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Pennsylvania, the fifth most populous state in the United States,[1] is the birthplace or childhood home of many famous Americans. People from Pennsylvania are called "Pennsylvanians".


The following is a list of notable Americans who were born and/or lived a significant portion of their lives, in Pennsylvania, along with their primary Pennsylvania city or town of residence.




Contents





  • 1 Actors


  • 2 Artists


  • 3 Astronauts


  • 4 Athletes


  • 5 Authors, playwrights and composers


  • 6 Computer scientists and mathematicians


  • 7 Conservationists


  • 8 Criminals


  • 9 Educators


  • 10 Engineers and inventors


  • 11 Entrepreneurs, industrialists, and chief executive officers


  • 12 Filmmakers, directors and producers


  • 13 Musicians


  • 14 Natural scientists and physicians


  • 15 Politics, government and military


  • 16 Radio and television


  • 17 Religion


  • 18 Social scientists and academics


  • 19 See also


  • 20 Notes


  • 21 References


  • 22 Further reading




Actors[edit]



A–B | C–D | E–G | H–K | L–M | N–R | S–Z


A–B


  • Erika Alexander—Philadelphia


  • Keith Andes—Philadelphia


  • Gerald Anthony—Pittsburgh


  • Carmen Argenziano—Sharon


  • Malcolm Atterbury—Philadelphia


  • Frankie Avalon—Philadelphia


  • Val Avery—Philadelphia


  • Kevin Bacon—Philadelphia


  • Brian Baker—Philadelphia


  • Carroll Baker—Johnstown


  • Sue Ball—Philadelphia


  • Mabel Ballin—Philadelphia


  • George Bancroft—Philadelphia


  • George Barbier—Philadelphia


  • Vince Barnett—Pittsburgh


  • Eddie Barry—Philadelphia


  • Ethel Barrymore—Philadelphia


  • John Barrymore—Philadelphia


  • Lionel Barrymore—Philadelphia


  • Eddie Barth—Philadelphia


  • Jessica Barth—Philadelphia


  • Billy Barty—Millsboro


  • Blake Bashoff—Philadelphia


  • Toni Basil—Philadelphia


  • Victory Bateman—Philadelphia


  • Henry Bean—Philadelphia


  • Billy Beck—Philadelphia


  • Laurie Beechman—Philadelphia


  • Chris Beetem—Philadelphia


  • Beth Behrs—Lancaster


  • Willam Belli—Philadelphia


  • Maria Bello—Norristown


  • Julie Benz—Pittsburgh / Murrysville


  • Jeff Bergman—Philadelphia


  • Ed Bernard—Philadelphia


  • Lyle Bettger—Philadelphia


  • Marki Bey—Philadelphia


  • Edward Binns—Philadelphia


  • Joey Bishop—Philadelphia


  • Larry Bishop—Philadelphia


  • Janet Blair—Altoona


  • Billy Blanks—Erie


  • Marc Blucas—Butler / Girard


  • Eleanor Boardman—Philadelphia


  • Walter Bobbie—Scranton


  • Rudy Bond—Philadelphia


  • David Boreanaz—Philadelphia


  • Elizabeth Crocker Bowers—Philadelphia


  • Christian Bowman—Harrisburg


  • Jim Boyd—Philadelphia


  • Peter Boyle—Philadelphia


  • Laura Breckenridge—Flourtown


  • El Brendel—Philadelphia


  • David Brenner—Philadelphia


  • Al Bridge—Philadelphia


  • Fran Brill—Chester


  • Charles Bronson—Ehrenfeld


  • Scott Martin Brooks—Philadelphia


  • Robert Curtis Brown—Bucks County


  • Andrew Bryniarski—Philadelphia


  • Bobby Burns—Philadelphia


  • Edmund Burns—Philadelphia


  • Steve Burns—Gilbertsville


  • Fritzi Burr—Philadelphia


  • Clarissa Burt—Philadelphia


  • Eugene Byrd—Philadelphia



C–D


  • Alexandra Chando—Bethlehem


  • Kitty Chen—Philadelphia


  • Dennis Christopher—Philadelphia


  • Brian Patrick Clarke—Gettysburg


  • Caitlin Clarke—Pittsburgh


  • Lauren Cohan—Philadelphia


  • Jack Coleman—Easton


  • Marc Connelly—McKeesport


  • Michael Constantine—Reading


  • Josh Cooke—Philadelphia


  • Bradley Cooper—Philadelphia / Jenkintown


  • Ellen Corby—Philadelphia


  • Bill Cosby—Philadelphia


  • Michael Cornacchia—Philadelphia


  • Dolores Costello—Pittsburgh


  • Maurice Costello—Pittsburgh


  • Erin Cottrell—Yardley


  • Broderick Crawford—Philadelphia


  • Rebecca Creskoff—Philadelphia


  • Pat Crowley—Olyphant


  • Jon Daly—Pittsburgh


  • John Davidson—Pittsburgh


  • Ann B. Davis—Erie


  • Bruce Davison—Philadelphia


  • John de Lancie—Philadelphia


  • Kim Delaney—Roxborough


  • Kat Dennings—Bryn Mawr


  • Joe DeRosa—Collegeville


  • Patti Deutsch—Pittsburgh


  • Devon—Hellertown


  • Mia Dillon—Newtown Township


  • Jack Dodson—Pittsburgh


  • John Doman—Philadelphia


  • Heather Donahue—Upper Darby


  • Omar Doom—Easton


  • Ellen Albertini Dow—Mount Carmel



E–G


  • Lisa Eichhorn—Reading


  • Lisa Emery—Pittsburgh


  • Chip Esten—Pittsburgh


  • Barbara Feldon—Bethel Park


  • Tina Fey—Upper Darby


  • W.C. Fields—Philadelphia


  • Larry Fine—Philadelphia


  • Bette Ford—McKeesport


  • Meg Foster—Reading


  • Matthew Fox—Abington


  • Jonathan Frakes—Bellefonte


  • Martin Gabel—Philadelphia


  • Megan Gallagher—Reading / Wyomissing


  • Kyle Gallner—West Chester


  • Rita Gam—Pittsburgh


  • Billy Gardell—Pittsburgh


  • Janet Gaynor—Philadelphia


  • Deborah Geffner—Pittsburgh


  • Richard Gere—Philadelphia


  • Ileen Getz—Bristol


  • Todd Glass—Philadelphia


  • Scott Glenn—Pittsburgh


  • Jeff Goldblum—Pittsburgh


  • Eve Gordon—Pittsburgh


  • Frank Gorshin—Pittsburgh


  • Seth Green—Philadelphia


  • Charles Grodin—Pittsburgh


  • Jonathan Groff—Lancaster



H–K


  • Kevin Peter Hall—Pittsburgh


  • Charles Hallahan—Philadelphia


  • Veronica Hamel—Philadelphia


  • Kevin Hart—Philadelphia


  • Tim Heidecker—Allentown


  • Sherman Hemsley—Philadelphia


  • Lauren Holly—Bristol


  • Gillian Jacobs—Mt. Lebanon


  • Anthony Jeselnik—Pittsburgh / Upper St. Clair


  • Cherie Johnson—Pittsburgh


  • Clark Johnson—Philadelphia


  • Russell Johnson—Ashley


  • Johnny Jolin—Montoursville


  • Angela Jones—Greensburg


  • Shirley Jones—Charleroi


  • Mario Joyner—Pittsburgh


  • James Karen—Wilkes-Barre


  • Tim Kazurinsky—Johnstown


  • Staci Keanan–Devon


  • Michael Keaton—Pittsburgh


  • Sheila Kelley—Greensburg


  • Gene Kelly—Pittsburgh


  • Grace Kelly (Princess of Monaco)—Philadelphia


  • Michael Kelly—Philadelphia


  • Jamie Kennedy—Upper Darby


  • Rya Kihlstedt—Lancaster


  • Daniel Dae Kim—Bethlehem


  • Taylor Kinney—Lancaster


  • Jack Klugman—Philadelphia


  • Eddie Korbich—Shamokin


  • Harley Jane Kozak—Wilkes-Barre


  • Jack Krizmanich—Phoenixville



L–M


  • Liz Larsen—Philadelphia


  • Andrew Lawrence—Philadelphia


  • Joey Lawrence—Philadelphia


  • Matthew Lawrence—Abington Township


  • Joshua Leonard—State College


  • Richard LeParmentier—Pittsburgh


  • David Lewis—Philadelphia


  • Gilbert Lewis—Philadelphia


  • Christina Bennett Lind—Upland


  • Heather Lind—Upland


  • Jonathan Loughran—Philadelphia


  • Beverly Lynne—Sellersville


  • Jeanette MacDonald—Philadelphia


  • Aline MacMahon—Pittsburgh


  • Connor Maloney—Harrisburg


  • Joe Manganiello—Pittsburgh / Mt. Lebanon


  • Jayne Mansfield—Bryn Mawr


  • Bam Margera—West Chester


  • Mark Margolis—Philadelphia


