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Pennsylvania, the sixth most populous state in the United States, is the birthplace of many famous Americans. People from Pennsylvania are sometimes referred to as "Pennsylvanians."
The following is a list of famous 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:
Actors
- F. Murray Abraham—Pitt
- Gerald Anthony—Pittsburgh
- Val Avery—Philadelphia
- Kevin Bacon—Philadelphia
- Carroll Baker—Johnstown
- Vince Barnett—Pittsburgh
- Ethel Barrymore—Philadelphia
- John Barrymore—Philadelphia
- Lionel Barrymore—Philadelphia
- Jayce Bartok—Pittsburgh
- Billy Barty—Fredericktown-Millsboro
- Blake Bashoff—Philadelphia
- Alan Beckwith—Tyrone
- Maria Bello—Norristown
- Julie Benz—Pittsburgh / Murrysville
- Edward Binns—Philadelphia
- Larry Bishop—Philadelphia
- Janet Blair—Altoona
- Billy Blanks—Erie
- Marc Blucas—Butler / Girard
- Walter Bobbie—Scranton
- David Boreanaz—Philadelphia
- Christian Bowman—Harrisburg
- Jim Boyd—Philadelphia
- Peter Boyle—Philadelphia
- Laura Breckenridge—Flourtown
- David Brenner—Philadelphia
- Al Bridge—Philadelphia
- Fran Brill—Chester
- Charles Bronson—Ehrenfeld
- Robert Curtis Brown—Bucks County
- Steve Burns—Gilbertsville
- Clarissa Burt—Philadelphia
- Eugene Byrd—Philadelphia
- Alexandra Chando—Bethlehem
- Kitty Chen—Philadelphia
- Dennis Christopher—Philadelphia
- Caitlin Clarke—Pittsburgh
- Lauren Cohan—Philadelphia
- Jack Coleman—Easton
- Marc Connelly—McKeesport
- Michael Constantine—Reading
- Bradley Cooper—Philadelphia / Jenkintown
- Ellen Corby—Philadelphia
- Bill Cosby—Philadelphia
- Broderick Crawford—Philadelphia
- Michael Cornacchia—Philadelphia
- Dolores Costello—Pittsburgh
- Maurice Costello—Pittsburgh
- Erin Cottrell—Yardley
- Rebecca Creskoff—Philadelphia
- John Davidson—Pittsburgh
- Ann B. Davis—Erie
- Bruce Davison—Philadelphia
- John de Lancie—Philadelphia
- Kim Delaney—Roxborough
- Benicio del Toro—Mercersburg
- 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
- Lisa Eichhorn—Reading
- Lisa Emery—Pittsburgh
- Barbara Feldon—Bethel Park
- Tina Fey—Upper Darby
- W.C. Fields—Philadelphia
- Larry Fine—Philadelphia
- Bette Ford—McKeesport
- Matthew Fox—Abington
- Jonathan Frakes—Bellefonte
- Martin Gabel—Philadelphia
- Megan Gallagher—Reading / Wyomissing
- Kyle Gallner—West Chester
- Rita Gam—Pittsburgh
- Janet Gaynor—Philadelphia
- Deborah Geffner—Pittsburgh
- Richard Gere—Philadelphia
- Ileen Getz—Bristol
- Scott Glenn—Pittsburgh
- Jeff Goldblum—Pittsburgh
- Frank Gorshin—Pittsburgh
- Seth Green—Philadelphia
- Charles Grodin—Pittsburgh
- Charles Hallahan—Philadelphia
- Veronica Hamel—Philadelphia
- Kevin Hart—Philadelphia
- Tim Heidecker—Philadelphia
- Gillian Jacobs—Mt. Lebanon
- Cherie Johnson—Pittsburgh
- Clark Johnson—Philadelphia
- Russell Johnson—Ashley
- Angela Jones—Greensburg
- Shirley Jones—Charleroi
- James Karen—Wilkes-Barre
- Michael Keaton—Pittsburgh
- Sheila Kelley—Greensburg
- Gene Kelly—Pittsburgh
- Grace Kelly (Princess of Monaco)—Philadelphia
