List of people from Pennsylvania
State flag of Pennsylvania Location of Pennsylvania in the United States Pennsylvania , the fifth-most populous state in the United States ,[ 1] 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:
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Artists
Julian Abele , architect—Philadelphia Alice Aycock , sculptor—Harrisburg Edmund Bacon , architect—PhiladelphiaPaul Bartholomew , architect—Ligonier Karen Bausman , architect—Allentown Jonathan Bean , illustrator—Fleetwood Alison Bechdel , graphic novelist—Beech Creek Cecilia Beaux , painter—PhiladelphiaAlexander Calder , sculptor—Lawnton Mary Cassatt , painter—Allegheny City George Catlin , painter—Wilkes-Barre Stuart Davis , painter—PhiladelphiaCharles Demuth , painter—Lancaster Steve Ditko , comic book artist—Johnstown Thomas Eakins , painter—PhiladelphiaWilliam Glackens , painter—PhiladelphiaMartha Graham , modern dancer and choreographer—Allegheny City Keith Haring , painter—Kutztown Jerry Harris , sculptor—Pittsburgh William Stanley Haseltine , painter—PhiladelphiaMike 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—YorkNate Lewis , visual artist—Beaver Falls Thaddeus Mosley , sculptor—PittsburghAlice Neel , painter—Colwyn Violet Oakley , painter—PhiladelphiaMaxfield Parrish , illustrator—PhiladelphiaPhilip Pearlstein , painter—PittsburghJoseph Pennell , illustrator—PhiladelphiaMan Ray , artist and photographer—PhiladelphiaCharles Sheeler , painter, photographer—PhiladelphiaGrover Simcox , illustrator—PhiladelphiaJohn Sloan , painter—Lock Haven Gary Mark Smith , global street photographer—Kutztown Jeff Smith , cartoonist—McKees Rocks Thomas Ustick Walter , architect—PhiladelphiaAndy Warhol , pop culture artist—PittsburghNeil Welliver , landscape artist—MillvilleAndrew Wyeth , painter—Chadds Ford Township Jamie Wyeth , painter (son of Andrew)—Chadds Ford TownshipN.C. Wyeth , illustrator (father of Andrew)—Chadds Ford TownshipBunny 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 —PhiladelphiaMichael Fincke —PittsburghTheodore Freeman , Group 3 astronaut ; killed in training jet accident—Haverford Terry Hart , NASA astronaut—PittsburghJames Irwin , Apollo 15 —PittsburghGlynn Lunney , NASA engineer—Old Forge David Medved , trained astronaut and physicist —PhiladelphiaPaul 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
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—PhiladelphiaEddie Alvarez , professional mixed martial artist—PhiladelphiaRubén Amaro Jr. (born 1965), Major League Baseball player, general manager, and coach—PhiladelphiaJoe Amato , professional drag racer—Old Forge John Andretti , NASCAR driver—Bethlehem Marco Andretti , auto racing driver—Nazareth Michael Andretti , auto racing driver—BethlehemKurt Angle , professional wrestler, Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling —PittsburghPaul Arizin , HOF professional basketball player—PhiladelphiaLaVar Arrington , professional football player—PittsburghCameron 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—PhiladelphiaBrad Benson , professional football player—Altoona Norm Benning , NASCAR driver—Level Green Jesse Biddle , professional baseball player—PhiladelphiaFred Biletnikoff , HOF professional football player—Erie Steve Bilko , professional baseball player—Nanticoke Adam Bisnowaty (born 1993), professional football player—PittsburghSteve Blackman , professional wrestler—Annville DeJuan Blair , professional basketball player—PittsburghGeorge 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—PhiladelphiaGary 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 TownshipRyan Buchter , professional baseball player—Reading Marc Bulger , professional football player—PittsburghLeroy Burrell , track and field—Lansdowne Rasual Butler , professional basketball player—PhiladelphiaNate Byham , NFL tight end—Franklin Axtell J. Byles , NFL Player—Titusville
