Biographical Records

Notable People from Pennsylvania

7,577 notable figures born in Pennsylvania, showing page 84 of 152, ranked by historical prominence.

Elwood Evans
Elwood Evans
lawyer and politician of the Pacific Northwest, pioneer historian of the U.S. state of Washington
1828 - 1898
historianlawyermayor
Edith May
Edith May
American poet, pseudonym of Annie Drinker
1827 - 1903
poetwriter
Anna Morris Holstein
Anna Morris Holstein
American organizational founder, civil war nurse, author (1824-1900)
1824 - 1900
foundernursewriter
William Williams
William Williams
U.S. Representative from Indiana (1821-1896)
1821 - 1896
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
James Nagle
James Nagle
Union Army general (1822-1866)
1822 - 1866
military officer
Joel Funk Asper
Joel Funk Asper
American politician (1822-1872)
1822 - 1872
politicianlawyer
John H. Pugh
American politician (1827-1905)
1827 - 1905
politician
Robert Pearsall Smith
Robert Pearsall Smith
American Quaker leader (1827-1898)
1827 - 1898
translator
Passmore Williamson
Passmore Williamson
American abolitionist
1822 - 1895
suffragist
Richard Coulter
Richard Coulter
American Army general (1827–1908)
1827 - 1908
diaristmilitary officer
Robert McKnight
Robert McKnight
American politician (1820–1885)
1820 - 1885
politicianlawyer
Daniel Dougherty
Daniel Dougherty
American lawyer
1826 - 1892
lawyer
John G. Breslin
John G. Breslin
American politician in Ohio (1824-1889)
1824 - 1889
journalisttreasurerpolitician
James Black
James Black
American prohibition activist
1823 - 1893
politician
T. R. Stockdale
T. R. Stockdale
American politician (1828-1899)
1828 - 1899
politicianlawyerjudge
Edmund Spangler
Edmund Spangler
Carpenter, stagehand (1825-1875)
1825 - 1875
carpenterpolitician
Napoleon LeBrun
Napoleon LeBrun
American architect (1821–1901)
1821 - 1901
architect
John V. Le Moyne
John V. Le Moyne
American politician (1828-1918)
1828 - 1918
politicianlawyer
Matthew Brown Riddle
Matthew Brown Riddle
American theologian
1836 - 1916
theologian
William Meredith
William Meredith
American chess composer (1835-1903)
1835 - 1903
chess composer
James Hall Huling
James Hall Huling
American politician (1844–1918)
1844 - 1918
politician
C. C. Miller
C. C. Miller
American beekeeper (1831-1920)
1831 - 1920
beekeeperphysician
Charles E. Warburton
Charles E. Warburton
American newspaper publisher
1837 - 1896
journalist
Henry Phillips
Henry Phillips
American numismatist and translator
1838 - 1895
numismatistEsperantisttranslator
Calvin Wilson Mateer
Calvin Wilson Mateer
missionary and educator in Shandong, China
1836 - 1908
Bible translatorauthortranslator
Robert W. Hunt
Robert W. Hunt
American metallurgical engineer
1838 - 1923
engineer
George Emerick Essig
ESSIG, George Emerick (1838 - 1926), Painter (1838–1923)
1838 - 1923
painterengraver
Noah Miller Glatfelter
Noah Miller Glatfelter
American scientist (1837-1911)
1837 - 1911
genealogistmycologistbotanist
John Trout Greble
John Trout Greble
US soldier (1834-1861)
1834 - 1861
military personnel
William Marriott Canby
William Marriott Canby
American botanist (1831–1904)
1831 - 1904
scientific collectorexplorerbotanist
Lewis R. Packard
Lewis R. Packard
American classical philologist (1836–1884)
1836 - 1884
classical philologistuniversity teacher
Caroline Bingham
American botanist (1831-1932)
1831 - 1932
phycologistbotanistbotanical collector
Noah K. Davis
Noah K. Davis
American educator (1830–1910)
1830 - 1910
teacher
Thomas Morris Chester
Thomas Morris Chester
American war correspondent, lawyer, and soldier (1834–1892)
1834 - 1892
journalistbarristerlawyer
Theodore H. Hittell
Theodore H. Hittell
historian, US state senator, and writer
1830 - 1917
historianwriter
James Hood Wright
James Hood Wright
American businessperson
1836 - 1894
financierphilanthropistbanker
James Sanks Brisbin
James Sanks Brisbin
Union Army general (1837–1892)
1837 - 1892
military officer
Anna Alcott Pratt
American teacher & writer (1831–1893)
1831 - 1893
writer
John Studebaker
John Studebaker
American automobile pioneer (1833–1917)
1833 - 1917
entrepreneur
A. Loudon Snowden
A. Loudon Snowden
United States politician and diplomat (1835-1912)
1835 - 1912
diplomatpolitician
Alan Wood, Jr.
Alan Wood, Jr.
American politician (1834-1902)
1834 - 1902
politician
Samuel Brubaker Hartman
Samuel Brubaker Hartman
1830-1918 , physician and proprietary medicine manufacturer
1830 - 1918
book peddlercarpenterfarmer
Jeannette H. Walworth
Jeannette H. Walworth
American novelist and journalist (1835-1918)
1837 - 1918
writer
William Henry Egle
William Henry Egle
American physician, author and historian from Pennsylvania (1830–1901)
1830 - 1901
genealogistsurgeonhistorian
George A. Jenks
George A. Jenks
American politician (1836-1908)
1836 - 1908
politicianlawyer
Jacob D. Leighty
Jacob D. Leighty
Union United States Army soldier (1839-1912)
1839 - 1912
politician
James Burns Belford
James Burns Belford
American jurist (1837–1910)
1837 - 1910
politicianlawyerjudge
Samuel Calvin Tate Dodd
Samuel Calvin Tate Dodd
American lawyer
1836 - 1907
lawyer
William Farrand Prosser
William Farrand Prosser
Union Army officer, politician and author (1834–1911)
1834 - 1911
politician
Andrew Stewart
Andrew Stewart
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (1891-1892)
1836 - 1903
politician
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