  • Hugh Marlowe—Philadelphia


  • Adoni Maropis—Pittsburgh


  • Joe Maross—Barnesboro


  • Lynne Marta—Philadelphia


  • Al Martino—Philadelphia


  • Eric Martsolf—Harrisburg


  • Jackie Mason—Latrobe


  • Mark Matkevich—Philadelphia


  • Elaine May—Philadelphia


  • Melanie Mayron—Philadelphia


  • Mitzi McCall—Pittsburgh


  • Brooke McCarter—Philadelphia


  • Paul McCrane—Philadelphia / Richboro


  • Ann McCrea—DuBois


  • Mary McDonnell—Wilkes-Barre


  • Rob McElhenney—Philadelphia


  • Joel McHale—Philadelphia


  • Frank McHugh—Allegheny County


  • Kate McNeil—Philadelphia


  • Larry Mendte—Lansdowne


  • Adolphe Menjou—Pittsburgh


  • Charles Meredith—Knoxville


  • Mary Lou Metzger—Philadelphia


  • James A Michener—Doylestown


  • Kate Micucci—Nazareth


  • Vic Mignogna—Pittsburgh


  • R. A. Mihailoff—Townville


  • Dennis Miller—Pittsburgh


  • Jason Miller—Scranton


  • Lara Jill Miller—Allentown


  • Kristin Minter—Yardley


  • Cameron Mitchell—Dallastown


  • Tom Mix—Mix Run


  • Katherine Moennig—Philadelphia


  • Kelly Monaco—Philadelphia


  • Pauline Moore—Harrisburg


  • Jillian Murray—Reading



N–R


  • Kelly Neal—Philadelphia


  • Irene Ng—Allentown


  • Greg Nicotero—Pittsburgh


  • J. J. North—Philadelphia


  • Jay Oakerson—Philadelphia


  • Cheri Oteri—Upper Darby


  • Jerry Orbach—Wilkes-Barre


  • Beth Ostrosky—Pittsburgh


  • Jack Palance—Hazle Township


  • Stuart Pankin—Philadelphia


  • Sydney Park—Philadelphia


  • Adrian Pasdar—Powelton Village


  • Steven Pasquale—Hershey


  • Michele Pawk—Butler


  • Pamela Payton-Wright—Pittsburgh


  • Kelly Perine—State College


  • Robert Picardo—Philadelphia


  • Pink (Alecia Moore)—Doylestown


  • Joel Polis—Philadelphia


  • Jon Polito—Philadelphia


  • William Powell—Pittsburgh


  • Robert Prosky—Philadelphia


  • Zachary Quinto—Pittsburgh


  • James Rebhorn—Philadelphia


  • Krysten Ritter—Bloomsburg / Shickshinny


  • Erica Rivera—Philadelphia


  • Keith Robinson—Philadelphia


  • Holly Robinson-Peete—Philadelphia


  • Daniel Roebuck—Bethlehem


  • Fred Rogers—Latrobe


  • George A. Romero—Pittsburgh


  • Norman Rose—Philadelphia


  • Zelda Rubinstein—Pittsburgh


  • Herbert Rudley—Philadelphia



S–Z


  • Bob Saget—Philadelphia


  • Diane Salinger—Philadelphia


  • Richard Sanders—Harrisburg


  • Tom Savini—Pittsburgh


  • Jennifer Sciole—Philadelphia


  • Lizabeth Scott—Scranton


  • David O. Selznick—Pittsburgh


  • Amanda Seyfried—Allentown


  • Craig Sheffer—York


  • M. Night Shyamalan—Philadelphia


  • Penny Singleton—Philadelphia


  • Emil Sitka—Johnstown


  • Jonathan Slavin—Wilkes-Barre


  • Kerr Smith—Exton


  • Will Smith—Philadelphia


  • Dana Snyder—Allentown


  • Timothy Stack—Doylestown


  • Robert Sterling—New Castle


  • James Stewart—Indiana


  • Sharon Stone—Meadville area


  • Joseph Sweeney—Philadelphia


  • Christine Taylor—Allentown


  • Holland Taylor—Philadelphia


  • Teller—Philadelphia


  • Miles Teller—Downingtown


  • Mary Testa—Philadelphia


  • Jonathan Taylor Thomas—Bethlehem


  • Paul F. Tompkins—Philadelphia


  • William Tracy—Pittsburgh


  • Tom Verica—Philadelphia


  • Mike Vogel—Abington / Warminster


  • Brendon Walsh—Philadelphia


  • Lisa Waltz—Limerick


  • Eric Wareheim—Audubon


  • Fritz Weaver—Pittsburgh


  • Michael Willis—Lancaster


  • Thomas F. Wilson—Philadelphia / Wayne


  • Danny Woodburn—Philadelphia


  • Chris Young—Chambersburg


  • Winter Ave Zoli—New Hope



Artists[edit]




  • Julian Abele, architect—Philadelphia


  • Alice Aycock, sculptor—Harrisburg


  • Edmund Bacon, architect—Philadelphia


  • Paul Bartholomew, architect—Ligonier


  • Karen Bausman, architect—Allentown


  • Alison Bechdel, graphic novelist—Beech Creek


  • Cecilia Beaux, painter—Philadelphia


  • Alexander Calder, sculptor—Lawnton


  • Mary Cassatt, painter—Allegheny City


  • George Catlin, painter—Wilkes-Barre


  • Stuart Davis, painter—Philadelphia


  • Charles Demuth, painter—Lancaster


  • Steve Ditko, comic book artist—Johnstown


  • Thomas Eakins, painter—Philadelphia


  • William Glackens, painter—Philadelphia


  • Martha Graham, modern dancer and choreographer—Allegheny City


  • Keith Haring, painter—Reading


  • Jerry Harris, sculptor—Pittsburgh


  • William Stanley Haseltine, painter—Philadelphia


  • Mike Hawthorne, comic book artist, illustrator—York City


  • Martin Johnson Heade, painter—Lumberville


  • Gelsey Kirkland, ballerina—Bethlehem


  • Franz Kline, painter—Wilkes-Barre


  • Jeff Koons, sculptor—York


  • Thaddeus Mosley, sculptor—Pittsburgh


  • Alice Neel, painter—Colwyn


  • Violet Oakley, painter—Philadelphia


  • Maxfield Parrish, illustrator—Philadelphia


  • Philip Pearlstein, painter—Pittsburgh


  • Joseph Pennell, illustrator—Philadelphia


  • Man Ray, artist and photographer—Philadelphia


  • Charles Sheeler, painter, photographer—Philadelphia


  • Grover Simcox, illustrator—Philadelphia


  • John Sloan, painter—Lock Haven


  • Gary Mark Smith, global street photographer—Kutztown


  • Jeff Smith, cartoonist—McKees Rocks


  • Andy Warhol, pop culture artist—Pittsburgh


  • Neil Welliver, landscape artist—Millville


  • Andrew Wyeth, painter—Chadds Ford Township


  • Jamie Wyeth, painter (son of Andrew)—Chadds Ford Township


  • N.C. Wyeth, illustrator (father of Andrew)—Chadds Ford Township


  • Bunny Yeager, photographer—Wilkinsburg



Astronauts[edit]




  • Jerome Apt, NASA astronaut—Pittsburgh


  • Guion S. Bluford, astronaut, first African-American man in space—Philadelphia


  • Pete Conrad, Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab astronaut, third man to walk on the Moon—Philadelphia


  • Michael Fincke—Pittsburgh


  • Theodore Freeman, Group 3 astronaut; killed in training jet accident—Haverford


  • Terry Hart, NASA astronaut—Pittsburgh


  • James Irwin, Apollo 15—Pittsburgh


  • Glynn Lunney, NASA engineer—Old Forge


  • David Medved, trained astronaut and physicist—Philadelphia


  • Paul W. Richards, Shuttle and ISS astronaut—Dunmore


  • Patricia Hilliard Robertson, 1998 Astronaut Group; killed in private airplane accident—Indiana


  • Daniel M. Tani, engineer, NASA astronaut—Ridley Park


  • Joseph A. Walker, USAF/NASA astronaut, United States' seventh man in space—Washington


  • Paul J. Weitz, Skylab and Shuttle astronaut—Erie



Athletes[edit]



A–B | C–D | E–G | H–K | L–M | N–R | S–Z

"HOF" = Hall of Fame



A–B


  • John Abramovic, professional basketball player—Pittsburgh


  • Cal Abrams (1924–1997), Major League Baseball player—Philadelphia


  • Matt Adams, professional baseball player—Philipsburg, Centre County


  • Herb Adderley, HOF professional football player—Philadelphia


  • Eddie Alvarez, professional mixed martial artist—Philadelphia


  • Rubén Amaro Jr. (born 1965), Major League Baseball player, General Manager, and coach—Philadelphia