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—PhiladelphiaRuss 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 -PhiladelphiaPete Carril , HOF college basketball coach—Bethlehem Matt Carroll , professional basketball player—PittsburghLen Chappell , professional basketball player—Portage Wilt Chamberlain , HOF professional basketball player—PhiladelphiaBarry Church , professional football player—PittsburghNestor Chylak , professional baseball umpire—Olyphant Bruce Clark , professional football player—New Castle Bryan Cohen (born 1989), American-Israeli professional basketball player—PhiladelphiaColby 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—PhiladelphiaBilly Conn , professional boxer—PittsburghJames 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—ConshohockenTom 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—PhiladelphiaJim 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—PhiladelphiaDavid Curtiss , competitive swimmer—Yardley [ 3] 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—PittsburghJakim Donaldson (born 1983), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League –PittsburghKeith 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—PittsburghJim 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—PittsburghPete Duranko , professional football player—Johnstown Jimmy Dykes , professional baseball player—PhiladelphiaStanley Dziedzic , Olympic bronze medalist in freestyle wrestling—Allentown
Bill Eadie , professional wrestler—Brownsville Kyle Eckel , professional football player—PhiladelphiaJosh Edgin , professional baseball player—Three Springs Wayne Ellington , professional basketball player—Wynnewood Cody Eppley , professional baseball player—Dillsburg Jahri Evans , professional football player—PhiladelphiaTyreke 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 —PhiladelphiaJoe Flacco , professional football player—PhiladelphiaPat Flaherty , professional football coach—McSherrystown Hali Flickinger , Olympic swimmer—York County [ 4] Andre Fluellen , professional football player—PhiladelphiaTom 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—PittsburghBuck 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—PhiladelphiaRyan Garko , professional baseball player—PittsburghJason 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—PhiladelphiaSean Gilbert , professional football player—Aliquippa Armen Gilliam , professional basketball player—Bethel Park Garry Gilliam , professional football player—HarrisburgKimberly Glass , professional volleyball player—Lancaster Tom Gola , HOF basketball player—PhiladelphiaRobbie Gould , professional football player—Jersey Shore Bruce Gradkowski , professional football player—PittsburghGino Gradkowski , professional football player—PittsburghAaron Gray , professional basketball player—EmmausDick 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
Jack Ham , professional football player—JohnstownRichard Hamilton , professional basketball playerBrendan Hansen , Olympic gold medal swimmer—Haverford Township Marvin Harrison , professional football player—PhiladelphiaRay Harroun , winner of the first Indianapolis 500 —Titusville Leon Hart , professional football player—PittsburghJim Haslett , professional football player and coach—PittsburghAndrew Hawkins , professional football player—Johnstown Artrell Hawkins , professional football player—JohnstownDon 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—PittsburghTom Herr , professional baseball player and manager—Lancaster Mark Herzlich , professional football player—Wayne Cameron Heyward , professional football player—PittsburghEric Hicks , professional football player—Erie Jordan Hill , professional football player—Harrisburg Shawn Hillegas , professional baseball player—South Fork Darrun Hilliard , professional basketball playerAl Holbert , professional auto racer—Warrington Larry Holmes , HOF professional boxer—Easton J. J. Hoover , professional baseball player—Elizabeth Bernard Hopkins , professional boxer—PhiladelphiaJeff Hostetler , professional football player—Hollsopple Art Howe , professional baseball player and manager—PittsburghGene 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-BarreMarc Jackson , professional basketball player—PhiladelphiaMarlin Jackson , professional football player—Sharon Reggie Jackson , HOF professional baseball player—Wyncote Brook Jacoby , professional baseball player—PhiladelphiaHughie Jennings , professional baseball player—Pittston Larry Johnson , professional football player—State College Derrick Jones Jr. , professional basketball player—Chester Eddie Jones , professional basketball player—PhiladelphiaKevin 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—PhiladelphiaRay Kemp , professional football player—Cecil Township Billy Kidman (ring name), professional wrestler—AllentownEthan Kilmer , professional football player—Wyalusing Bucko Kilroy , professional football player and coach—PhiladelphiaBetsy 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-PhiladelphiaJohn Kuhn , professional football player—Dover
