Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 83 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

George M. Willing
American politician and charlatan
1829 - 1874
politicianbusinesspersonphysician
Francis E. Patterson
Francis E. Patterson
American general (1821-1862)
1821 - 1862
military officer
Franklin Bound
Franklin Bound
Union United States Army soldier
1829 - 1910
politicianlawyer
H. L. Fischer
American journalist (1822–1909)
1822 - 1909
journalisttranslator
Henry Capehart
Henry Capehart
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1825–1895)
1825 - 1895
military officer
John Andrews
John Andrews
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
1821
sailormilitary personnel
Smedley Darlington
Smedley Darlington
Union Army officer (1827–1899)
1827 - 1899
politician
Sydenham Elnathan Ancona
Sydenham Elnathan Ancona
American politician (1824-1913)
1824 - 1913
politician
William Henry Miller
American politician, Pennsylvania (1829-1870)
1829 - 1870
politicianlawyer
Thomas Welsh
Thomas Welsh
Union United States Army general (1824-1863)
1824 - 1863
military officer
Benjamin Franklin Jones
Benjamin Franklin Jones
American businessman
1824 - 1903
businessperson
Chauncey W. West
Chauncey W. West
American Mormon bishop
1827 - 1870
priest
Christian L. Poorman
Christian L. Poorman
Ohio politician and publisher (1825-1912)
1825 - 1912
journalistpoliticianlawyer
Coleman Sellers II
Coleman Sellers II
American engineer
1827 - 1907
engineer
Albert Cardozo
American judge (1828–1885)
1828 - 1885
lawyerjudge
Albert Gallatin Egbert
Albert Gallatin Egbert
Union Army soldier, politician (1828–1896)
1828 - 1896
surgeonpolitician
Alexander Clark
Alexander Clark
American diplomat (1826-1891)
1826 - 1891
journalisteditordiplomat
Benjamin Franklin Junkin
Benjamin Franklin Junkin
American politician (1822-1908)
1822 - 1908
politicianlawyerjudge
Henry L. Cake
Henry L. Cake
Union United States Army officer (1827–1899)
1827 - 1899
politician
Isaac William Wiley
Isaac William Wiley
American methodist bishop
1824 - 1884
priest
Jacob C. Higgins
Jacob C. Higgins
Union Army commander
1826 - 1893
military personnel
Jacob G. Frick
Jacob G. Frick
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1825-1902)
1825 - 1902
military personnel
James St. Clair Morton
James St. Clair Morton
American general (1829–1864)
1829 - 1864
military officer
John Cessna
John Cessna
American politician
1821 - 1893
politicianlawyer
John Dodson Stiles
John Dodson Stiles
American politician
1822 - 1896
politicianlawyer
John H. Addams
John H. Addams
19th-century American state politician
1822 - 1881
politician
John Henry Hopkins, Jr.
American clergyman, hymnist, illustrator, composer (1820-1891)
1820 - 1891
hymnwriterclericjournalist
John McCandless Thompson
John McCandless Thompson
Union Army officer
1829 - 1903
politicianlawyer
John Weinland Killinger
American politician
1824 - 1896
politicianlawyer
Jonathan M. Roberts
Jonathan M. Roberts
American writer
1821 - 1888
lawyer
Joseph Dysart
American politician
1820 - 1893
politician
Joseph Powell
Joseph Powell
American politician from Pennsylvania (1828-1904)
1828 - 1904
politician
Marcus Wilson Acheson
Marcus Wilson Acheson
United States federal judge (1828-1906)
1828 - 1906
lawyerjudge
William Butler
William Butler
United States federal judge, born 1822
1822 - 1909
lawyerjudge
William Eckart Lehman
Union Army officer, lawyer, politician (1821-1895)
1821 - 1895
politicianlawyer
William Pitt Richardson
William Pitt Richardson
American general and politician
1824 - 1886
military officerpoliticianlawyer
William Alfred Passavant
William Alfred Passavant
Lutheran minister
1821 - 1894
editor
William S. Moore
American politician from Pennsylvania (1822-1877)
1822 - 1877
politicianlawyer
William Thompson Walters
William Thompson Walters
American businessperson and art collector
1820 - 1894
art collectorwriter
Winthrop Welles Ketcham
Winthrop Welles Ketcham
American politician (1820-1879)
1820 - 1879
politicianlawyerjudge
John Bond Trevor
John Bond Trevor
American financier
1822 - 1890
financier
Jacob Pitzer Cowan
Jacob Pitzer Cowan
American politician (1823-1895)
1823 - 1895
politician
Isaac Newton Evans
Isaac Newton Evans
American politician
1827 - 1901
bankerpolitician
Jacob Turney
Jacob Turney
American politician
1825 - 1891
politicianlawyer
William Turner Coggeshall
William Turner Coggeshall
American publisher,librarian and ambassador
1824 - 1867
diplomatlibrarianwriter
Andrew Bolon
Andrew Bolon
Indian Affairs agent (1826–1855)
1826 - 1855
police officer
John Watkinson Douglass
John Watkinson Douglass
American politician (1827-1909)
1827 - 1909
politicianlawyer
George Hussey Earle Sr.
George Hussey Earle Sr.
American lawyer and abolitionist (1823–1907)
1823 - 1907
abolitionistlawyer
Walter G. Gould
Walter G. Gould
American painter (1829–1893)
1829 - 1893
painter
F. Carroll Brewster
F. Carroll Brewster
American lawyer, judge
1825 - 1898
juristpoliticianjudge
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