List of people from Pennsylvania

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

The following is a list of notable Americans who were born in, or lived a significant portion of their lives in, Pennsylvania along with their primary Pennsylvania city or town of residence categorized by their respective field of notoriety.

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A–B

• Erika Alexander—Philadelphia
• Keith Andes—Philadelphia
• Gerald Anthony—Pittsburgh
• Aquaria—West Chester
• Carmen Argenziano—Sharon
• Malcolm Atterbury—Philadelphia
• Frankie Avalon—Philadelphia
• Jack Avery—Susquehanna
• 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—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
• Eleanor Boardman—Philadelphia
• Walter Bobbie—Scranton
• Rudy Bond—Philadelphia
• David Boreanaz—Philadelphia
• Christian Borle—Pittsburgh
• Elizabeth Crocker Bowers—Philadelphia
• Christian Bowman—Harrisburg
• Jim Boyd—Philadelphia
• Peter Boyle—Philadelphia
• Glenn Branca—Harrisburg
• 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
• Quinta Brunson—Philadelphia
• Andrew Bryniarski—Philadelphia
• Bobby Burns—Philadelphia
• Edmund Burns—Philadelphia
• Steve Burns—Boyertown/Gilbertsville
• Fritzi Burr—Philadelphia
• Clarissa Burt—Philadelphia
• Eugene Byrd—Philadelphia

C–D

• Sabrina Carpenter—East Greenville
• Alexandra Chando—Bethlehem
• Kitty Chen—Philadelphia
• Dennis Christopher—Philadelphia
• Brian Patrick Clarke—Gettysburg
• Caitlin Clarke—Pittsburgh
• Lauren Cohan—Philadelphia
• Julia Cohen (born 1989)—Philadelphia
• Jack Coleman—Easton
• Marc Connelly—McKeesport
• Michael Constantine—Reading
• Josh Cooke—Philadelphia
• Bradley Cooper—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
• James Darren—Philadelphia
• 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
• Joanie Dodds—Beaver Falls
• Jack Dodson—Pittsburgh
• John Doman—Philadelphia
• Heather Donahue—Upper Darby
• Omar Doom—Easton
• Ellen Albertini Dow—Mount Carmel
• Ralph Dunn—Titusville

E–G

• Lisa Eichhorn—Reading
• Lisa Emery—Pittsburgh
• Charles Esten—Pittsburgh
• Patrick Fabian—Pittsburgh / New Cumberland
• 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
• Kyle Gallner—West Chester
• Rita Gam—Pittsburgh
• Billy Gardell—Pittsburgh
• Janet Gaynor—Philadelphia
• Deborah Geffner—Pittsburgh
• Richard Gere—Philadelphia
• Ileen Getz—Bristol
• Shane Gillis—Mechanicsburg
• 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
• Jane Hajduk—Oil City
• Gillian Jacobs—Mt. Lebanon
• Anthony Jeselnik—Pittsburgh / Upper St. Clair
• Cherie Johnson—Pittsburgh
• Clark Johnson—Philadelphia
• Russell Johnson—Ashley
• Kendall Johnson—Lower Merion
• Johnny Jolin—Montoursville
• Angela Jones—Greensburg
• Shirley Jones—Charleroi
• Mario Joyner—Pittsburgh
• James Karen—Wilkes-Barre
• JP Karliak—Scranton
• 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
• Nancy Kulp—Miffilintown
• 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
• 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
• Kiel Martin—Pittsburgh
• 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
• Mary McDonnell—Wilkes-Barre
• Rob McElhenney—Philadelphia
• Matthew McGrory—West Chester
• Frank McHugh—Allegheny County
• Kate McNeil—Philadelphia
• Larry Mendte—Lansdowne
• Adolphe Menjou—Pittsburgh
• Charles Meredith—Knoxville
• James A Michener—Doylestown
• Kate Micucci—Nazareth
• Vic Mignogna—Pittsburgh
• R. A. Mihailoff—Titusville
• 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
• Billy Porter—Pittsburgh
• 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
• Johnny Sins—Pittsburgh