- Jamie Kennedy—Upper Darby
- Daniel Dae Kim—Bethlehem
- Jack Klugman—Philadelphia
- Jack Krizmanich—Phoenixville
- Liz Larsen—Philadelphia
- Andrew Lawrence—Philadelphia
- Joshua Leonard—State College
- Richard LeParmentier—Pittsburgh
- David Lewis—Philadelphia
- Gilbert Lewis—Philadelphia
- Jonathan Loughran—Philadelphia
- Beverly Lynne—Sellersville
- Aline MacMahon—Pittsburgh
- Jeanette MacDonald-Philadelphia
- Jayne Mansfield—Bryn Mawr
- Henry Mancini—Aliquippa
- Bam Margera—West Chester
- Mark Margolis—Philadelphia
- Hugh Marlowe—Philadelphia
- Adoni Maropis—Pittsburgh
- Joe Maross—Barnesboro
- Lynne Marta—Philadelphia
- Al Martino—Philadelphia
- Mark Matkevich—Philadelphia
- Elaine May—Philadelphia
- Melanie Mayron—Philadelphia
- Mitzi McCall—Pittsburgh
- Paul McCrane—Philadelphia / Richboro
- Mary McDonnell—Wilkes-Barre
- Rob McElhenney—Philadelphia
- Larry Mendte—Lansdowne
- Adolphe Menjou—Pittsburgh
- Charles Meredith—Knoxville
- Mary Lou Metzger—Philadelphia
- James A Michener—Doylestown
- Dennis Miller—Pittsburgh
- Kate Micucci—Nazareth
- Cameron Mitchell—Dallastown
- Tom Mix— Mix Run
- Kelly Monaco—Philadelphia
- Alicia Moore—Doylestown
- Kelly Neal—Philadelphia
- Irene Ng—Allentown
- Gregory Nicotero—Pittsburgh
- J.J. North—Philadelphia
- Cheri Oteri—Upper Darby
- Jerry Orbach—Wilkes-Barre
- Beth Ostrosky—Pittsburgh
- Jack Palance—Hazle Township
- Sydney Park—Philadelphia
- Steven Pasquale—Hershey
- Michele Pawk—Butler
- Pamela Payton-Wright—Pittsburgh
- Robert Picardo—Philadelphia
- 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
- Daniel Roebuck—Bethlehem
- Fred Rogers—Latrobe
- George A. Romero—Pittsburgh
- Norman Rose—Philadelphia
- Zelda Rubinstein—Pittsburgh
- Herbert Rudley—Philadelphia
- Bob Saget—Philadelphia
- Diane Salinger—Philadelphia
- 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
- Jonathan Slavin—Wilkes-Barre
- Kerr Smith—Exton
- Will Smith—Philadelphia
- Timothy Stack—Doylestown
- Daniel Stern—Shamokin
- James Stewart—Indiana
- Sharon Stone—Meadville
- Joseph Sweeney—Philadelphia
- Christine Taylor—Allentown
- Holland Taylor—Philadelphia
- Teller—Philadelphia
- 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
- Chris Young—Chambersburg
- Winter Ave Zoli—New Hope
Artists
- 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
- Keith Haring, painter—Reading
- Jerry Harris, sculptor—Pittsburgh
- Mike Hawthorne, comic book artist, illustrator—York City
- William Stanley Haseltine, painter—Philadelphia
- Martin Johnson Heade, painter—Lumberville
- 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, Pennsylvania
- Jeff Smith, cartoonist—McKees Rocks
- Shawn Spangler, ceramic artist —Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Kate Vrijmoet, artist—Philadelphia
- Andy Warhol, pop culture artist—Pittsburgh
- Andrew Wyeth, painter—Chadds Ford Township
- Jamie Wyeth, painter (son of Andrew)—Chadds Ford Township
- N.C. Wyeth, renowned illustrator (father of Andrew)—Chadds Ford Township.