  • Joe Amato, professional drag racer—Old Forge


  • John Andretti, NASCAR driver—Bethlehem


  • Marco Andretti, auto racing driver—Nazareth


  • Michael Andretti, auto racing driver—Bethlehem


  • Kurt Angle, professional wrestler—Pittsburgh


  • Paul Arizin, HOF professional basketball player—Philadelphia


  • LaVar Arrington, professional football player—Pittsburgh


  • Cameron Artis-Payne, professional football player—Harrisburg


  • Al Babartsky, professional football player—Shenandoah


  • Bob Babich, professional football coach—Aliquippa


  • Kayla Bashore, Olympic field hockey player—Hamburg


  • Ralph Baker, professional football player—Lewistown


  • Saquon Barkley, professional football player—Bethlehem


  • Charlie Batch, professional football player—Homestead


  • William Beatty, professional football player—York


  • Aaron Beasley, professional football player—Pottstown


  • Joe Beimel, professional baseball player—Kersey


  • Stan Belinda, professional baseball player—Huntingdon


  • Bert Bell, professional football commissioner—Philadelphia


  • Brad Benson, professional football player—Altoona


  • Norm Benning, NASCAR driver—Level Green


  • Jesse Biddle, professional baseball player—Philadelphia


  • Fred Biletnikoff, HOF professional football player—Erie


  • Steve Bilko, professional baseball player—Nanticoke


  • Adam Bisnowaty (born 1993), professional football player—Pittsburgh


  • Steve Blackman, professional wrestler—Annville


  • DeJuan Blair, professional basketball player—Pittsburgh


  • George Blanda, HOF professional football player—Youngwood


  • Sam Bowie, professional basketball player—Lebanon


  • Jerry Boyarsky, professional football player—Scott Township


  • Kyle Brady, professional football player—Camp Hill


  • Sid Bream, professional baseball player—Mount Holly Springs


  • Steve Breaston, professional football player—North Braddock


  • Tom Brookens, professional baseball player—Chambersburg


  • Corey Brown, professional football player—Philadelphia


  • Gary Brown, professional football player—Williamsport


  • John Brown, HOF college football player—Canton


  • Philly Brown, professional football player—Upper Darby


  • Scott Brunner, professional football player—Sellersville


  • Kobe Bryant, professional basketball player—Lower Merion


  • Taylor Buchholz, professional baseball player—Lower Merion Township


  • Ryan Buchter, professional baseball player—Reading


  • Marc Bulger, professional football player—Pittsburgh


  • Leroy Burrell, track and field—Lansdowne


  • Rasual Butler, professional basketball player—Philadelphia



C–D


  • Alex Cabrera, professional baseball player—Lebanon


  • Ray Caldwell, professional baseball player—McKean County


  • John Calipari, college basketball coach—Moon Township


  • Roy Campanella, HOF professional baseball player—Philadelphia


  • Russ Canzler, professional baseball player—Berwick


  • John Cappelletti, professional football player—Upper Darby


  • P. J. Carlesimo, professional basketball coach—Scranton


  • Pete Carril, HOF college basketball coach—Bethlehem


  • Matt Carroll, professional basketball player—Pittsburgh


  • Len Chappell, professional basketball player—Portage


  • Wilt Chamberlain, HOF professional basketball player—Philadelphia


  • Barry Church, professional football player—Pittsburgh


  • Nestor Chylak, professional baseball umpire—Olyphant


  • Bruce Clark, professional football player—New Castle


  • Colby Cohen (born 1989), professional ice hockey player—Villanova


  • Jake Cohen (born 1990), American/Israeli professional basketball player


  • Julia Cohen (born 1989), tennis player—Philadelphia


  • Billy Conn, professional boxer—Pittsburgh


  • James Conner, professional football player—Erie


  • Harry Coveleski, professional baseball player—Shamokin


  • Stan Coveleski, HOF baseball player—Shamokin


  • Fran Crippen, swimmer—Conshohocken


  • Maddy Crippen, Olympic swimmer—Conshohocken


  • Tom Clements, professional football coach—McKees Rocks


  • Gary Collins, professional football player—Williamstown


  • Joe Collins, professional baseball player—Scranton


  • Kerry Collins, professional football player—Lebanon


  • Marques Colston, professional football player—Susquehanna Township


  • Dan Conners, professional football player—St. Mary's


  • Dan Connor, professional football player—Wallingford


  • Mark Corey, professional baseball player—Austin


  • Mike Costanzo, professional baseball player—Philadelphia


  • Jim Covert, professional football player—Conway


  • Bill Cowher, professional football coach—Crafton


  • Billy Cox, professional baseball player—Newport


  • Mike Cox, professional football player—Lewisberry


  • Channing Crowder, professional football player—State College


  • Chris Culliver, professional football player—Philadelphia


  • Chuck Daly, HOF professional basketball coach—Kane


  • Bob Davie, college football coach—Moon Township


  • Ernie Davis, HOF college football player—New Salem-Buffington


  • Phil Davis, UFC fighter—Harrisburg


  • Darrell Dess, professional football player—New Castle


  • James Develin, professional football player—West Chester


  • Dorin Dickerson, professional football player—Imperial


  • Keir Dillon, professional snowboarder—East Stroudsburg


  • Mike Ditka, HOF professional football player and coach—Aliquippa


  • Tim Donaghy, professional basketball referee—Havertown


  • Aaron Donald, professional football player—Pittsburgh


  • Keith Dorney, professional football player—Emmaus


  • Tony Dorsett, HOF professional football player—Hopewell Township


  • Forrest "Jap" Douds, professional football player and coach—Rochester


  • Shane Douglas, professional wrestler—Pittsburgh


  • Jeff Dugan, professional football player—Pittsburgh


  • Pete Duranko, professional football player—Johnstown


  • Jimmy Dykes, professional baseball player—Philadelphia



E–G


  • Bill Eadie, professional wrestler—Brownsville


  • Kyle Eckel, professional football player—Philadelphia


  • Josh Edgin, professional baseball player—Three Springs


  • Wayne Ellington, professional basketball player—Wynnewood


  • Cody Eppley, professional baseball player—Dillsburg


  • Jahri Evans, professional football player—Philadelphia


  • Tyreke Evans, professional basketball player—Chester


  • Tim Federowicz, professional baseball player—Erie


  • Bill Ferrario, professional football player—Scranton


  • Randy Fichtner, professional football coach—Meadville


  • Frank Filchock, professional football player and coach—Greene County


  • Pat Flaherty, professional football coach—McSherrystown


  • Andre Fluellen, professional football player—Philadelphia


  • Tom Flynn, professional football player—Verona


  • Nellie Fox, HOF professional baseball player—St. Thomas Township


  • Terry Francona, professional baseball manager—New Brighton


  • Tito Francona, professional baseball player—New Brighton


  • John Frank (born 1962), professional football player—Pittsburgh


  • Buck Freeman, professional baseball player—Catasauqua


  • Gus Frerotte, professional football player—Kittanning


  • Jim Furyk, professional golfer—Lancaster


  • Rich Gannon, professional football player—Philadelphia


  • Ryan Garko, professional baseball player—Pittsburgh


  • Jason Garrett, professional football coach—Abington


  • John Garrett, professional football coach—Danville


  • Eddie George, professional football player—Abington Township


  • Sean Gilbert, professional football player—Aliquippa


  • Armen Gilliam, professional basketball player—Bethel Park


  • Garry Gilliam, professional football player—Harrisburg


  • Kimberly Glass, professional volleyball player—Lancaster


  • Tom Gola, HOF basketball player—Philadelphia


  • Robbie Gould, professional football player—Jersey Shore


  • Bruce Gradkowski, professional football player—Pittsburgh


  • Gino Gradkowski, professional football player—Pittsburgh


  • Aaron Gray, professional basketball player—Emmaus


  • Dick Gray, professional baseball player—Jefferson


  • Al Gionfriddo, professional baseball player—Dysart


  • Ken Griffey Jr., professional baseball player—Donora


  • Ken Griffey Sr., professional baseball player—Donora


  • Russ Grimm, professional football player—Scottdale


  • Dick Groat, professional baseball player—Wilkinsburg


  • Randy Grossman (born 1952), professional football player—Haverford Township


  • Peter Gruner, professional wrestler, ring name Billy Kidman—Allentown


  • Brandon Guyer, professional baseball player—West Chester



H–K


  • Jack Ham, professional football player—Johnstown