• 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
• Taylor Swift—West Reading
• Christine Taylor—Allentown
• Holland Taylor—Philadelphia
• Teller—Philadelphia
• Miles Teller—Downingtown
• 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

• Julian Abele, architect—Philadelphia
• Alice Aycock, sculptor—Harrisburg
• Edmund Bacon, architect—Philadelphia
• Paul Bartholomew, architect—Ligonier
• Karen Bausman, architect—Allentown
• Jonathan Bean, illustrator—Fleetwood
• 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—Kutztown
• Jerry Harris, sculptor—Pittsburgh
• William Stanley Haseltine, painter—Philadelphia
• Mike Hawthorne, comic book artist, illustrator—York
• Martin Johnson Heade, painter—Lumberville
• Charleen Kinser, toy-designer—Boalsburg
• Gelsey Kirkland, ballerina—Bethlehem
• Franz Kline, painter—Wilkes-Barre
• Jeff Koons, sculptor—York
• Nate Lewis, visual artist—Beaver Falls
• 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
• Sue Reno, fiber artist–Pittsburgh
• 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
• Thomas Ustick Walter, architect—Philadelphia
• 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

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

Athletes

"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
• 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, Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling—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—Coplay
• 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
• Chaim Bloom (born 1983), Chief Baseball Officer for the Boston Red Sox
• Charlie Bolling, professional golfer—Rosemont
• Sam Bowie, professional basketball player—Lebanon
• Jerry Boyarsky, professional football player—Scott Township
• Tyler Boyd, professional football player—Clairton
• Jennifer Brady, professional tennis player—Harrisburg
• Kyle Brady, professional football player—Camp Hill
• Sid Bream, professional baseball player—Mount Holly Springs
• Steve Breaston, professional football player—North Braddock
• Gustave Brickner, extreme swimmer—Charleroi
• 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 Township
• 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
• Nate Byham, NFL tight end—Franklin
• Axtell J. Byles, NFL player—Titusville

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
• Nate Carr, Olympic bronze medalist in freestyle wrestling—Erie
• Tony Carr (born 1997), basketball player in the Israeli Premier Basketball League—Philadelphia
• 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
• Bryan Cohen (born 1989), American-Israeli professional basketball player—Philadelphia
• Colby Cohen (born 1989), professional ice hockey player—Villanova
• Jake Cohen (born 1990), American-Israeli professional basketball player—Bryn Mawr
• Julia Cohen (born 1989), tennis player—Philadelphia
• Billy Conn, professional boxer—Pittsburgh
• James Conner, professional football player—Erie, Pennsylvania
• 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
• David Curtiss, competitive swimmer—Yardley
• 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—Boyertown
• Dorin Dickerson, professional football player—Imperial
• Keir Dillon, professional snowboarder—East Stroudsburg
• Mike Ditka, HOF professional football player and coach—Aliquippa
• Randy Dobnak, professional baseball player—South Park
• Tim Donaghy, professional basketball referee—Havertown
• Aaron Donald, professional football player—Pittsburgh
• Jakim Donaldson (born 1983), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League–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
• Jim Drucker (born 1952/1953), former Commissioner of the Continental Basketball Association, former Commissioner of the Arena Football League, and founder of NewKadia Comics—Plymouth Meeting
• Jeff Dugan, professional football player—Pittsburgh
• Pete Duranko, professional football player—Johnstown
• Jimmy Dykes, professional baseball player—Philadelphia
• Stanley Dziedzic, Olympic bronze medalist in freestyle wrestling—Allentown