Astronauts
- 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
- Glynn Lunney– NASA engineer – Old Forge
- David Medved, trained astronaut and physicist—Philadelphia
- Paul W. Richards, Shuttle and ISS astronaut—Dunmore
- Theodore Freeman, Group 3 astronaut; killed in training jet accident—Haverford
- Patricia Hilliard Robertson, 1998 Astronaut Group; killed in private airplane accident—Indiana
- Paul J. Weitz, Skylab and Shuttle astronaut—Erie
Athletes
- John Abramovic, professional basketball player—Pittsburgh
- Rubén Amaro, Jr., professional baseball player and general manager—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
- LaVar Arrington, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Bob Babich, professional football coach—Aliquippa
- Kayla Bashore, olympic field hockey player Summer 2008– Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania
- Charlie Batch, professional football player—Homestead
- William Beatty, professional football player—York
- Joe Beimel, professional baseball player—Kersey
- Stan Belinda, professional baseball player—Huntingdon
- Fred Biletnikoff, professional football player—Erie
- Steve Bilko, professional baseball player—Nanticoke
- Steve Blackman, professional wrestler—Annville
- DeJuan Blair, professional basketball player—Pittsburgh
- George Blanda, professional football HOF 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
- Gary Brown, professional football player—Williamsport
- Kobe Bryant, professional basketball player—Lower Merion
- Taylor Buchholz, professional baseball player—Lower Merion Township
- Marc Bulger, professional football player - Pittsburgh
- Leroy Burrell, track and field—Lansdowne
- Rasual Butler, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Ray Caldwell, professional baseball player—McKean County
- John Calipari, college basketball coach—Moon Township
- Roy Campanella, professional HOF baseball player—Philadelphia
- John Cappelletti, professional football player—Upper Darby
- Pete Carril, professional basketball coach—Bethlehem
- Matt Carroll, professional basketball player—Pittsburgh
- Len Chappell, professional basketball player—Portage
- Wilt Chamberlain, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Barry Church, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Tom Clements, professional football coach—McKees Rocks
- 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
- Bill Cowher, professional football coach—Crafton
- Billy Cox, professional baseball player—Newport
- Mike Cox, professional football player—Lewisberry
- Russ Canzler, professional baseball player—Berwick
- Chuck Daly, professional basketball coach—Kane
- Bob Davie, college football coach- Moon Township
- Phil Davis, UFC Fighter - Harrisburg
- Dorin Dickerson, professional football player—Imperial
- Keir Dillon, professional snowboarder-East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
- Mike Ditka, professional football player and coach—Aliquippa
- Tim Donaghy, professional basketball referee—Havertown
- Keith Dorney, professional football player—Emmaus
- Tony Dorsett, professional football player—Hopewell Township
- Shane Douglas, professional wrestler-Pittsburgh
- Jeff Dugan, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Kyle Eckel, professional football player—Philadelphia
- Jahri Evans, professional football player—Philadelphia
- Tyreke Evans, professional basketball player—Chester
- Bill Ferrario, professional football player-Scranton
- Randy Fichtner, professional football coach—Meadville
- Pat Flaherty, professional football coach—McSherrystown
- Nellie Fox, professional baseball player—St. Thomas Township
- Terry Francona, professional baseball manager—New Brighton
- Tito Francona, professional baseball player-New Brighton
- 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/offensive coordinator—Abington
- John Garrett, professional football coach—Danville
- Eddie George, professional football player—Abington Township
- Sean Gilbert,professional football player-Aliquippa
- Robbie Gould, professional football player—Jersey Shore
- Bruce Gradkowski, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Aaron Gray, professional basketball player—Emmaus
- Ken Griffey, Sr., professional baseball player—Donora
- Ken Griffey, Jr., professional baseball player—Donora
- Russ Grimm, professional football player—Scottdale