  • Richard Hamilton, professional basketball player


  • Brendan Hansen, Olympic gold medal swimmer—Haverford Township


  • Marvin Harrison, professional football player—Philadelphia


  • Ray Harroun, winner of the first Indianapolis 500—Spartansburg


  • Leon Hart, professional football player—Pittsburgh


  • Jim Haslett, professional football player and coach—Pittsburgh


  • Andrew Hawkins, professional football player—Johnstown


  • Artrell Hawkins, professional football player—Johnstown


  • Don Heffner, professional baseball player and manager—Rouzerville


  • Chris Heisey, professional baseball player—Mount Joy


  • Gerald Henderson Jr., professional basketball player—Merion


  • Chad Henne, professional football player—Wyomissing


  • Tom Herr, professional baseball player and manager—Lancaster


  • Mark Herzlich, professional football player—Wayne


  • Cameron Heyward, professional football player—Pittsburgh


  • Eric Hicks, professional football player—Erie


  • Jordan Hill, professional football player—Harrisburg


  • Shawn Hillegas, professional baseball player—South Fork


  • Al Holbert, professional auto racer—Warrington


  • Larry Holmes, HOF professional boxer—Easton


  • J. J. Hoover, professional baseball player—Elizabeth


  • Bernard Hopkins, professional boxer—Philadelphia


  • Jeff Hostetler, professional football player—Hollsopple


  • Art Howe, professional baseball player and manager—Pittsburgh


  • Gene Huey, professional football player—Uniontown


  • Henry Hynoski, professional football player—Elysburg


  • Jerald Ingram, professional football coach—Beaver


  • Qadry Ismail, professional football player—Wilkes-Barre


  • Raghib Ismail, professional football player—Wilkes-Barre


  • Marc Jackson, professional basketball player—Philadelphia


  • Marlin Jackson, professional football player—Sharon


  • Reggie Jackson, HOF professional baseball player—Wyncote


  • Brook Jacoby, professional baseball player—Philadelphia


  • Hughie Jennings, professional baseball player—Pittston


  • Larry Johnson, professional football player—State College


  • Derrick Jones Jr., professional basketball player—Chester


  • Eddie Jones, professional basketball player—Philadelphia


  • Kevin Jones, professional BMX rider—York


  • Sage Karam, professional racing driver—Nazareth


  • George Karl, professional basketball coach—Penn Hills


  • Nate Karns, professional baseball player—Franklin


  • Don Kelly, professional baseball player—Butler


  • Jim Kelly, HOF professional football player—Bradys Bend Township


  • Pat Kelly, professional baseball player—Philadelphia


  • Ray Kemp, professional football player—Cecil Township


  • Billy Kidman (ring name), professional wrestler—Allentown


  • Ethan Kilmer, professional football player—Wyalusing


  • Bucko Kilroy, professional football player and coach—Philadelphia


  • Betsy King, HOF professional golfer—Reading


  • Steve Kline, professional baseball player—Winfield


  • Dan Koppen, professional football player—Whitehall Township


  • Josh Koscheck, professional mixed martial artist—Waynesburg


  • Kristy Kowal, Olympic swimmer—Reading


  • Bruce Kozerski, professional football player—Plains Township


  • Erik Kratz, professional baseball player—Telford


  • John Kuhn, professional football player—Dover



L–M


  • Floyd Landis, professional cyclist—Lancaster


  • Tom Lasorda, HOF professional baseball manager—Norristown


  • Ty Law, professional football player—Aliquippa


  • Sean Lee, professional football player—Pittsburgh


  • Don LeJohn, professional baseball manager—Daisytown


  • Matt Lengel, professional football player—Mechanicsburg


  • Chad Levitt, professional football player—Cheltenham


  • Dion Lewis, professional football player—Penn Hills


  • Grant Lewis, professional ice hockey player—Upper St. Clair


  • Ralph Lewis, professional basketball player and coach—Philadelphia


  • Tara Lipinski, Olympic gold medalist in figure skating—Philadelphia


  • Kyle Lowry, professional basketball player—Philadelphia


  • Maurice Lucas, professional basketball player—Pittsburgh


  • Johnny Lujack, HOF professional football player—Connellsville


  • Joe Maddon, professional baseball manager—Hazleton


  • Brooke Makler (1951–2010), Olympic fencer


  • Paul Makler Jr. (born 1946), Olympic fencer


  • Paul Makler Sr. (born 1920), Olympic fencer


  • Ryan Malone, professional hockey player—Upper St. Clair


  • Greg Manusky, professional football player—Dallas


  • Bam Margera, professional skateboarder—West Chester


  • Pete Maravich, HOF professional basketball player—Aliquippa


  • Dan Marino, HOF professional football player—Pittsburgh


  • Brandon Marshall, professional football player—Pittsburgh


  • Donyell Marshall, professional basketball player—Reading


  • Tim Masthay, professional football player—Pittsburgh


  • Christy Mathewson, HOF professional baseball player—Factoryville


  • Michael R. Matz, Olympic equestrian and thoroughbred trainer—Collegeville


  • Pat McAfee, professional football player—Plum


  • Matt McBride, professional baseball player—Bethlehem


  • Ed McCaffrey, professional football player—Waynesboro


  • Joe McCarthy, HOF baseball manager—Philadelphia


  • Mike McCarthy, professional football head coach—Pittsburgh


  • John J. McDermott, professional golfer—Philadelphia


  • Jameel McClain, professional football player—Philadelphia


  • Robert McClain, professional football player—Philadelphia


  • LeSean McCoy, professional football player—Harrisburg


  • Mike McCoy, professional football player—Erie


  • Muffet McGraw, college basketball coach—Pottstown


  • Aaron Mckie, professional basketball player—Philadelphia


  • Josephine McKim, Olympic swimming gold medalist—Oil City


  • Brandon McManus, professional football player—Philadelphia


  • Rocco Mediate, professional golfer—Greensburg


  • Mike Mentzer, bodybuilder, 1979 Mr. Olympia—Ephrata[2]


  • Devin Mesoraco, professional baseball player—Punxsutawney


  • Lou Michaels, professional football player—Swoyersville


  • Walt Michaels, pro football player and coach—Swoyersville


  • Matt Millen, professional football player—Whitehall


  • Eric Milton, professional baseball pitcher—Bellefonte


  • Cuttino Mobley, professional basketball player—Philadelphia


  • Earl Monroe, HOF professional basketball player—Philadelphia


  • Joe Montana, HOF professional football player—New Eagle


  • Nick Moody, professional football player—Wyncote


  • Charles Morgan, professional football player—Allentown


  • Lenny Moore, HOF professional football player—Reading


  • Michael Moorer, professional boxer—Monessen


  • Marcus Morris, professional basketball player—Philadelphia


  • Markieff Morris, professional basketball player—Philadelphia


  • Mercury Morris, professional football player—Pittsburgh


  • Jamie Moyer, professional baseball player—Sellersville


  • Terry Mulholland, professional baseball player—Uniontown


  • Mike Munchak, professional football player—Scranton


  • Ryan Mundy, professional football player—Pittsburgh


  • James Mungro, professional football player—East Stroudsburg


  • Flip Murray, professional basketball player—Philadelphia


  • Stan Musial, HOF professional baseball player—Donora


  • Mike Mussina, professional baseball player—Montoursville



N–R


  • Joe Namath, HOF professional football player—Beaver Falls


  • Ryan Nassib, professional football player—West Chester


  • Jameer Nelson, professional basketball player—Chester


  • Lucas Nix, professional football player—Clairton


  • Jordan Norwood, professional football player—State College


  • Marty Nothstein, professional cyclist, 2000 Olympics gold medalist—Emmaus


  • Jared Odrick, professional football player—Lebanon


  • Bo Orlando, professional football player—Berwick


  • Joe Ostrowski, professional baseball player—West Wyoming


  • Doug Overton, professional basketball coach—Philadelphia


  • Billy Owens, professional basketball player—Carlisle


  • Arnold Palmer, HOF professional golfer—Latrobe


  • George Parros, professional hockey player—Washington


  • Todd Peck, professional racing driver—Glenville


  • Corey Peters, professional football player—Pittsburgh


  • Mike Piazza, HOF professional baseball player—Norristown


  • Bernard Pierce, professional football player—Ardmore


  • Jason Pinkston, professional football player—Pittsburgh


  • Lousaka Polite, professional football player—North Braddock


  • Paul Posluszny, professional football player—Hopewell Township


  • Abner Charles Powell, professional baseball player, owner, innovator—Shenandoah


