Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 51 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

Agnes Sligh Turnbull
American writer (1888–1982)
1888 – 1982
writer
Satyananda Stokes
Satyananda Stokes
Indian politician
1882 – 1946
author
Sherry Magee
Sherry Magee
American baseball player (1884-1929)
1884 – 1929
baseball player
Edgar J. Kaufmann
Edgar J. Kaufmann
American businessman (1885–1955)
1885 – 1955
entrepreneur
Oscar Shaw
Oscar Shaw
American actor-singer (1887-1967)
1887 – 1967
actor
Ray Caldwell
Ray Caldwell
American baseball player (1888–1967)
1888 – 1967
baseball player
Robert Newhard
Robert Newhard
American cinematographer (1884-1945)
1884 – 1945
cinematographer
George Biddle
George Biddle
American painter, muralist and lithographer (1885-1973)
1885 – 1973
lithographerpainter
Oliver W. Frey
Oliver W. Frey
American congressman for Pennsylvania (1887-1939)
1887 – 1939
politicianlawyer
Ralph Leo Hayes
Fifth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, USA. (1884–1970)
1884 – 1970
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Jake Daubert
Jake Daubert
Major League Baseball first baseman
1884 – 1924
baseball player
Eugene Mercer
Eugene Mercer
American long jumper, decathlete and baseball player (1888-1957)
1888 – 1957
decathleteAmerican football playerlong jumper
Everett Kent
Everett Kent
American politician
1888 – 1963
politicianlawyer
Frank Bettger
American baseball player (1888-1981)
1888 – 1981
baseball playernon-fiction writerathlete
William Huntington Kirkpatrick
William Huntington Kirkpatrick
American politician (1885-1970)
1885 – 1970
politicianlawyerjudge
Edgar Theodore Wherry
Edgar Theodore Wherry
American botanist, mineralogist and plant ecologist (1885-1982)
1885 – 1982
scientific collectorpaleobotanistpteridologist
Duncan Phillips
American art collector
1886 – 1966
art collectorjournalist
Matthew A. Dunn
Matthew A. Dunn
American politician
1886 – 1942
politician
Miriam Allen deFord
American writer
1888 – 1975
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Henry Lorenz Viereck
American entomologist (1881–1931)
1881 – 1931
entomologistzoologist
Mary Reeser
Mary Reeser
Suspected victim of spontaneous human combustion (1884-1951)
1884 – 1951
Helen Torr
Helen Torr
American painter (1886–1967)
1886 – 1967
draftspersonpainterartist
John Magee
American Episcopal priest, missionary in China
1884 – 1953
Anglican priest
Joseph Force Crater
Joseph Force Crater
Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court (1889–1939)
1889 – 1939
lawyerjudge
Amos Strunk
Amos Strunk
American baseball player
1889 – 1979
baseball player
Arthur Hartmann
Arthur Hartmann
American musician (1881–1956)
1881 – 1956
music arrangerviolinistmusician
Augustine B. Kelley
Augustine B. Kelley
American politician (1883-1957)
1883 – 1957
school superintendentclerkpolitician
Elsie Lower Pomeroy
Elsie Lower Pomeroy
American artist and scientific illustrator
1882 – 1971
scientific illustratorpainter
John Barnes Wells
John Barnes Wells
American singer and composer
1880 – 1935
singercomposer
Florence Hinkle
Florence Hinkle
American operatic soprano
1885 – 1933
opera singer
Elizabeth Blegen
Elizabeth Blegen
American archaeologist (1888-1966)
1888 – 1966
archaeologistclassical scholaruniversity teacher
Charles H. Leavy
Charles H. Leavy
American politician (1884-1952)
1884 – 1952
politicianlawyerjudge
Olive Wyndham
Olive Wyndham
American actress (1886-1971)
1886 – 1971
actor
Oliver Perry-Smith
Oliver Perry-Smith
American mountain climber
1884 – 1969
ski jumpercross-country skierNordic combined skier
Paul McNally
American astronomer (1890–1955)
1890 – 1955
astronomer
Richardson Dilworth
Richardson Dilworth
American mayor (1898–1974)
1898 – 1974
politician
William Hamilton
American film editor (1893–1942)
1893 – 1942
film editorfilm director
Will Shuster
American artist (1893-1969)
1893 – 1969
ironworkeretchergraphic artist
John Gallagher
John Gallagher
American marathon runner
1890 – 1950
marathon runner
Frank Richardson
American film director (1898-1962)
1898 – 1962
film producerfilm directorscreenwriter
Marian Swayne
Marian Swayne
American actress (1891-1973)
1891 – 1973
stage actoractor
Daisy Bacon
Daisy Bacon
American editor
1898 – 1986
editor
Alyce Mills
Alyce Mills
American silent film actress (1899-1990)
1899 – 1990
actor
John C. Bell
John C. Bell
American judge (1892-1974)
1892 – 1974
governorprosecutorpolitician
Barry Dierks
American architect
1899 – 1960
architect
Catherine Drinker Bowen
Catherine Drinker Bowen
American writer (1897–1973)
1897 – 1973
novelistbiographerviolinist
Steve O'Neill
Steve O'Neill
baseball player and manager (1891–1962)
1891 – 1962
baseball player
Mitchell Jenkins
Mitchell Jenkins
American politician (1896-1977)
1896 – 1977
lawyerpolitician
Frederick Rossini
American chemist (1899–1990)
1899 – 1990
chemistuniversity teacher
Max Bishop
Max Bishop
Baseball player and coach (1899-1962)
1899 – 1962
baseball player
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