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
• D'or Fischer (born 1981), Israeli-American basketball player in the Israeli National League—Philadelphia
• Joe Flacco, professional football player—Philadelphia
• Pat Flaherty, professional football coach—McSherrystown
• Hali Flickinger, Olympic swimmer—York County
• 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
• Carl Furillo, professional baseball player—Stony Creek Mills
• 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
• Sam Gerson, Olympic silver medalist in freestyle wrestling—Philadelphia
• 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—Titusville
• 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
• John Heisman, football player, namesake of trophy—Titusville
• Gerald Henderson Jr., professional basketball player—Merion
• Chad Henne, professional football player—Wyomissing
• Jake Herbert, Olympic freestyle wrestler—Pittsburgh
• 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
• Darrun Hilliard, professional basketball player
• 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
• Sam Iorio (born 1998), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• 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
• Cary Kolat, freestyle wrestler, two-time world medalist—Rices Landing
• 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
• Julian Krinsky, tennis player-Philadelphia
• John Kuhn, professional football player—Dover
• Nick Kurtz, professional baseball player—Lancaster

L–M

• Floyd Landis, professional cyclist—Lancaster
• Tom Lasorda, HOF professional baseball manager—Norristown
• Howard Lassoff (1955–2013), American-Israeli basketball player
• 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
• Ryan Lexer (born 1976), American-Israeli basketball player—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
• Chloe Lukasiak, actor, featured dancer on Dance Moms—Churchill (Pittsburgh/Mars)
• Sparky Lyle professional baseball player—Reynoldsville
• Joe Maddon, professional baseball manager—Hazleton
• Brooke Makler (1951–2010), Olympic fencer
• Paul Makler Jr. (born 1946), Olympic fencer
• Paul Makler Sr. (1920–2022), 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, American football 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
• 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 Township
• Abby Lee Miller, star of Pittsburgh-based Dance Moms and owner of Abby Lee Dance Company—Penn Hills
• 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
• Lenny Moore, HOF professional football player—Reading
• Michael Moorer, professional boxer—Monessen
• Charles Morgan, professional football player—Allentown
• 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
• Bridget Namiotka (born 1990), pairs skater
• 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
• Ben Olsen, professional soccer player and coach—Middletown
• Joe Ostrowski, professional baseball player—West Wyoming
• Ed Ott, professional baseball player—Muncy
• Doug Overton, professional basketball coach—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Billy Owens, professional basketball player—Carlisle
• Arnold Palmer, HOF professional golfer—Latrobe
• George Parros, professional hockey player—Washington
• Sean Payton, professional football head coach for the New Orleans Saints—Philadelphia
• Todd Peck, professional racing driver—Glenville
• Corey Peters, professional football player—Pittsburgh
• Zach Pfeffer (born 1995), soccer player—Dresher
• 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
• Rocky Reynolds, professional wrestler—Titusville
• 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
• 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
• Steve Schlachter (born 1954), American-Israeli basketball player—Plymouth Meeting
• Allison Schmitt, Olympic swimmer—Pittsburgh
• Brian Schneider, professional baseball player—Northampton
• Marty Schottenheimer, professional football coach
• Mike Scioscia, professional baseball player and manager—Morton
• Coleman Scott, Olympic bronze medalist in freestyle wrestling—Waynesburg
• Da'Rel Scott, professional football player—Conshohocken
• Vic Seixas (born 1923), professional Hall of Fame tennis player
• Nate Sestina (born 1997), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• 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—Ligonier
• Gene Snitsky, professional wrestler—Nesquehoning
• Frank Spellman (1922–2017), Olympic champion weightlifter—Malvern, Philadelphia, York
• 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
• Ross Stripling, professional baseball player—Blue Bell
• 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
• Ray Tesser, professional football player—Titusville
• 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 borough of 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
• Dave Twardzik, professional basketball player—Middletown
• 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
• Bobby Weaver, Olympic gold medal freestyle wrestler—Easton
• Reggie Wells, professional football player—South Park
• Maia Weintraub (born 2002), national champion and Olympic foil fencer
• Johnny Weir, professional and Olympic figure skater—Coatesville
• Randy White, HOF professional football player—Pittsburgh
• Brian Williams, professional football player—Mt. Lebanon
• Early Williams (born 1951), American-Israeli basketball player
• Lauryn Williams, Summer and Winter Olympic medalist—Rochester
• —Wallingford
• 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
• Kris Wright, NASCAR driver—Pittsburgh
• Frank Wycheck, professional football player—Philadelphia
• Trey Yesavage, professional football player—Pottstown
• Michael Young (born 1994), basketball player for Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League—Pittsburgh
• Stephen Zack, basketball player—New Cumberland
• Mackenzie Ziegler, actor, featured dancer on Dance Moms—Murrysville
• Maddie Ziegler, actor, featured dancer on Dance Moms—Murrysville