  • Terrelle Pryor, professional football player—Jeannette


  • Justin Pugh, professional football player—Holland


  • Christian Pulisic, professional soccer player—Hershey


  • Andre Reed, HOF professional football player—Allentown


  • Dylan Reese (born 1984), NHL ice hockey player—Pittsburgh


  • Frank Reich, professional football player—Lebanon


  • Nolan Reimold, professional baseball player—Greenville


  • Nicole Reinhart, professional cyclist—Macungie


  • Darrelle Revis, professional football player—Aliquippa


  • Mike Richter, professional hockey player—Abington


  • Garth Rickards, professional racing driver—Mechanicsburg


  • Adam Rippon, Olympic bronze medalist in figure skating—Clarks Summit


  • Jon Ritchie, professional football player—Mechanicsburg Cumberland Valley


  • Bill Robinson, professional baseball player, coach—McKeesport


  • Ed Roebuck, professional baseball player—East Millsboro


  • Malik Rose, professional basketball player—Philadelphia


  • Mike Rosenthal (born 1977), NFL football player—Pittsburgh


  • Tim Ruddy, professional football player—Dunmore


  • Bobby Ryan, professional ice hockey player—Philadelphia


  • Matt Ryan, professional football player—Exton



S–Z


  • Brandon Saad, professional hockey player—Pittsburgh


  • Jack Sack (1902–1980), football player and coach


  • John Salmons, professional basketball player—Philadelphia


  • Bruno Sammartino, professional wrestler—Pittsburgh


  • Bob Sanders, professional football player—Erie


  • Jerry Sandusky, college football coach—Washington


  • Carl Sawatski, professional baseball player—Shickshinny


  • Matt Schaub, professional football player—Pittsburgh


  • Brian Schneider, professional baseball player—Northampton


  • Marty Schottenheimer, professional football coach


  • Mike Scioscia, professional baseball player and manager—Morton


  • Da'Rel Scott, professional football player—Conshohocken


  • Vic Seixas (born 1923), professional Hall of Fame tennis player


  • Mustafa Shakur, professional basketball player—Philadelphia


  • Bobby Shantz, professional baseball player—Pottstown


  • Kirk Shelmerdine, NASCAR crew chief and driver—Philadelphia


  • Jean Shiley, Olympic track and field gold medalist—Harrisburg


  • Dick Shiner, professional football player—Lebanon


  • A. Q. Shipley, professional football player—Coraopolis


  • Tom Skladany, professional football player—Bethel Park


  • Greg Skrepenak, professional football player—Wilkes Barre


  • Steve Slaton, professional football player—Levittown


  • Kevin Slowey, professional baseball player—Upper St. Clair


  • Musa Smith, professional football player—New Bloomfield


  • Garrett Smithley, professional racing driver—Ligionier


  • Gene Snitsky, professional wrestler—Nesquehoning


  • Jimmy Spencer, professional racecar driver—Berwick


  • Shawntae Spencer, professional football player—Rankin


  • Eddie Stanky, professional baseball player and manager—Philadelphia


  • Larod Stephens-Howling, professional football player—Johnstown


  • Mark Stepnoski, professional football player—Erie


  • Tony Stewart, professional football player—Allentown


  • Devin Street, professional football player—Bethlehem


  • Big John Studd, professional wrestler—Butler


  • Joe Stydahar, professional football player and coach—Kaylor


  • Matt Suhey, professional football player—Bellefonte


  • Bob Sura, professional basketball player—Wilkes-Barre


  • Bruce Sutter, HOF professional baseball player—Lancaster


  • Chuck Tanner, professional baseball player and manager—New Castle


  • Jason Taylor, professional football player—Pittsburgh


  • Walter Tewksbury, Olympian track and field athlete—Ashley


  • Jaimie Thomas, professional football player—Harrisburg


  • Myles Thomas, professional baseball player—State College


  • Carol Semple Thompson, amateur golfer—Sewickley


  • Jim Thorpe, various—Carlisle, only connected posthumously to Jim Thorpe


  • Jim Tomsula, professional football coach—Homestead


  • Wallace Triplett, professional football player—Cheltenham Township


  • Charley Trippi, HOF professional football player—Pittston


  • Bob Tucker, professional football player—Hazleton


  • Emlen Tunnell, HOF professional football player—Bryn Mawr


  • R.J. Umberger, professional hockey player—Pittsburgh


  • Johnny Unitas, HOF professional football player—Pittsburgh


  • Mickey Vernon, professional baseball player—Marcus Hook


  • Iosif Vitebskiy (born 1938), Soviet Ukrainian Olympic medalist and world champion épée fencer and fencing coach—Philadelphia


  • Honus Wagner, HOF professional baseball player—Chartiers Township


  • Dion Waiters, professional basketball player—Philadelphia


  • Christian Walker, professional baseball player—Norristown


  • Neil Walker, professional baseball player—Pittsburgh


  • Art Wall Jr., professional golfer—Honesdale


  • Rasheed Wallace, professional basketball player—Philadelphia


  • Ed Walsh, HOF professional baseball player—Plains Township


  • Joe Walton, professional football coach—Beaver Falls


  • Hakim Warrick, professional basketball player—Philadelphia


  • Earl Watford, professional football player—Philadelphia


  • Kenny Watson, professional football player—Harrisburg


  • Ricky Watters, professional football player—Harrisburg


  • Reggie Wells, professional football player—South Park


  • Johnny Weir, professional and Olympic figure skater—Coatesville


  • Randy White, HOF professional football player—Pittsburgh


  • Brian Williams, professional football player—Mt. Lebanon


  • Lauryn Williams, Summer and Winter Olympic medalist—Rochester


  • Josh Wilson, professional baseball player—Mt. Lebanon


  • Kris Wilson, professional football player—Harrisburg


  • Coy Wire, professional football player—Camp Hill Cedar Cliff


  • Stefen Wisniewski, professional football player—Pittsburgh


  • Lee Woodall, professional football player—Carlisle


  • Tom Woodeshick, professional football player—Wilkes-Barre


  • John Woodruff, Olympic gold medalist in track and field—Connellsville


  • Blidi Wreh-Wilson, professional football player—Edinboro


  • Frank Wycheck, professional football player—Philadelphia


  • Jack Zduriencik, professional baseball executive—New Castle



Authors, playwrights and composers[edit]




  • Edward Abbey—Indiana


  • Louisa May Alcott—Germantown


  • Lloyd Alexander—Philadelphia


  • George Anastasia—Philadelphia


  • Poul Anderson—Bristol


  • Janet Asimov—Ashland


  • Samuel Barber—West Chester, Pennsylvania


  • Donald Barthelme—Philadelphia


  • Ellen Bass—Philadelphia


  • John Batchelor—Bryn Mawr / Lower Merion Township


  • Stan and Jan Berenstain—Philadelphia


  • Ben Bova—Philadelphia


  • Pearl S. Buck—Perkasie


  • Charles Brockden Brown—Philadelphia


  • Bebe Moore Campbell—Philadelphia


  • Rachel Carson—Springdale


  • Stephen Chbosky—Pittsburgh


  • Marc Connelly—McKeesport


  • Margaret Deland—Allegheny


  • Annie Dillard—Pittsburgh


  • Tristan Egolf—Lancaster


  • Robert Fagles—Philadelphia


  • Stephen Flaherty—Pittsburgh


  • Harvey Flink—Centre Hall


  • Tom Flynn—Erie


  • Nancy Friday—Pittsburgh


  • David Fulmer—Northumberland


  • Todd Gallagher—Greensburg


  • Walter B. Gibson—Philadelphia


  • Jim Goad—Ridley Park


  • H.D. (Hilda Doolittle)—Bethlehem


  • Oscar Hammerstein II—Doylestown


  • Kristin Hunter—Philadelphia


  • Robert T. Jeschonek—Johnstown


  • Kait Kerrigan—Kingston


  • Dean Koontz—Everett


  • David Leavitt—Pittsburgh


  • Thomas Lipinski—Pittsburgh


  • Brian Lowdermilk—Wallingford


  • John D. MacDonald—Sharon


  • David McCullough—Pittsburgh


  • Henry Meyer—Centre County


  • James A. Michener—Doylestown


  • Jason Miller—Scranton


  • James Morrow—Philadelphia


  • Lance Morrow—Philadelphia


  • John O'Hara—Pottsville


  • Ralph Peters—Pottsville / Schuylkill Haven


  • Robert W. Peterson—Warren


  • Darryl Ponicsan—Shenandoah


  • Ezra Pound—Wyncote


  • Conrad Richter—Pine Grove


  • Mary Rinehart—Pittsburgh


  • Lisa Scottoline—Philadelphia


  • Sara Shepard—Downingtown


  • Martin Cruz Smith—Reading


  • Stephen Sondheim—Doylestown


  • Jerry Spinelli—Norristown


  • Jerry Stahl—Pittsburgh


  • Gertrude Stein—Allegheny


  • Gerald Stern—Pittsburgh


  • Wallace Stevens—Reading


  • Ida Tarbell—Titusville


  • John Updike—Reading


  • Judith Vollmer—Pittsburgh


  • Lauren Weisberger—Allentown


  • John Edgar Wideman—Pittsburgh


  • Marianne Wiggins—Lancaster


  • August Wilson—Pittsburgh


  • Owen Wister—Philadelphia


  • Jeffrey Zaslow—Broomall


  • Calvin Ziegler—Rebersburg



Computer scientists and mathematicians[edit]




  • Scott Aaronson—Philadelphia


  • John Backus—Philadelphia


  • David A. Bader—Bethlehem


  • Brendan Eich—Pittsburgh


  • Martin Charles Golumbic—Erie


  • Emil Grosswald—Narberth


  • Chad Hurley—Birdsboro


  • Alan Kotok—Philadelphia


  • Michael L. Littman—Philadelphia


  • Alan Perlis—Pittsburgh


  • Hilary Putnam—Philadelphia


  • Jeffrey Shallit—Philadelphia


  • George Stibitz—York


  • E. Roy Weintraub—Philadelphia



Conservationists[edit]




  • Rachel Carson—Springdale


  • Paul R. Ehrlich—Germantown


  • Major Israel McCreight—Du Bois


  • Inky Moore—Newville


  • Joseph Rothrock—McVeytown



Criminals[edit]




  • Mumia Abu-Jamal—Philadelphia


  • George Banks—Wilkes-Barre


  • Richard Baumhammers—Pittsburgh


  • Angelo Bruno—Philadelphia


  • Andrew Thomas DelGiorno—Philadelphia


  • Mickey Duffy—Philadelphia


  • Ira Einhorn—Philadelphia


  • Caleb Fairley—Gulph Mills


  • Eric Frein—Canadensis


  • Kermit Gosnell—Philadelphia


  • Gary M. Heidnik—Philadelphia


  • Maxie "Boo Boo" Hoff—Philadelphia


  • Eddie James—Bristol


  • Joseph Kallinger—Philadelphia


  • Timothy Krajcir—West Mahanoy


  • Alec Devon Kreider—Lancaster County


  • Ignatius Lanzetta—Philadelphia


  • Leo Lanzetta—Philadelphia


  • Joey Merlino—Philadelphia


  • Charles Carl Roberts—Lancaster


  • Jerry Sandusky—Washington


  • Sundance Kid—Mont Clare


  • Philip Testa—Philadelphia


  • Salvatore Testa—Philadelphia



Educators[edit]




  • Robert Balling, professor of geography, Arizona State University—Uniontown


  • Derek Bok, 25th President of Harvard University—Bryn Mawr


  • Harold W. Dodds, fifteenth President of Princeton University—Utica


  • Thomas Messinger Drown, fourth President of Lehigh University—Philadelphia


  • C. Clement French, sixth president of Washington State University—Philadelphia


  • Thomas F. George, chancellor and professor of chemistry and physics, University of Missouri–St. Louis—Philadelphia


  • Leonard Hayflick, Professor of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco—Philadelphia


  • Susan Henking—Paoli, president of Shimer College[3]


  • John W. Heston, second president of Washington State; third president of South Dakota State; fourth president of Dakota State—Bellefonte


  • John Heuser, Professor of Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine—Pittsburgh


  • Andrew Knoll, Fisher Professor of Natural History and Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University—West Reading


  • Philip Morrison, Institute Professor Emeritus and Professor of Physics Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology—Pittsburgh


  • David Soll, biology professor, University of Iowa—Philadelphia


  • Bernard Wolfman (1924–2011), Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and law professor-Philadelphia