- Dick Groat, professional baseball player—Wilkinsburg
- Peter Gruner, professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Billy Kidman—Allentown
- Brandon Guyer, professional baseball player—West Chester
- Jack Ham, professional football player—Johnstown
- Richard Hamilton, professional basketball player—Coatesville
- Marvin Harrison, professional football player—Philadelphia
- Artrell Hawkins, professional football player—Johnstown
- Gerald Henderson, Jr., professional basketball player—Merion
- Chad Henne, college football player—Reading
- Tom Herr, professional baseball player and professional baseball manager—Lancaster
- Mark Herzlich, professional football player—Wayne
- Eric Hicks, professional football player—Erie
- Shawn Hillegas, professional baseball player—South Fork
- Larry Holmes, professional boxer—Easton
- Bernard Hopkins, professional boxer—Philadelphia
- Jeff Hostetler, professional football player—Hollsopple
- Henry Hynoski, professional football player—Elysburg
- Gene Huey, professional football player—Uniontown
- 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, professional baseball player—Wyncote
- Hughie Jennings, professional baseball player—Pittston
- Larry Johnson, professional football player-State College, Pennsylvania
- Eddie Jones, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Kevin Jones, professional BMX rider—York
- George Karl, professional basketball coach—Penn Hills
- Don Kelly, professional baseball player—Butler
- Jim Kelly, professional football player—Bradys Bend Township
- Brian Kelley, professional pocket pool player-Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Ethan Kilmer, professional Football player—Wyalusing
- Betsy King, professional golfer—Reading
- Steve Kline, professional baseball player—Winfield
- Dan Koppen, professional football player—Whitehall Township
- Josh Koscheck, professional mixed martial artist—Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
- Kristy Kowal, Olympic swimmer—Reading
- Bruce Kozerski, professional football player—Plains Township
- John Kuhn, professional football player—York
- Floyd Landis, professional cyclist—Lancaster
- Ty Law, professional football player—Aliquippa
- Sean Lee, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Maurice Lucas, professional basketball player—Pittsburgh
- Joe Maddon, professional baseball manager—Hazleton
- Bam Margera, professional skateboarder—West Chester, Pennsylvania
- Ryan Malone, professional hockey player—Upper St. Clair
- Greg Manusky, professional football player—Dallas
- Pete Maravich, professional basketball player - Aliquippa
- Dan Marino, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Brandon Marshall, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Donyell Marshall, professional basketball player—Reading
- Tim Masthay, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Christy Mathewson, professional baseball player—Factoryville
- Pat McAfee, professional football player—Plum
- Ed McCaffrey, professional football player - Waynesboro, PA
- Mike McCarthy, professional football head coach—Pittsburgh
- LeSean McCoy, professional football player—Harrisburg
- Mike McCoy, professional football player—Erie
- Aaron Mckie, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Rocco Mediate, professional golfer—Greensburg, Pennsylvania
- Lou Michaels, professional football player—Swoyersville
- Walt Michaels, professional football player—Swoyersville
- Matt Millen, professional football player—Whitehall
- Eric Milton, professional baseball pitcher—Bellefonte
- Cuttino Mobley, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Joe Montana, professional football player—New Eagle
- Charles Morgan professional football player—Allentown
- Lenny Moore professional football player - Reading, Pennsylvania
- Michael Moorer, professional boxer—Monessen
- 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, professional baseball player—Donora
- Mike Mussina, professional baseball player—Montoursville
- Joe Namath, professional football player—Beaver Falls
- Jameer Nelson, professional basketball player—Chester
- Marty Nothstein, professional cyclist, 2000 Summer Olympics gold medal winner—Emmaus
- Jared Odrick, professional football player—Lebanon
- Kit Osbourne, professional wrestler—King of Prussia
- Doug Overton, professional basketball coach—Philadelphia
- Billy Owens, professional basketball player—Carlisle