Authors, playwrights, and writers

• Edward Abbey—Indiana
• Louisa May Alcott—Germantown
• Lloyd Alexander—Philadelphia
• George Anastasia—Philadelphia
• Maxwell Anderson—Atlantic
• Poul Anderson—Bristol
• Janet Asimov—Ashland
• Mary Canfield Ballard—Troy
• Samuel Barber—West Chester
• Donald Barthelme—Philadelphia
• Ellen Bass—Philadelphia
• John Batchelor—Bryn Mawr / Lower Merion Township
• Mary Temple Bayard—Waynesburg
• Adaline Hohf Beery—Hanover
• Stan and Jan Berenstain—Philadelphia
• Ben Bova—Philadelphia
• Mary D. R. Boyd—Philadelphia
• Anna Braden—Montgomery
• Pearl S. Buck—Perkasie
• Charles Brockden Brown—Philadelphia
• Bebe Moore Campbell—Philadelphia
• Francesca Anna Canfield–—Philadelphia
• Rachel Carson—Springdale
• Diana Cavallo—Philadelphia
• Stephen Chbosky—Pittsburgh
• Helen Taggart Clark—Northumberland
• Mary M. Cohen—Philadelphia
• Marc Connelly—McKeesport
• Michael Connelly—Philadelphia
• Margaret Deland—Allegheny
• Annie Dillard—Pittsburgh
• Ella Hamilton Durley—Harrisville
• 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
• Carmen Gentile—New Kensington
• Jim Goad—Ridley Park
• Jane Lewers Gray—Easton
• H.D. (Hilda Doolittle)—Bethlehem
• Oscar Hammerstein II—Doylestown
• Lucy Hamilton Hooper—Philadelphia
• Emeline Harriet Howe—West Hickory
• Kristin Hunter—Philadelphia
• Woody Jackson—Oil City
• Thomas Allibone Janvier—Philadelphia
• Robert T. Jeschonek—Johnstown
• Kait Kerrigan—Kingston
• Dean Koontz—Everett
• David Leavitt—Pittsburgh
• Marguerite St. Leon Loud—Wysox
• Bree Lowdermilk—Wallingford
• John D. MacDonald—Sharon
• Edith May—Philadelphia
• David McCullough—Pittsburgh
• Henry Meyer—Centre County
• James A. Michener—Doylestown
• Jason Miller—Scranton
• Susanne Vandegrift Moore—Bucks County
• 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
• Julia H. Scott—Sheshequin
• Lisa Scottoline—Philadelphia
• Sara Shepard—Downingtown
• Dora Adele Shoemaker—Philadelphia
• Luella Dowd Smith—Sheffield
• 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
• Bayard Taylor—Chester County
• Eva Griffith Thompson—Jennersville
• John Updike—Reading
• Ellen Oliver Van Fleet—Troy
• Judith Vollmer—Pittsburgh
• Sarah Stokes Walton—Philadelphia
• Jeannette H. Walworth–—Philadelphia
• Joseph Wambaugh–—East Pittsburgh
• Catharine H. Waterman—Philadelphia
• 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

• Scott Aaronson—Philadelphia
• John Backus—Philadelphia
• David Bader—Bethlehem
• Brendan Eich—Pittsburgh
• Martin Charles Golumbic—Erie
• Emil Grosswald—Narberth
• William Draper Harkins—Titusville
• Chad Hurley—Birdsboro
• Oliver Dimon Kellogg—Linwood
• Alan Kotok—Philadelphia
• Michael L. Littman—Philadelphia
• Alan Perlis—Pittsburgh
• Hilary Putnam—Philadelphia
• Jeffrey Shallit—Philadelphia
• George Stibitz—York
• E. Roy Weintraub—Philadelphia