  • John Yoo, Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley—Philadelphia



Engineers and inventors[edit]




  • James Henry Carpenter—Reading, Berks County


  • Edgar Cortright—Hastings


  • William C. Davis, Jr.—Shinglehouse


  • Henry Deringer—Johnstown


  • Nance Dicciani—Philadelphia


  • J. Presper Eckert—Philadelphia


  • Jesse Fell—Wilkes-Barre


  • Matthias Forney—Hanover


  • Benjamin Franklin—Philadelphia


  • Daniel French—Brownsville and Philadelphia


  • Robert Fulton—Little Britain


  • Frank Hastings Griffin—Chester


  • Mary Hallock-Greenewalt—Philadelphia


  • George H. Heilmeier—Philadelphia


  • John Kanzius—Washington


  • Samuel Kier—Conemaugh Township


  • Thomas Midgley Jr.—Beaver Falls


  • William C. Pfefferle—Philadelphia


  • Alan Pritsker—Philadelphia


  • Henry Miller Shreve—Brownsville


  • Jacob Snider—Philadelphia


  • Frederick Winslow Taylor—Philadelphia


  • William Hultz Walker—Pittsburgh


  • Nathaniel Wyeth—Chadds Ford



Entrepreneurs, industrialists, and chief executive officers[edit]




  • John Aglialoro—Philadelphia


  • Peter Angelos—Pittsburgh


  • James Ford Bell—Philadelphia


  • Manoj Bhargava—Philadelphia


  • Steve Bisciotti—Philadelphia


  • Mary Boone—Erie


  • Amar Bose—Philadelphia


  • Norman Braman—West Chester / Philadelphia


  • Washington Atlee Burpee—Philadelphia


  • Andrew Carnegie—Allegheny


  • Joan Carter—Pittsburgh


  • Kayla Collins—Reading


  • Henry Pomeroy Davison—Troy


  • Mark Donovan—Pittsburgh


  • David Edgerton—Lebanon


  • Mahlon Haines–York


  • Milton S. Hershey—Derry Church (Hershey)


  • Alfred Hunt—Bethlehem, Brownsville and Philadelphia


  • Lee Iacocca—Allentown


  • Bennett S. LeBow—Philadelphia


  • Larry Lucchino—Pittsburgh


  • David Montgomery—Philadelphia


  • Robert Nardelli—Old Forge


  • Amedeo Obici—Wilkes-Barre


  • Asa Packer—Jim Thorpe (originally called Mauch Chunk)


  • H.B. Reese—Derry Church (Hershey)


  • Frank Resnik—Unity Township


  • Brian Roberts—Philadelphia


  • Art Rooney—Coulterville


  • Art Rooney II—Pittsburgh


  • Richard Mellon Scaife—Pittsburgh


  • Charles M. Schwab—Williamsburg / Loretto


  • James Sinegal—Pittsburgh


  • Jeffrey Skilling—Pittsburgh


  • Jim Stamatis—Lehigh Valley


  • John Surma—Pittsburgh


  • David Tepper—Pittsburgh


  • Thomas Usher—Reading


  • Jerry Wolman—Shenandoah


  • Joseph Wharton—Philadelphia


  • Isaiah Vansant Williamson—Bensalem Township



Filmmakers, directors and producers[edit]




  • M. K. Asante—Philadelphia


  • Joe Augustyn—Philadelphia


  • Donald P. Bellisario—Cokeburg


  • Shane Black—Pittsburgh


  • Richard Brooks—Philadelphia


  • Chris Columbus—Spangler


  • Rusty Cundieff—Pittsburgh


  • Lee Daniels—Philadelphia


  • Brian De Palma—Philadelphia


  • Caleb Deschanel—Philadelphia


  • David M. Evans—Wilkes-Barre


  • Peter Farrelly—Phoenixville


  • Jonathan Frakes—Bellefonte


  • Antoine Fuqua—Pittsburgh


  • Todd Gallagher—Greensburg


  • Marshall Herskovitz—Philadelphia


  • Tigre Hill—Philadelphia


  • Tamar Simon Hoffs—Johnstown


  • Todd Holland—Kittanning / Meadville


  • David Hollander—Pittsburgh


  • Kevin Hooks—Philadelphia


  • David Howard—Philadelphia


  • Tamara Jenkins—Philadelphia


  • Clark Johnson—Philadelphia


  • Deborah Kaplan—Abington


  • Irvin Kershner—Philadelphia


  • Randal Kleiser—Philadelphia


  • Harold F. Kress—Pittsburgh


  • Charles Leavitt—Pittsburgh


  • Richard Lester—Philadelphia


  • Herschell Gordon Lewis—Pittsburgh


  • Steven Lisberger—Philadelphia


  • Sidney Lumet—Philadelphia


  • Abby Mann—Philadelphia / East Pittsburgh


  • Kathleen Marshall—Pittsburgh


  • Elaine May—Philadelphia


  • Melanie Mayron—Philadelphia


  • Adam McKay—Malvern


  • Jason Miller—Scranton


  • David Mirkin—Philadelphia


  • Clifford Odets—Philadelphia


  • Eric Red—Pittsburgh


  • Richard Rossi—Pittsburgh


  • Alvin Sargent—Philadelphia


  • Tom Savini—Pittsburgh


  • Edwin Sherin—Harrisburg


  • M. Night Shyamalan—Philadelphia


  • Jerry Stahl—Pittsburgh


  • Joseph Strick—Braddock


  • Andrew Kevin Walker—Altoona / Mechanicsburg


  • Paul Wendkos—Philadelphia


  • Sam Wood—Philadelphia


  • Bud Yorkin—Washington


  • Neal Dodson—York



Musicians[edit]



A–G | H–M | N–Z


A–G


  • Christina Aguilera—Pittsburgh


  • Josh Balz Ex Keyboardist Motionless in White


  • Marian Anderson—Philadelphia


  • Mark Andes—Philadelphia


  • Frankie Avalon—Philadelphia


  • Samuel Barber—West Chester


  • Franny Beecher—Norristown


  • George Benson—Pittsburgh


  • Les Brown—Lykens


  • Benjamin Burnley—Wilkes Barre


  • Bilal—Philadelphia


  • Joe Bonsall—Philadelphia


  • Glenn Branca—Harrisburg


  • Solomon Burke—Philadelphia


  • Vanessa Carlton—Milford


  • Sabrina Carpenter—Lehigh Valley


  • Cassidy—Philadelphia


  • Danny Cedrone—Philadelphia


  • Chubby Checker—Philadelphia


  • Lou Christie—Moon Township


  • Todd Tamanend Clark—Greensboro


  • Stanley Clarke—Philadelphia


  • John Coltrane—Philadelphia


  • Perry Como—Canonsburg


  • Joey Covington—Johnstown


  • Jim Croce—Drexel Hill


  • Patrick Dahlheimer—York


  • Bobby Dall—Mechanicsburg


  • Lacy J. Dalton—Bloomsburg


  • Daya—Pittsburgh


  • Jimmy Dorsey—Shenandoah


  • Tommy Dorsey—Shenandoah


  • Jimmy DeGrasso—Bethlehem


  • Esteban—Pittsburgh


  • Kevin Eubanks—Philadelphia


  • Jackie Evancho—Pittsburgh


  • Eve—Philadelphia


  • Renée Fleming—Indiana


  • Stephen Foster—Pittsburgh


  • James Moyer Franks—Trappe


  • Freeway—Philadelphia


  • James Allen Gähres—Harrisburg


  • Stan Getz—Philadelphia


  • Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein—Philadelphia


  • Chad Gracey—York


  • Johnny Grande—Philadelphia


  • Anthony Green—Doylestown


  • Justin Guarini—Doylestown



H–M


  • Hair Rocket—Philadelphia indie rock band


  • Lzzy Hale—Red Lion


  • Daryl Hall—Pottstown


  • Mary Hallock-Greenewalt—Philadelphia


  • Dan Hartman—Harrisburg


  • Phyllis Hyman—Pittsburgh


  • Donnie Iris—Ellwood City


  • Keith Jarrett—Allentown


  • DJ Jazzy Jeff—Philadelphia


  • Joan Jett—Philadelphia


  • Allan Jones—Old Forge


  • Wiz Khalifa—Pittsburgh


  • Jason Karaban—Norristown


  • Tom Keifer—Springfield


  • Chris Kirkpatrick ('N Sync)—Clarion


  • Richie Kotzen—Reading


  • Ed Kowalczyk—York


  • Kurupt—Philadelphia


  • Jeff LaBar—Darby


  • Patti LaBelle—Philadelphia


  • Mario Lanza—Philadelphia


  • Lil Peep (Gustav Elijah Åhr)