- Arnold Palmer, professional golfer—Latrobe
- Cory Patterson, professional wrestler—Greensburg
- George Parros, professional hockey player—Washington
- Paul Posluszny, professional football player—Hopewell Township
- Andre Reed, professional football player—Allentown
- 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
- Jon Ritchie, professional football player - Mechanicsburg Cumberland Valley
- Malik Rose, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Tim Ruddy, professional football player—Dunmore
- Matt Ryan, professional football player—Exton
- John Salmons, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Bob Sanders, professional football player—Erie
- Carl Sawatski, professional baseball player-Shickshinny
- Matt Schaub, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Marty Schottenheimer, professional football coach-pennsylvania
- Brian Schneider, professional baseball player—Northampton
- Mike Scioscia, professional baseball manager—Morton
- Da'Rel Scott, professional football player—Conshohocken
- Mustafa Shakur, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Dick Shiner, professional football player—Lebanon
- Greg Skrepenak, professional football player, admittedly corrupt politician—Wilkes Barre
- Steve Slaton, professional football player—Levittown
- Kevin Slowey, professional baseball player—Upper St. Clair
- Musa Smith, professional football player—New Bloomfield
- Gene Snitsky, professional wrestler—Nesquehoning
- Jimmy Spencer, professional racecar driver—Berwick
- Larod Stephens-Howling, professional football player—Johnstown
- Tony Stewart, professional football player—Allentown
- Bob Sura, professional basketball player—Wilkes-Barre
- Bruce Sutter, professional baseball player—Lancaster
- Jason Taylor, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Walter Tewksbury, track and field olympiast—Ashley
- Jaimie Thomas, professional football player—Harrisburg
- Jim Thorpe, various—Carlisle, only connected to Jim Thorpe posthumously
- Charley Trippi, professional football player—Pittston
- Bob Tucker, professional football player—Hazleton
- R.J. Umberger, professional hockey player—Pittsburgh
- Johnny Unitas, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Honus Wagner, professional baseball player—Chartiers Township
- Neil Walker, professional baseball player-Pittsburgh
- Art Wall, Jr., professional golfer—Honesdale
- Rasheed Wallace, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Ed Walsh, professional baseball player—Plains Township
- Joe Walton professional football coach-Beaver Falls *Hakim Warrick, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Kenny Watson, professional football player—Harrisburg
- Ricky Watters, professional football player-Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Reggie Wells, professional football player—South Park
- Randy White, professional football player-Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Josh Wilson, professional baseball player—Mt. Lebanon
- Kris Wilson, professional football player—Harrisburg
- Coy Wire, professional football player - Camp Hill Cedar Cliff
- Tom Woodeshick, professional football player—Wilkes-Barre
- John Woodruff, Olympic gold medalist in track and field, Connellsville
- Frank Wycheck, professional football player—Philadelphia
- Lee Woodall, professional football player—Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Authors and playwrights
- Edward Abbey—Indiana
- Louisa May Alcott—Germantown
- Lloyd Alexander—Philadelphia
- Poul Anderson—Bristol
- Janet Asimov—Ashland
- Donald Barthelme—Philadelphia
- John Batchelor—Bryn Mawr / Lower Merion Township
- Ben Bova—Philadelphia
- Pearl S. Buck—Perkasie
- Charles Brockden Brown—Philadelphia
- Bebe Moore Campbell—Philadelphia
- Rachel Carson—Springdale
- Stephen Chbosky—Pittsburgh
- Marc Connelly—McKeesport
- Annie Dillard—Pittsburgh
- Hilda Doolittle (H.D.)—Bethlehem
- Tristan Egolf—Lancaster
- David Fulmer-Northumberland
- Todd Gallagher—Greensburg
- Kristin Hunter—Philadelphia
- Steve Johnson-St. Marys, Pennsylvania
- Dean Koontz—Everett
- John D. MacDonald—Sharon
- Henry Meyer—Centre County
- James A. Michener—Doylestown
- James Morrow—Philadelphia
- John O'Hara—Pottsville
- Ralph Peters—Pottsville / Schuylkill Haven
- Ezra Pound—Wyncote
- Conrad Richter—Pine Grove
- Mary Rinehart—Pittsburgh
- Lisa Scottoline—Philadelphia