Conservationists

• Charles Babcock—Oil City
• Rachel Carson—Springdale
• Paul R. Ehrlich—Germantown
• Inky Moore—Newville
• Joseph Rothrock—McVeytown
• Howard Zahniser—Franklin

Criminals

• Mumia Abu-Jamal—Philadelphia
• George Banks—Wilkes-Barre
• Richard Baumhammers—Pittsburgh
• Angelo Bruno—Philadelphia
• Samuel Byck—Philadelphia
• Andrew Thomas DelGiorno—Philadelphia
• Legs Diamond—Philadelphia
• Mickey Duffy—Philadelphia
• Ira Einhorn—Philadelphia
• Caleb Fairley—Gulph Mills
• George Feigley—Harrisburg
• Eric Frein—Canadensis
• Kermit Gosnell—Philadelphia
• Gary M. Heidnik—Philadelphia
• Maxie "Boo Boo" Hoff—Philadelphia
• Eddie James—Bristol
• Joseph Kallinger—Philadelphia
• Bryan Kohberger—Albrightsville
• Timothy Krajcir—West Mahanoy
• Alec Devon Kreider—Lancaster County
• Ignatius Lanzetta—Philadelphia
• Leo Lanzetta—Philadelphia
• John LaRocca—Indiana County
• Joey Merlino—Philadelphia
• Ryan Samsel—Bucks County
• Jerry Sandusky—Washington
• Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran—Darby
• Sundance Kid—Mont Clare
• Philip Testa—Philadelphia
• Salvatore Testa—Philadelphia

Educators

• Mary Alderson Chandler Atherton (1849–1934), founder, Chandler Normal Shorthand School, chiefly for the training of teachers, the first school of its kind in the world
• Robert Balling, professor of geography, Arizona State University—Uniontown
• Algernon Sydney Biddle (1847–1891), lawyer and law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Francis Bohlen (1868–1942), Algernon Sydney Biddle professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Derek Bok, 25th president of Harvard University—Bryn Mawr
• Adda Burch (1869–1929), teacher-missionary at Concepción College, Concepción, Chile
• Daniel Chamovitz, biologist, author of What a Plant Knows, and president of Ben Gurion University of the Negev
• Harold W. Dodds, 15th president of Princeton University—Utica
• Steven Drizin, lawyer and law professor at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
• 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
• 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
• John Honnold (1915–2011), law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Andrew Knoll, Fisher Professor of Natural History and Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University—West Reading
• Noyes Leech (1921–2010), law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Philip Morrison, Institute Professor Emeritus and professor of physics emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology—Pittsburgh
• Julia Anna Orum (1843–1904), principal, Philadelphia School of Elocution
• Christopher Stuart Patterson (1842–1924), dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Wendell Pritchett, chancellor of Rutgers University–Camden, interim dean and Presidential Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and Provost of the University of Pennsylvania
• Curtis R. Reitz (born 1929), Algernon Sydney Biddle Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School—Reading
• Louis B. Schwartz (1913–2003), law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School—Philadelphia
• David Soll, biology professor, University of Iowa—Philadelphia
• Clyde Summers (1918–2010), labor lawyer and law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School—Germantown
• 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
• Wendy Cadge, sociologist and president-elect at Bryn Mawr College—Delaware County

Engineers and inventors

• James Henry Carpenter—Reading, Berks County
• Edgar Cortright—Hastings
• Sidney Darlington—Pittsburgh
• William C. Davis Jr.—Shinglehouse
• Henry Deringer—Johnstown
• Nance Dicciani—Philadelphia
• J. Presper Eckert—Philadelphia
• Jesse Fell—Wilkes-Barre
• Matthias Forney—Hanover
• Benjamin Franklin—Boston, Massachusetts
• 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 business executives

