Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 62 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

James F. McDowell
James F. McDowell
American politician (1825-1887)
1825 – 1887
politicianlawyer
Joseph C. McKibbin
Joseph C. McKibbin
American politician (1824-1896)
1824 – 1896
politicianlawyer
Joseph Showalter Smith
Joseph Showalter Smith
American politician (1824-1884)
1824 – 1884
politicianlawyer
Oliver James Dickey
Oliver James Dickey
American Statesman (1823–1876)
1823 – 1876
politicianlawyer
Samuel Beatty
Samuel Beatty
Union Army general
1820 – 1885
military officer
Mother Damnable
American pimp
1821 – 1873
procurer
Joseph Lucien Bonaparte
Joseph Lucien Bonaparte
Prince of Canino and Musignano (1824–1865)
1824 – 1865
feudatory
Thomas Bowles Shannon
Thomas Bowles Shannon
American politician (1827-1897)
1827 – 1897
politician
William T. Price
William T. Price
American politician (1824–1886)
1824 – 1886
politicianlawyerjudge
Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs
Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs
American state official (1821-1874)
1821 – 1874
educatorpolitician
Levi Meyerle
Major League Baseball player
1849 – 1921
baseball player
Calvin Willard Gilfillan
Calvin Willard Gilfillan
American politician (1832-1901)
1832 – 1901
politicianlawyer
Chapman Freeman
Chapman Freeman
American politician (1832-1904)
1832 – 1904
politicianlawyer
Charles Edmund Boyle
Charles Edmund Boyle
American politician
1836 – 1888
politicianlawyerjudge
William Addison Duncan
William Addison Duncan
American politician
1836 – 1884
politicianlawyer
John P. S. Gobin
John P. S. Gobin
Union Army general
1837 – 1910
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Martha Maxwell
Martha Maxwell
American naturalist, artist, taxidermist and scientific collector (1831 – 1881)
1831 – 1881
scientific collectorpreparatortaxidermist
Silas C. Swallow
Silas C. Swallow
American politician (1839-1930)
1839 – 1930
preacherpolitician
Andrew Shuman
Andrew Shuman
American newspaper editor and politician (1830–1890)
1830 – 1890
journalisteditorpolitician
William Jackson Worthington
William Jackson Worthington
American politician
1833 – 1914
politicianjudge
Charles Powell Adams
Charles Powell Adams
(1831-1893)
1831 – 1893
military officerpoliticianphysician
Eckley Brinton Coxe
Eckley Brinton Coxe
American politician (1839-1895)
1839 – 1895
mining engineerpolitician
Thomas Harrison Montgomery
American writer (1830-1905)
1830 – 1905
genealogisthistorian
Charles Frederick Lindauer
Charles Frederick Lindauer
(1836-1921) American organized crime figure
1836 – 1921
criminal
Cecil Clay
American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor
1842 – 1903
military officer
Benjamin Tucker Tanner
Benjamin Tucker Tanner
African Methodist Episcopal minister (1835-1923)
1835 – 1923
newspaper editorreligious leadercleric
Mary Tenney Gray
Mary Tenney Gray
American editorial writer, clubwoman, philanthropist, suffragist
1833 – 1904
suffragistphilanthropistsocial activist
George Alexander Forsyth
George Alexander Forsyth
United States Army cavalry officer in the Civil War and American Indian Wars (1837-1915)
1837 – 1915
military officer
Frederick Augustus Tritle
Frederick Augustus Tritle
6th Governor of Arizona Territory (1833–1906)
1833 – 1906
governorjuristpolitician
William George Thompson
William George Thompson
Union Army officer, lawyer, judge, Iowa politician (1830-1911)
1830 – 1911
politicianlawyerjudge
John Martin
John Martin
(1839-1889) 10th Governor of Kansas, USA
1839 – 1889
governorpoliticianmayor
John Alexander Anderson
John Alexander Anderson
American politician (1834-1892)
1834 – 1892
diplomatpolitician
Elisha Hoffman
Elisha Hoffman
American minister, hymn composer
1839 – 1929
hymnwritercomposer
Owen Thomas Edgar
Owen Thomas Edgar
United States Navy sailor (1831–1929)
1831 – 1929
military personnel
Thaddeus C. Pound
Thaddeus C. Pound
American businessman and politician from Wisconsin (1833-1914)
1833 – 1914
politicianbusinessperson
Thomas Updegraff
Thomas Updegraff
American politician (1834–1910)
1834 – 1910
politicianlawyer
William Baker
William Baker
U.S. Representative from Kansas
1831 – 1910
politician
Theodore Weld Burdick
Theodore Weld Burdick
American politician (1836-1898)
1836 – 1898
politician
Charles N. Brumm
Charles N. Brumm
Union Army officer (1838-1917)
1838 – 1917
politicianlawyerjudge
Chauncey Forward Black
Chauncey Forward Black
American politician (1839–1904)
1839 – 1904
biographerjuristpolitician
Daniel Ermentrout
Daniel Ermentrout
American politician
1837 – 1899
politicianlawyer
Edward W. Wynkoop
Edward W. Wynkoop
founder of Denver and military officer in the First Colorado Volunteer Cavalry during the American Civil War
1836 – 1891
military personnel
Osborne Perry Anderson
Osborne Perry Anderson
African/American abolitionist (1830–1872)
1830 – 1872
abolitionistprinter
Samuel Alfred Craig
Samuel Alfred Craig
Union United States Army officer
1839 – 1920
politicianlawyer
Samuel Bernard Dick
Samuel Bernard Dick
Union Army officer, politician
1836 – 1907
politician
Rush Clark
Rush Clark
American politician (1834-1879)
1834 – 1879
politicianlawyer
Charles W. Buttz
Charles W. Buttz
American politician (1837-1913)
1837 – 1913
politicianlawyer
William Wirt Culbertson
William Wirt Culbertson
American politician (1835-1911)
1835 – 1911
politician
George E. Seney
George E. Seney
Union Army officers
1832 – 1905
politicianlawyerjudge
Henrietta Baker Chanfrau
Henrietta Baker Chanfrau
American actress (1837-1909)
1837 – 1909
stage actoractor
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