- Katie Sekelsky—Warren
- Sara Shepard—Downingtown
- Martin Cruz Smith—Reading
- Jerry Spinelli—Norristown
- Gertrude Stein—Allegheny
- Gerald Stern—Pittsburgh
- Wallace Stevens—Reading
- Ida Tarbell—Titusville
- John Updike—Reading
- Lauren Weisberger—Allentown
- John Edgar Wideman—Pittsburgh
- Marianne Wiggins—Lancaster
- August Wilson—Pittsburgh
- Owen Wister—Philadelphia
- Calvin Ziegler—Centre County
Computer scientists and mathematicians
- Scott Aaronson—Philadelphia
- John Backus—Philadelphia
- David A. Bader—Bethlehem
- 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
Conservationists
Criminals
- Mumia Abu-Jamal—Philadelphia
- Richard Baumhammers—Pittsburgh
- Ira Einhorn—Philadelphia
- Caleb Fairley—Gulph Mills
- Eddie James—Bristol
- Joseph Kallinger—Philadelphia
- Timothy Krajcir—West Mahanoy
- Alec Devon Kreider—Lancaster County
- Charles Carl Roberts—Lancaster
Educators
- Derek Bok—Bryn Mawr, twenty-fifth President of Harvard University
- Harold W. Dodds—Utica, fifteenth President of Princeton University
- C. Clement French—Philadelphia, sixth president, Washington State University
- John W. Heston—Bellefonte, second president, Washington State University; third president, South Dakota State University; fourth president, Dakota State University
- Noel Ignatiev—Philadelphia, history professor, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
- Philip Morrison—Pittsburgh, Institute Professor Emeritus and Professor of Physics Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Engineers and inventors
- William C. Davis, Jr.—Shinglehouse
- Henry Deringer—Easton
- J. Presper Eckert—Philadelphia
- Jesse Fell—Wilkes-Barre
- Matthias Forney—Hanover
- Daniel French—Brownsville and Philadelphia
- Robert Fulton—Little Britain
- John Kanzius—Washington
- Thomas Midgley, Jr.—Beaver Falls
- 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 CEOs
- John Aglialoro—Philadelphia
- Andrew Carnegie—Allegheny
- Milton S. Hershey—Derry Church (Hershey)
- Alfred Hunt—Bethlehem, Brownsville and Philadelphia
- Lee Iacocca—Allentown
- Bennett S. LeBow—Philadelphia
- David Montgomery—Philadelphia
- Asa Packer--Jim Thorpe--originally called--Mauch Chunk
- 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
Filmmakers/Directors
- Joe Augustyn—Philadelphia
- Richard Brooks—Philadelphia
- Chris Columbus—Spangler
- Rusty Cundieff—Pittsburgh
- Brian De Palma—Philadelphia
- David M. Evans—Wilkes-Barre
- 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
- Richard Lester—Philadelphia
- Steven Lisberger—Philadelphia
- Sidney Lumet—Philadelphia
- Kathleen Marshall—Pittsburgh
- Elaine May—Philadelphia
- Melanie Mayron—Philadelphia
- Adam McKay—Malvern
- Jason Miller—Scranton
- David Mirkin—Philadelphia
- Eric Red—Pittsburgh
- Richard Rossi—Pittsburgh
- Tom Savini—Pittsburgh
- Edwin Sherin—Harrisburg
- M. Night Shyamalan—Philadelphia
- Andrew Kevin Walker—Altoona / Mechanicsburg
- Paul Wendkos—Philadelphia
- Sam Wood—Philadelphia
- Bud Yorkin—Washington
Musicians
- Christina Aguilera— Pittsburgh
- Marian Anderson—Philadelphia
- Anti-Flag—Pittsburgh
- August Burns Red—Lancaster
- Frankie Avalon—Philadelphia
- Franny Beecher—Norristown
- George Benson—Pittsburgh
- Benjamin Burnley-Wilkes Barre
- Bilal—Philadelphia
- The Bloodhound Gang—Quakertown
- Boyz II Men—Philadelphia
- Glenn Branca—Harrisburg
- Breaking Benjamin—Wilkes-Barre
- Taylor Swift—Wyomissing
- Vanessa Carlton—Milford
- Cassidy—Philadelphia
- Danny Cedrone-Philadelphia
- Chubby Checker—Philadelphia
- Lou Christie—Moon Township
- Cinderella—Philadelphia
- CKY—West Chester
- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah—Philadelphia
- Stanley Clarke—Philadelphia
- The Clarks—Pittsburgh
- John Coltrane—Philadelphia
- Perry Como—Canonsburg
- Jim Croce—Drexel Hill
- Bobby Dall—Mechanicsburg
- Dead Milkmen—Philadelphia
- Jimmy DeGrasso—Bethlehem
- The Delfonics—Philadelphia
- Dr. Dog-Philadelphia
- Esteban—Pittsburgh
- Kevin Eubanks—Philadelphia
- Jackie Evancho—Pittsburgh
- Eve—Philadelphia
- Stephen Foster—Pittsburgh
- Freeway—Philadelphia
- Fuel—Harrisburg
- G. Love & Special Sauce—Philadelphia
- Gamble & Huff—Philadelphia
- Stan Getz—Philadelphia
- Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein—Philadelphia
- Johnny Grande—Philadelphia
- Anthony Green—Doylestown
- Justin Guarini—Doylestown
- Halestorm—Red Lion
- Bill Haley & His Comets—Upland
- Daryl Hall & John Oates—Philadelphia