• 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
• James Lindenberg Pittsburgh
• Henry Pomeroy Davison—Troy
• Mark Donovan—Pittsburgh
• David Edgerton—Lebanon
• Ella M. George—Beaver Falls
• Alex Grass—Scranton
• Clement Griscom—Philadelphia
• Mahlon Haines—York
• Joe Hardy—Pittsburgh
• Maggie Hardy—Pittsburgh
• Richard Hayne—Philadelphia
• Milton S. Hershey—Derry Church (Hershey)
• George Washington Hill—Philadelphia
• Anna Morris Holstein—Muncy
• 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
• Charles Strine—Philadelphia
• John Surma—Pittsburgh
• David Tepper—Pittsburgh
• Thomas Usher—Reading
• Jerry Wolman—Shenandoah
• Joseph Wharton—Philadelphia
• Isaiah Vansant Williamson—Bensalem Township
• Samuel Van Leer—Reading

Film directors, producers, and screenwriters

• 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
• Neal Dodson—York
• David M. Evans—Wilkes-Barre
• Peter Farrelly—Phoenixville
• Jonathan Frakes—Bellefonte
• Antoine Fuqua—Pittsburgh
• Todd Gallagher—Greensburg
• Rowdy Herrington—Pittsburgh
• Marshall Herskovitz—Philadelphia
• Tigre Hill—Philadelphia
• Tamar Simon Hoffs—Johnstown
• Todd Holland—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
• Nancy Meyers—Philadelphia
• Jason Miller—Scranton
• David Mirkin—Philadelphia
• Clifford Odets—Philadelphia
• Eric Red—Pittsburgh
• James Rolfe—Philadelphia
• 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

Musicians

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
• Gabby Barrett—Pittsburgh
• Eric Bazilian, co-founder of The Hooters—Philadelphia
• Franny Beecher—Norristown
• George Benson—Pittsburgh
• Les Brown—Lykens
• Jordana Bryant—outside Philadelphia
• Benjamin Burnley—Wilkes Barre
• Bilal—Philadelphia
• Joe Bonsall—Philadelphia
• Glenn Branca—Harrisburg
• Solomon Burke—Philadelphia
• Vanessa Carlton—Milford
• Sabrina Carpenter—Quakertown
• Cassidy—Philadelphia
• Danny Cedrone—Philadelphia
• Chubby Checker—Philadelphia
• Lou Christie—Moon Township
• Todd Tamanend Clark—Greensboro
• Stanley Clarke—Philadelphia
• Vinnie Colaiuta—Brownsville
• John Coltrane—Philadelphia
• Perry Como—Canonsburg
• Joey Covington—Johnstown
• Crobot (rock band)—Pottsville
• Jim Croce—South Philadelphia
• 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
• Joe Genaro, The Dead Milkmen—Wagontown
• Stan Getz—Philadelphia
• Girl Talk -Pittsburgh
• Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein—Philadelphia
• Chad Gracey—York
• Johnny Grande—Philadelphia
• Anthony Green—Doylestown
• Justin Guarini—Doylestown

H–M

• 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
• Rodney Linderman, The Dead Milkmen—Wagontown
• Lil Peep (Gustav Elijah Åhr)—Allentown
• 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
• Modern Baseball—Philadelphia Indie Rock Band
• 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
• PnB Rock—Philadelphia
• 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
• Ivy Sole—Philadelphia
• Jack Stauber—Erie
• Leopold Stokowski—Philadelphia
• Taylor Swift—Reading
• Ted Weems—Pitcairn
• Tammi Terrell—Philadelphia
• Title Fight—Kingston
• McCoy Tyner—Philadelphia
• Bobby Vinton—Canonsburg
• Chris Vrenna—Erie
• John Walker—Johnstown
• Dean Ween—New Hope
• Gene Ween—Philadelphia
• M. E. Willson—Penfield
• Denison Witmer—Lancaster
• Michael J. Woodard—Philadelphia
• Syreeta Wright—Pittsburgh

Natural scientists and physicians

• 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
• James F. Crow—Phoenixville
• 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
• Anna M. Longshore Potts–Attleboro (now Langhorne)
• 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
• Henry Augustus Rowland—Honesdale
• Beth Shapiro—Allentown
• Alex Shigo—Duquesne
• Lester Shubin—Philadelphia
• Neil Shubin—Philadelphia
• Daniel Simberloff—Wilson
• Edgar Smith—York
• Howard Temin—Philadelphia
• Claude Alvin Villee Jr.—Lancaster
• Bernardhus Van Leer (1687–1790), one of the first doctors in New York
• William Walker—Pittsburgh
• Michael Welner—Pittsburgh
• Caspar Wistar—Philadelphia
• Rake Yohn—West Chester
• Roger Young—Burgettstown

