List of people from Pennsylvania
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
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
- Thomas Eakins, painter—Philadelphia
- William Glackens painter—Philadelphia
- Keith Haring, painter—Reading
- Jerry Harris, sculptor—Pittsburgh
- William Stanley Haseltine, painter—Philadelphia
- Martin Johnson Heade, painter—Lumberville
- Franz Kline, painter—Wilkes-Barre
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Kayla Bashore, olympic field hockey player Summer 2008- Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania
- Charlie Batch, professional football player—Homestead
- 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
- Gary Brown, professional football player—Williamsport
- Kobe Bryant, professional basketball player—Lower Merion
- Leroy Burrell, track and field—Lansdowne
- 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
- Matt Carroll, professional basketball player—Pittsburgh
- Wilt Chamberlain, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- 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
- Chuck Daly, professional basketball coach—Kane
- Bob Davie, college football coach- Moon Township
- 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
- Kyle Eckel, professional football player—Philadelphia
- Tyreke Evans, professional basketball player—Chester
- Bill Ferrario, professional football player-Scranton
- Nellie Fox, professional baseball player—St. Thomas Township
- Terry Francona, professional baseball manager—New Brighton
- Buck Freeman, professional baseball player—Catasauqua
- Gus Frerotte, professional football player—Kittanning
- Jim Furyk, professional golfer—Lancaster
- Ryan Garko, professional baseball player—Pittsburgh
- Jason Garrett, professional football coach/offensive coordinator—Abington[disambiguation needed]
- Eddie George, professional football player—Abington Township
- 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
- Peter Gruner, professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Billy Kidman—Allentown
- Richard Hamilton, professional basketball player—Coatesville
- Marvin Harrison, professional football player—Philadelphia
- Gerald Henderson, Jr., professional basketball player—Merion
- Chad Henne, college football player—Reading
- Tom Herr, professional baseball player and professional baseball manager—Lancaster
- 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
- 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
- Eddie Jones, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- 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
- Kristy Kowal, Olympic swimmer—Reading
- Bruce Kozerski, professional football player—Plains Township
- Floyd Landis, professional cyclist—Lancaster
- Ty Law, professional football player—Aliquippa
- 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
- Dan Marino, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Brandon Marshall, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Donyell Marshall, professional basketball player—Reading
- Christy Mathewson, professional baseball player—Factoryville
- 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
- Cuttino Mobley, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Joe Montana, professional football player—New Eagle
- Charles Morgan professional football player—Allentown
- Michael Moorer, professional boxer—Monessen
- Jamie Moyer, professional baseball player—Sellersville
- Terry Mulholland, professional baseball player—Uniontown
- Mike Munchak, professional football player—Scranton
- James Mungro, professional football player-East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
- 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
- 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
- Nicole Reinhart, professional cyclist—Macungie
- Darrelle Revis, professional football player—Aliquippa
- Mike Richter, professional hockey player—Abington
- 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
- Matt Schaub, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Brian Schneider, professional baseball player—Northampton
- Mike Scioscia, professional baseball manager—Morton
- Mustafa Shakur, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Dick Shiner, professional football player—Lebanon
- 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
- 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
- John Tewksbury, track and field olympiast—Ashley
- 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
- Art Wall, Jr., professional golfer—Honesdale
- Rasheed Wallace, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Ed Walsh, professional baseball player—Plains Township
- Hakim Warrick, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Kenny Watson, professional football player—Harrisburg
- Reggie Wells, professional football player—South Park
- Josh Wilson, professional baseball player—Mt. Lebanon
- Kris Wilson, professional football player—Harrisburg
- Tom Woodeshick, professional football player—Wilkes-Barre
- Frank Wycheck, professional football player—Philadelphia
- Lee Woodall, professional football player—Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Authors
Conservationists
Educators
Entrepreneurs, industrialists and inventors
Filmmakers/Directors
Musicians
Politics, government and military
- Jack Agnew, inspiration for the novel and film The Dirty Dozen—Philadelphia
- Henry "Hap" Arnold, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force General—Gladwyne
- 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
- 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
- Alexander Haig, Secretary of State, White House Chief of Staff, NATO Supreme
Commander—Philadelphia
- Winfield Scott Hancock, Union Civil War commander—Montgomeryville
- Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior under Franklin D. Roosevelt—Altoona
- Michael Johns, U.S. Presidential speechwriter—Emmaus
- Richard Marcinko, Notable Navy Seal, Commanded Seal Team Six—Lansford
- 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
- Ed Rendell, current 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
- Joe Sestak, Navy Admiral, Sitting Congressman—Secane
- 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 Strank, U.S. Marine, Iwo Jima Flagraiser—Johnstown
- Lawrence Summers, Director of the National Economic Council—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
- Jodi Applegate, broadcast journalist—Moon Township
- Chuck Barris, television host and producer—Philadelphia
- 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
- 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
- Chris Matthews, broadcast journalist—Oreland
- 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—Pittsburgh
- 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
- Dick Stockton, sportscaster for Fox Sports and Turner Sports—Philadelphia
See also
References
External links
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