American jazz saxophonist and composer (1949-2007)
1949 – 2007
jazz musiciansaxophonistcomposer
Stuart Davis
Stuart Davis
American painter (1892-1964)
1892 – 1964
draftspersonpainter
Alan Freed
Alan Freed
American disc jockey, songwriter (1921–1965)
1921 – 1965
radio personalitysongwriterdisc jockey
Don Taylor
Don Taylor
American actor and film director (1920-1998)
1920 – 1998
producertelevision actorfilm actor
Marion Ramsey
American actress (1947–2021)
1947 – 2021
film actortelevision actormusician
Pat Martino
Pat Martino
American jazz guitarist and composer (1944–2021)
1944 – 2021
autobiographerjazz musicianjazz guitarist
Peter Mark Richman
Peter Mark Richman
American actor (1927–2021)
1927 – 2021
television actorfilm actorvoice actor
Oscar Levant
Oscar Levant
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
1906 – 1972
jazz musicianfilm actorradio personality
Stan Musial
Stan Musial
American baseball player (1920-2013)
1920 – 2013
baseball player
Stephen Vincent Benét
Stephen Vincent Benét
American poet, short story writer, novelist (1898–1943)
1898 – 1943
novelistjournalistpoet
Marc Connelly
Marc Connelly
American playwright (1890-1980)
1890 – 1980
television actorlibrettisttheatre director
Eleanor Boardman
Eleanor Boardman
American actress (1898–1991)
1898 – 1991
film actoractor
Charles Moore
Charles Moore
American athlete (1929-2020)
1929 – 2020
athletics competitor
John Woodruff
John Woodruff
American middle distance runner (1915–2007)
1915 – 2007
middle-distance runnerathletics competitor
Bayard Rustin
Bayard Rustin
American civil rights activist (1912–1987)
1912 – 1987
LGBTQ rights activistpolitical activisttrade unionist
Thomas Mifflin
Thomas Mifflin
American politician (1744-1800)
1744 – 1800
military officermajor generalgovernor
Theodore Freeman
Theodore Freeman
American astronaut (1930-1964)
1930 – 1964
military flight engineeraircraft pilotmilitary officer
Charles David Keeling
Charles David Keeling
American scientist (1928–2005)
1928 – 2005
oceanographermeteorologistchemist
Billy Barty
Billy Barty
American film actor (1924-2000)
1924 – 2000
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
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