Politics, government, and military

A–M

• Claude Allen, assistant to the president for domestic policy under George W. Bush—Philadelphia
• Jason Altmire, author and U.S. representative—Lower Burrell
• Henry "Hap" Arnold, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force general—Gladwyne
• John C. Bell Jr., 33rd governor of Pennsylvania—Philadelphia
• Joe Biden, 46th president of the United States (2021–2025), 47th vice president of the United States (2009–2017), 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 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
• Clarence Charles Newcomer (1923–2005), US district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• 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
• Bayard Rustin, activist, organizer of social movements for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights—West Chester
• 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
• Gregory Tony (born 1978), sheriff of Broward County, Florida—Philadelphia
• Charlemagne Tower, lawyer, mining magnate and landowner—Pottsville
• Samuel Van Leer, Pennsylvania Irons works owner and a United States Army officer—Chester County
• Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, governor of Iowa—Pittsburgh
• Alfred L. Wilson, U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient—Fairchance
• 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

• 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
• Jaiden Nichols, YouTuber—Pittsburgh
• 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
• Rich Gunning, announcer—Philadelphia
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Victoria Pedretti, actress in The Haunting series and You — Fairless Hills
• Billy Porter, actor in Pose and Broadway performer in Kinky Boots—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, presenter anchor for CNN, The Lead with Jake Tapper, State of the Union—Philadelphia
• Jesse Watters, author, 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

• Tony Campolo—Philadelphia
• Fanny DuBois Chase—Great Bend
• Walter Ciszek—Shenandoah
• Harvey Cox—Malvern
• Mary Helen Peck Crane—Wilkes-Barre
• Amy Eilberg—Philadelphia
• Prince Demetrius Gallitzin—Cambria County
• Washington Gladden—Pottsgrove
• Lillian Resler Harford—Mount Pleasant
• Barry Lynn—Harrisburg / Bethlehem
• Jeanette DuBois Meech—Frankford
• Bruce Metzger—Middletown
• Mary A. Miller—Allegheny
• David Miscavige—Bucks County
• Joseph Murgas—Wilkes Barre / Slovakia
• Michael Novak—Johnstown
• Charles Taze Russell—Pittsburgh
• A.W. Tozer—La Jose
• Rev. Jeremiah Wright—Philadelphia
• Gino Jennings—Philadelphia

Social scientists and academics

• Russell L. Ackoff—Philadelphia
• Clayton Alderfer—Sellersville
• Gary Becker—Pottsville
• Julian Bond—Philadelphia
• Edwin Boring—Philadelphia
• Leonard Burman—Philadelphia
• Paul Cameron—Pittsburgh
• John D. Caputo—Philadelphia
• Henry Charles Carey—Philadelphia
• Leonard Carmichael—Philadelphia
• James McKeen Cattell—Easton
• Noam Chomsky—Philadelphia
• Randolph Cohen—Philadelphia
• Leda Cosmides—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
• Jacob Kantor—Harrisburg
• William Keen—Philadelphia
• Sally Kohn—Allentown
• Donald N. Levine—New Castle
• Edward B. Lewis—Wilkes-Barre
• Esther J. Trimble Lippincott—Kimberton
• 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

Others

• Edwarda O'Bara, woman who spent 42 years in a coma—Johnstown
• Sarah Knauss, supercentenarian and oldest known person in American history—Hollywood, Luzerne County

See also

• List of people from Erie, Pennsylvania
• List of people from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
• List of people from Philadelphia
• List of people from the Lehigh Valley
• List of people from the Pittsburgh metropolitan area
• List of people from York, Pennsylvania

Notes

References

External links

• "Famous People from the Lehigh Valley," The Morning Call, August 18, 2006