  • Lil Skies—Waynesboro


  • Lil Uzi Vert—Philadelphia


  • Lisa Lopes—Philadelphia


  • Kellee Maize—Pittsburgh


  • Henry Mancini—Aliquippa


  • Fred Mascherino—Philadelphia, Coatesville


  • Al Martino—Philadelphia


  • Pat Martino—Philadelphia


  • Billy May—Pittsburgh


  • Dan McKeown—Philadelphia


  • Meek Mill—Philadelphia


  • Mac Miller—Pittsburgh


  • Garnet Mimms—Philadelphia


  • Bret Michaels—Butler


  • Mirah—Philadelphia


  • Irene Molloy—Doylestown


  • Patrick Monahan—Erie


  • Chris Motionless—Scranton


  • Musiq Soulchild—Philadelphia



N–Z


  • Jaco Pastorius—Norristown


  • Billy Paul—Philadelphia


  • Teddy Pendergrass—Philadelphia


  • Christina Perri—Bensalem


  • Pink—Doylestown


  • Jack Pleis—Philadelphia


  • Questlove—Philadelphia


  • Sun Ra—Philadelphia


  • Trent Reznor—Mercer


  • Rikki Rockett—Mechanicsburg


  • Asher Roth—Morrisville


  • Todd Rundgren—Upper Darby


  • Bobby Rydell—Philadelphia


  • Ira D. Sankey—New Castle


  • Santogold—Philadelphia


  • Schooly D—Philadelphia


  • Jill Scott—Philadelphia


  • Shanice—Pittsburgh


  • Beanie Sigel—Philadelphia


  • Langhorne Slim (Sean Scolnick (Langhorne Slim)—Langhorne


  • Will Smith—Philadelphia


  • Leopold Stokowski—Philadelphia


  • Taylor Swift—Reading


  • Tammi Terrell—Philadelphia


  • McCoy Tyner—Philadelphia


  • Bobby Vinton—Canonsburg


  • Chris Vrenna—Erie


  • John Walker—Johnstown


  • Syreeta Wright—Pittsburgh



Natural scientists and physicians[edit]




  • Edward Acheson—Washington


  • Anurag Agrawal—Allentown


  • Christian Anfinsen—Monessen


  • Alexander Dallas Bache—Philadelphia


  • Albert Barnes—Philadelphia


  • Michael Behe—Altoona


  • Elmer Bolton—Frankford


  • James Bond—Philadelphia


  • James Booth—Philadelphia


  • Herbert Boyer—Derry


  • Robert Breed—Brooklyn Township


  • Michael Stuart Brown—Wyncote


  • Sean M. Carroll—Philadelphia


  • Rachel Carson—Springdale


  • Daniel Chamovitz—Aliquippa


  • Britton Chance—Wilkes-Barre


  • Ralph Cicerone—New Castle


  • Edward Cope—Philadelphia


  • George Delahunty—Upper Darby


  • John Dorrance—Bristol


  • Alice Evans—Neath


  • John Frazer—Philadelphia


  • Frederick Genth—Philadelphia


  • Frederick Grinnell—Philadelphia


  • Robert Hare—Philadelphia


  • William Harkins—Titusville


  • Philip Hench—Pittsburgh


  • Berwind Kaufmann—Philadelphia


  • Charles Keeling—Scranton


  • John Kopchick—Punxsutawney


  • Stephanie Kwolek—New Kensington


  • Edward Lewis—Wilkes-Barre


  • Stephen Lippard—Pittsburgh


  • William Madia—Wilkinsburg


  • Daniel Mazia—Scranton


  • Samuel George Morton—Philadelphia


  • Jack Myers—Damascus Township


  • Charles Overberger—Barnesboro


  • Mary Pennington—Philadelphia


  • George Prendergast—Philadelphia


  • John Quackenbush—Kingston


  • David L. Reich—Philadelphia


  • Theodore Richards—Germantown


  • Charles Rick—Reading


  • Anita Roberts—Pittsburgh


  • James Rogers—Philadelphia


  • William Rogers—Philadelphia


  • Beth Shapiro—Allentown


  • Alex Shigo—Duquesne


  • Lester Shubin—Philadelphia


  • Neil Shubin—Philadelphia


  • Daniel Simberloff—Wilson


  • Edgar Smith—York


  • Howard Temin—Philadelphia


  • Claude Villee, Jr.—Lancaster


  • William Walker—Pittsburgh


  • Michael Welner—Pittsburgh


  • Caspar Wistar—Philadelphia


  • Rake Yohn—West Chester


  • Roger Young—Burgettstown



Politics, government and military[edit]


See also: List of Governors of Pennsylvania, List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, List of United States Representatives from Pennsylvania, and List of United States Senators from Pennsylvania


A–M | N–Z


A–M


  • Jack Agnew, inspiration for novel and film The Dirty Dozen—Philadelphia


  • Claude Allen, assistant to the President for domestic policy under George W. Bush—Philadelphia


  • Henry "Hap" Arnold, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force General—Gladwyne


  • John C. Bell Jr., 33rd Governor of Pennsylvania—Philadelphia


  • Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States and longtime U.S. Senator from Delaware (1973–2009)—Scranton


  • Robert Bork, Solicitor General, Attorney General, Judge of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, Supreme Court nominee—Pittsburgh


  • John Boyd, USAF fighter pilot and Pentagon consultant, developer of the OODA loop—Erie


  • Martin Grove Brumbaugh, 26th Governor of Pennsylvania—Huntingdon County


  • James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States—Cove Gap


  • Smedley Butler, U.S. Marine Corps General—West Chester


  • Frank Carlucci, U.S. Secretary of Defense under Ronald Reagan—Scranton


  • Samuel Carpenter, first Treasurer 1704, Deputy Governor to William Penn—Philadelphia


  • Ashton Carter, U.S. Secretary of Defense under Barack Obama—Philadelphia


  • Bob Casey Jr., US Senator, son of former Governor—Scranton


  • Robert P. Casey, 42nd Governor of Pennsylvania—Scranton


  • Benjamin Chew, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, state Attorney General—Philadelphia


  • Joseph Clancy, Director of Secret Service under Barack Obama—Philadelphia


  • Mark B. Cohen, Democratic chairman, Human Services Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives


  • William Coleman, U.S. Secretary of Transportation under Gerald Ford—Philadelphia


  • Tom Corbett, 46th Governor of Pennsylvania—Philadelphia


  • George M. Dallas, 11th Vice President of the United States—Philadelphia


  • James J. Davis, U.S. Secretary of Labor, U.S. Senator—Pittsburgh


  • James H. Duff, U.S. Senator and 34th Governor—Carnegie


  • R. Budd Dwyer, treasurer, State Senator and Representative—Harrisburg


  • George Howard Earle III, 30th Governor of Pennsylvania—Montgomery County


  • Peter Feaver, National Security Council member for Clinton and Bush administrations—Bethlehem


  • Bob Filner, Mayor of San Diego—Pittsburgh


  • John Stuchell Fisher, 29th Governor of Pennsylvania—South Mahoning Twp.


  • Benjamin Franklin, scientist, diplomat, teacher, and founding father of the United States—Philadelphia


  • Frank Gaffney, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense under Ronald Reagan—Pittsburgh


  • Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives—Harrisburg


  • Alexander Haig, Secretary of State, White House Chief of Staff, NATO Supreme Commander—Philadelphia


  • Winfield Scott Hancock, Union Civil War commander—Montgomeryville


  • Orrin Hatch, Republican senator from Utah—Pittsburgh


  • Michael Hayden, Director of CIA under George W. Bush—Pittsburgh


  • William G. Hundley, criminal defense attorney—Pittsburgh


  • Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of Interior under Franklin D. Roosevelt—Altoona


  • Arthur James, 31st Governor of Pennsylvania—Plymouth


  • Michael Johns, U.S. Presidential speechwriter—Emmaus


  • George Joulwan, U.S. Army General—Pottsville


  • John Kasich, Congressman from Ohio (1983–2001), 69th Governor of Ohio, presidential candidate in 2016 and 2000—Pittsburgh


  • Donald Kohn, Vice Chairman of Federal Reserve—Philadelphia


  • Alf Landon, Governor of Kansas and presidential candidate—West Middlesex


  • Andrew Lewis, Secretary of Transportation under Ronald Reagan—Philadelphia


  • Richard Marcinko, Navy Seal, commanded Seal Team Six—Lansford


  • George Marshall, Secretary of Defense under Harry S. Truman—Uniontown


  • Edward Martin, U.S. Senator and 32nd Governor of Pennsylvania—Ten Mile


  • Betsy McCaughey, Lieutenant Governor of state of New York—Pittsburgh


  • John J. McCloy, Assistant Secretary of War during World War II—Philadelphia


  • H. R. McMaster, National Security Advisor, U.S. Army Lt. General—Philadelphia


  • Royal Meeker, advisor to President Woodrow Wilson—Quaker Lake


  • Thomas Mifflin, first Governor of Pennsylvania—Philadelphia



N–Z


  • Janet Napolitano, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security—Pittsburgh


  • Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel—Cheltenham Township


  • John Olver, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts—Honesdale


  • Alexander Mitchell Palmer, U.S. Attorney General, director of controversial Palmer Raids—White Haven


  • Rand Paul, U.S. Senator (R-KY)—Pittsburgh


  • Ron Paul, U.S. House of Representatives (R-TX)—Pittsburgh


  • Samuel W. Pennypacker, 23rd Governor of Pennsylvania—Phoenixville


  • Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton—Scranton


  • Ed Rendell, 45th Governor of Pennsylvania—Philadelphia


  • George S. Rentz, World War II Navy Chaplain and Navy Cross awardee—Lebanon


  • Tom Ridge, Governor, first Secretary of Homeland Security—Munhall


  • Alice Rivlin, Director of the Office of Management and Budget under Bill Clinton, Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve System—Philadelphia


  • John Roll, federal judge slain in 2011 Tucson shooting in Arizona—Pittsburgh


  • Dan Rooney, U.S. Ambassador to Ireland—Pittsburgh


  • Betsy Ross, credited maker of original American flag—Philadelphia


  • Richard Schweiker, Congressman, Senator, and Secretary of Health and Human Services under Ronald Reagan—Norristown