- Dan Hartman—Harrisburg
- The Hooters—Philadelphia
- Phyllis Hyman—Pittsburgh
- Donnie Iris—Ellwood City
- Keith Jarrett—Allentown
- DJ Jazzy Jeff—Philadelphia
- Jedi Mind Tricks—Philadelphia
- Joan Jett—Philadelphia
- Allan Jones—Old Forge
- The Juliana Theory—Latrobe
- Wiz Khalifa—Pittsburgh
- Jason Karaban—Norristown
- Tom Keifer—Springfield
- Kid Dynamite—Philadelphia
- Chris Kirkpatrick ('N Sync)—Clarion
- Mario Lanza (tenor)-Philadelphia
- Jeff LaBar-Darby
- Patti LaBelle—Harrisburg
- Live—York
- Lisa Lopes—Philadelphia
- Al Martino—Philadelphia
- McFadden & Whitehead—Philadelphia
- Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes—Philadelphia
- Mirah—Philadelphia
- Dan McKeown—Philadelphia
- Irene Molloy—Doylestown
- Pat Monahan (Train)—Erie
- Motionless In White—Scranton
- Musiq Soulchild—Philadelphia
- The Ocean Blue—Hershey
- Paint It Black—Philadelphia
- Eden Park—York
- Jaco Pastorius—Norristown
- Billy Paul—Philadelphia
- Teddy Pendergrass—Philadelphia
- Christina Perri—Bensalem
- Pink —Doylestown
- Poison—Mechanicsburg
- Matt Pond PA—Philadelphia
- Punchline—Belle Vernon
- Sun Ra—Philadelphia
- Trent Reznor—Mercer
- Rikki Rockett—Mechanicsburg
- The Roots—Philadelphia
- Asher Roth--Morrisville
- Todd Rundgren—Upper Darby
- Rusted Root—Pittsburgh
- Santogold—Philadelphia
- Schooly D—Philadelphia
- Jill Scott—Philadelphia
- Shanice—Pittsburgh
- Beanie Sigel—Philadelphia
- Silvertide— Philadelphia
- Sister Sledge—Philadelphia
- Will Smith—Philadelphia
- The Stylistics—Philadelphia
- Taylor Swift—Wyomissing
- Tammi Terrell—Philadelphia
- Nicole Tranquillo—Wernersville
- McCoy Tyner—Philadelphia
- Bobby Vinton—Canonsburg
- Chris Vrenna—Erie
- Ween—New Hope
- The Wonder Years—Philadelphia
- Syreeta Wright—Pittsburgh
- Young Gunz—Philadelphia
- Mac Miller-Pittsburgh
Politics, government and military
- Jack Agnew, inspiration for the novel and film The Dirty Dozen—Philadelphia
- Claude Allen, Assistant to the President of the United States for Domestic Policy under George W. Bush—Philadelphia
- Henry "Hap" Arnold, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force General—Gladwyne
- Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States, U.S. Senator from Delaware—Scranton
- Robert Bork, Solicitor General, Attorney General, Judge of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, Supreme Court nominee—Pittsburgh
- James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States—Cove Gap
- Smedley Butler, U.S. Marine Corps General—West Chester
- Samuel Carpenter, First Treasurer 1704, Deputy Governor to William Penn—Philadelphia
- Bob Casey, Jr., current US Senator, son of former Governor—Scranton
- Robert P. Casey, former Governor—Scranton
- Benjamin Chew, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Attorney General of Pennsylvania—Philadelphia
- William Coleman, U.S. Secretary of Transportation under President Gerald Ford—Philadelphia
- Tom Corbett, current 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
- Benjamin Franklin, Scientist, Diplomat, Teacher, and Founding Father of the United
States—Philadelphia - Frank Gaffney, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan—Pittsburgh
- 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 the CIA under President George W. Bush—Pittsburgh
- Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior under Franklin D. Roosevelt—Altoona
- Michael Johns, U.S. Presidential speechwriter—Emmaus
- John Kasich, U.S. Representative from Ohio, Republican Governor of Ohio—McKees Rocks
- Donald Kohn, Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve—Philadelphia
- Alf Landon, Governor of Kansas and Presidential Candidate-West Middlesex
- Andrew Lewis, Secretary of Transportation under President Ronald Reagan—Philadelphia
- Richard Marcinko, Notable Navy Seal, Commanded Seal Team Six—Lansford
- Betsy McCaughey, Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York—Pittsburgh
- Royal Meeker, advisor to President Woodrow Wilson—Quaker Lake
- Janet Napolitano, current U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security—Pittsburgh
- Alexander Mitchell Palmer, U.S. Attorney General and director of the controversial Palmer Raids—White Haven
- Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton—Scranton
- Ed Rendell, former Pennsylvania Governor—Philadelphia
- George S. Rentz, World War II Navy Chaplain and Navy Cross awardee—Lebanon
- Tom Ridge, former Pennsylvania Governor, first Secretary of Homeland Security—Munhall
- John Roll, federal judge slain in the 2011 Tucson shooting in Arizona—Pittsburgh
- Dan Rooney, U.S. Ambassador to Ireland—Pittsburgh
- Richard Schweiker, Congressman, Senator, and Secretary of Health and Human Services under Ronald Reagan—Norristown
- Don Sherwood, U.S. House of Representatives
- Joe Sestak, Navy Admiral, former Congressman—Secane
- D. Brooks Smith, federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit—Altoona
- Carl Andrew Spaatz, WWII general and first Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force—Boyertown
- Arlen Specter, U.S. Senator—Philadelphia
- Thaddeus Stevens, Constitutional activist—Gettysburg
- Michael S. Strank, U.S. Marine, Iwo Jima Flagraiser—Johnstown
- Lawrence Summers, Director of the National Economic Council under President Barack Obama—Penn Valley
- Charlemagne Tower, Lawyer, Mining magnate and landowner—Pottsville
- Tom Vilsack, current U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, former Governor of Iowa—Pittsburgh
- Richard Winters, 101st Airborne, 506th E Company, World War II—Lancaster
Radio and television
- Rick Amato, radio talk show host, conservative commentator, columnist—Pittsburgh
- Jodi Applegate, broadcast journalist—Moon Township
- Chuck Barris, television host and producer—Philadelphia
- John Batchelor, radio talk show host—Bryn Mawr / Lower Merion Township
- 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
- Myron Cope, former Pittsburgh Steelers radio personality—Pittsburgh
- Jim Cramer, television host—Wyndmoor
- Bill Cullen, television host—Pittsburgh
- 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 Plus 8, reality stars/family of ten with sextuplets and twins—Wernersville
- Marc Lamont Hill, Columbia University professor and Fox News contributor—Philadelphia
- Marilyn Horne, opera singer—Bradford
- Suzy Kolber, professional football sideline reporter—Upper Dublin Township
- Mark Levin, radio talk show host, conservative political commentator—Cheltenham Township
- Bam Margera Reality Television Personal and Professional 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
- Jeanne Moos, broadcast journalist for CNN—Pittsburgh
- Clayton Morris, co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend—Spring Township
- Beth Ostrosky, model, judge on ABC's True Beauty and host of G4's Filter—Pittsburgh
- Fred Rogers, television personality, Mr. Roger's Neighborhood—Latrobe
- Norman Rose, radio announcer (NBC's Dimension X and CBS Radio Mystery Theater)—Philadelphia
- Ryan Sampson, host – The Morning Mash Up Sirius XM Hits 1—Titusville
- Ray Scott, sportscaster for the Green Bay Packers—Johnstown
- Steve Scully, host - C-SPAN's Washington Journal - Erie
- Dick Stockton, sportscaster for Fox Sports and Turner Sports—Philadelphia
Religion
- Tony Campolo—Philadelphia
- Harvey Cox—Malvern
- Prince Demetrius Gallitzin—Cambria County
- Washington Gladden—Pottsgrove
- Barry Lynn—Harrisburg / Bethlehem
- Michael Novak—Johnstown
- Joseph Murgas-Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, Slovakia
- Rev. Jeremiah Wright—Philadelphia
Social Scientists and academics
- E. Digby T. Baltzell—Philadelphia
- Gary Becker—Pottsville
- Julian Bond—Philadelphia
- Paul Cameron—Pittsburgh
- Henry Charles Carey—Philadelphia
- Leonard Carmichael—Philadelphia
- James McKeen Cattell—Easton
- Noam Chomsky—Philadelphia
- Randolph Cohen—Philadelphia
- Robert Costanza—Pittsburgh
- Joshua Fishman—Philadelphia
- Walter Freeman—Philadelphia
- Howard Gardner—Scranton
- Henry George—Philadelphia
- Douglas Holtz-Eakin—Pittsburgh
- Jane Jacobs—Scranton
- William Keen—Philadelphia
- Sally Kohn—Allentown
- 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
- Walter E. Williams—Philadelphia
- Alan Wolfe—Philadelphia
- Michael Yates—Pittsburgh
- Robert Yerkes—Breadysville
See also
- List of films and television shows shot in Pennsylvania
- List of people from Allentown, Pennsylvania
- List of people from Erie, Pennsylvania
- List of people from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- List of people from the Lehigh Valley
- List of people from Philadelphia
- List of people from the Pittsburgh metropolitan area
References
- Sullivan, Christopher Dean. "Bassist". Christopher Dean Sullivan. Web.
- 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.