  • Joe Sestak, Navy Admiral and Congressman—Secane


  • Raymond P. Shafer, Governor of Pennsylvania—New Castle


  • Jeanne Shaheen, U.S. Senator and Governor of New Hampshire—Selinsgrove


  • Don Sherwood, U.S. Representative (R-PA)—Tunkhannock


  • D. Brooks Smith, federal judge on Court of Appeals—Altoona


  • Carl Andrew Spaatz, WWII general and first Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force—Boyertown


  • Arlen Specter, U.S. Senator (R-PA)—Philadelphia


  • William Cameron Sproul, 27th Governor of Pennsylvania—Lancaster County


  • Thaddeus Stevens, Constitutional activist—Gettysburg


  • William A. Stone, 22nd Governor of Pennsylvania—Wellsboro


  • Edwin Sydney Stuart, 24th Governor of Pennsylvania—Philadelphia


  • Lawrence Summers, Director of National Economic Council under Barack Obama—Penn Valley


  • Charlemagne Tower, lawyer, mining magnate and landowner—Pottsville


  • Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Governor of Iowa—Pittsburgh


  • Curtin Winsor, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica under Ronald Reagan—Philadelphia


  • Richard Winters, 101st Airborne, 506th E Company, World War II—Lancaster



Radio and television[edit]




  • Rick Amato, radio talk show host, conservative commentator, columnist—Pittsburgh


  • Jodi Applegate, broadcast journalist—Moon Township


  • Michael Barkann, radio talk show host, television host—Newtown Square


  • Chuck Barris, television host and producer—Philadelphia


  • John Batchelor, radio talk show host—Bryn Mawr / Lower Merion Township


  • Ron Bennington, radio personality and comedian, The Ron and Fez Show—Philadelphia


  • Jerry Blavat, disc jockey—Philadelphia


  • Neal Boortz, libertarian radio talk show host—Bryn Mawr


  • Michael Buffer, ring announcer known for his trademarked catchphrase, "Let's get ready to rumble!"—Philadelphia / Roslyn


  • Steve Burns, original host of the kids' show Blue's Clues—Boyertown


  • Steve Capus, former president of NBC News—Bryn Mawr


  • Todd Christensen, sports broadcaster for the MountainWest Sports Network—Bellefonte


  • Myron Cope, former Pittsburgh Steelers radio personality—Pittsburgh


  • Regis Cordic, former radio personality; actor in Columbo, Gunsmoke—Pittsburgh


  • Jim Cramer, television personality—Wyndmoor


  • Bill Cullen, television personality—Pittsburgh


  • Sharon Epperson, correspondent for CNBC—Pittsburgh


  • Howard Eskin, Philadelphia-based sports radio personality—Philadelphia


  • Debra Fox, television anchor—Pittsburgh


  • Pauline Frederick, newspaper, TV, and radio journalist—Gallitzin


  • Alan Freed, radio disc jockey who coined the term "Rock and Roll"—Windber


  • Courtney Friel, entertainment reporter for Fox News—Norristown


  • Louis Glackens, illustrator—Philadelphia


  • Jon & Kate Gosselin, reality TV personalities (Jon & Kate Plus 8), family of 10 with sextuplets and twins—Wyomissing


  • Andy Gresh, talk show host, television host, color commentator—Brownsville


  • Marc Lamont Hill, BET News correspondent, CNN political commentator—Philadelphia


  • Marilyn Horne, opera singer—Bradford


  • Abby Huntsman, co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend—Philadelphia


  • Suzy Kolber, television sportscaster—Upper Dublin Township


  • Andrea Kremer, television sportscaster—Philadelphia


  • Carson Kressley, TV personality, Queer Eye, How to Look Good Naked—Allentown


  • Mark Levin, radio talk show host, conservative political commentator—Cheltenham Township


  • Chloe Lukasiak, actor, featured dancer on Dance Moms—Churchill (Pittsburgh / Mars)


  • Joe Lunardi, college basketball analyst for ESPN—Philadelphia


  • Meredith Marakovits, New York Yankees clubhouse reporter for the YES Network—Walnutport


  • Bam Margera, reality television personality and skateboarder—West Chester


  • Chris Matthews, political commentator, MSNBC's Hardball—Philadelphia


  • Billy Mays, TV direct-response advertising salesman and star of Discovery Channel's Pitchmen—McKees Rocks


  • Michael Medved, talk radio host, conservative commentator, film critic—Philadelphia


  • Abby Lee Miller, star of Pittsburgh-based Dance Moms and owner of Abby Lee Dance Company—Penn Hills[A]


  • Jeanne Moos, broadcast journalist for CNN—Pittsburgh


  • Clayton Morris, co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend—Spring Township


  • Charlie O'Donnell, radio/TV announcer, primarily on game shows—Philadelphia


  • Beth Ostrosky, model, judge on ABC's True Beauty and host of G4's Filter—Pittsburgh


  • Jack Posobiec, correspondent for One America News Network—Norristown


  • Fred Rogers, television personality, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood—Latrobe


  • Norman Rose, radio announcer (NBC's Dimension X and CBS Radio Mystery Theater)—Philadelphia


  • Ryan Sampson, radio personality, The Morning Mash Up Sirius XM Hits 1—Titusville


  • Ray Scott, sportscaster for the Green Bay Packers—Johnstown


  • Steve Scully, host of C-SPAN's Washington Journal—Erie


  • Paul Shannon, host of Adventuretime, WTAE Channel 4—Crafton


  • Dick Stockton, sportscaster for Fox Sports and Turner Sports—Philadelphia


  • Andrea Tantaros, political analyst and commentator on Fox News and Fox Business Network—Allentown


  • Jake Tapper, anchor for CNN, The Lead with Jake Tapper, State of the Union—Philadelphia


  • Jesse Watters, commentator for Fox News, host of Watters' World—Philadelphia


  • Kristen Welker, broadcast journalist for NBC News—Philadelphia


  • Maddie Ziegler, actor, featured dancer on Dance Moms—Murrysville



Religion[edit]




  • Tony Campolo—Philadelphia


  • Walter Ciszek—Shenandoah


  • Harvey Cox—Malvern


  • Prince Demetrius Gallitzin—Cambria County


  • Washington Gladden—Pottsgrove


  • Barry Lynn—Harrisburg / Bethlehem


  • David Miscavige—Bucks County


  • Joseph Murgas—Wilkes Barre / Slovakia


  • Michael Novak—Johnstown


  • Charles Taze Russell—Pittsburgh


  • Rev. Jeremiah Wright—Philadelphia



Social scientists and academics[edit]




  • Russell L. Ackoff—Philadelphia


  • Clayton Alderfer—Sellersville


  • Gary Becker—Pottsville


  • Julian Bond—Philadelphia


  • Edwin Boring—Philadelphia


  • Leonard Burman—Philadelphia


  • Paul Cameron—Pittsburgh


  • Henry Charles Carey—Philadelphia


  • Leonard Carmichael—Philadelphia


  • James McKeen Cattell—Easton


  • Noam Chomsky—Philadelphia


  • Randolph Cohen—Philadelphia


  • Robert Costanza—Pittsburgh


  • Albert Ellis—Pittsburgh


  • Joshua Fishman—Philadelphia


  • W. Nelson Francis—Philadelphia


  • Harry Frankfurt—Langhorne


  • Walter Freeman—Philadelphia


  • Howard Gardner—Scranton


  • Henry George—Philadelphia


  • Douglas Holtz-Eakin—Pittsburgh


  • Noel Ignatiev—Philadelphia


  • Jane Jacobs—Scranton


  • E. Michael Jones—Philadelphia


  • Jacob Kantor—Harrisburg


  • William Keen—Philadelphia


  • Sally Kohn—Allentown


  • Donald N. Levine—New Castle


  • Edward B. Lewis—Wilkes-Barre


  • John McWhorter—Philadelphia


  • Margaret Mead—Philadelphia / Doylestown


  • Robert K. Merton—Philadelphia


  • Albert Jay Nock—Scranton


  • Hilary Putnam—Philadelphia


  • Robert Reich—Scranton


  • David Riesman—Philadelphia


  • Clinton Rossiter—Philadelphia


  • Michael Rubin—Philadelphia


  • B. F. Skinner—Susquehanna


  • Jude Wanniski—Pottsville


  • Walter Williams—Philadelphia


  • Alan Wolfe—Philadelphia


  • Michael Yates—Pittsburgh


  • Robert Yerkes—Breadysville, Bucks County



See also[edit]



  • List of people from Erie, Pennsylvania

  • List of people from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

  • List of people from Philadelphia

  • List of people from the Pittsburgh metropolitan area

  • List of people from York, Pennsylvania




Notes[edit]




  1. ^ Sources cited in her article state that her studio is in Pittsburgh, but not whether she lives in the city itself.




References[edit]




  1. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 (NST-EST2013-01) [XLS - 37k]". United States Census Bureau. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 19 July 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em; linked on Census Bureau page State Totals: Vintage 2013. See also List of U.S. states and territories by population


  2. ^ Mike Mentzer – Bodybuilder, Writer, and Philosopher by Bob Burns


  3. ^ "A College President, Drawn to Uncertainties". New York Times. 2013-08-25.




Further reading[edit]




  • Famous people from Allentown, Pennsylvania at the Notable Names Database

  • Famous people from Lancaster, Pennsylvania at the Notable Names Database

  • Famous people from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Notable Names Database

  • Famous people from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the Notable Names Database










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