Floyd Landis , professional cyclist—Lancaster Tom Lasorda , HOF professional baseball manager—Norristown Howard Lassoff (1955–2013), American-Israeli basketball playerTy Law , professional football player—Aliquippa Sean Lee , professional football player—PittsburghDon 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—PhiladelphiaRyan Lexer (born 1976), American-Israeli basketball player—PhiladelphiaTara Lipinski , Olympic gold medalist in figure skating—PhiladelphiaKyle Lowry , professional basketball player—PhiladelphiaMaurice Lucas , professional basketball player—PittsburghJohnny 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 fencerPaul Makler Jr. (born 1946), Olympic fencerPaul Makler Sr. (1920-2022), Olympic fencerRyan 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—AliquippaDan Marino , HOF professional football player—PittsburghBrandon Marshall , professional football player—PittsburghDonyell Marshall , professional basketball player—ReadingTim Masthay , professional football player—PittsburghChristy 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—BethlehemEd McCaffrey , professional football player—Waynesboro Joe McCarthy , HOF baseball manager—PhiladelphiaMike McCarthy , American football coach—PittsburghJohn J. McDermott , professional golfer—PhiladelphiaJameel McClain , professional football player—PhiladelphiaRobert McClain , professional football player—PhiladelphiaLeSean McCoy , professional football player—HarrisburgMike McCoy , professional football player—ErieMuffet McGraw , college basketball coach—Pottstown Aaron Mckie , professional basketball player—PhiladelphiaJosephine McKim , Olympic swimming gold medalist—Oil City Brandon McManus , professional football player—PhiladelphiaRocco Mediate , professional golfer—Greensburg Mike Mentzer , bodybuilder , 1979 Mr. Olympia —Ephrata [ 5] 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 Abby Lee Dance Company —Penn Hills[ A] Eric Milton , professional baseball pitcher—Bellefonte Cuttino Mobley , professional basketball player—PhiladelphiaEarl Monroe , HOF professional basketball player—PhiladelphiaJoe Montana , HOF professional football player—New Eagle Nick Moody , professional football player—Wyncote Charles Morgan , professional football player—AllentownLenny Moore , HOF professional football player—Reading Michael Moorer , professional boxer—Monessen Marcus Morris , professional basketball player—PhiladelphiaMarkieff Morris , professional basketball player—PhiladelphiaMercury Morris , professional football player—PittsburghJamie Moyer , professional baseball player—Sellersville Terry Mulholland , professional baseball player—Uniontown Mike Munchak , professional football player—Scranton Ryan Mundy , professional football player—PittsburghJames Mungro , professional football player—East Stroudsburg Flip Murray , professional basketball player—PhiladelphiaStan Musial , HOF professional baseball player—Donora Mike Mussina , professional baseball player—Montoursville
Joe Namath , HOF professional football player—Beaver Falls Bridget Namiotka (born 1990), pair skaterRyan 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, PennsylvaniaBilly 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 —PhiladelphiaTodd Peck , professional racing driver—Glenville Corey Peters , professional football player—PittsburghZach Pfeffer (born 1995), soccer player—DresherMike Piazza , HOF professional baseball player—Norristown Bernard Pierce , professional football player—Ardmore Jason Pinkston , professional football player—PittsburghLousaka 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—AllentownDylan Reese (born 1984), NHL ice hockey player—PittsburghFrank 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—PhiladelphiaMike Rosenthal (born 1977), NFL football player—PittsburghTim Ruddy , professional football player—Dunmore Bobby Ryan , professional ice hockey player—PhiladelphiaMatt Ryan , professional football player—Exton
Brandon Saad , professional hockey player—PittsburghJack Sack (1902–1980), football player and coachJohn Salmons , professional basketball player—PhiladelphiaBruno Sammartino , professional wrestler—PittsburghBob Sanders , professional football player—ErieJerry Sandusky , college football coach—Washington Carl Sawatski , professional baseball player—Shickshinny Matt Schaub , professional football player—PittsburghSteve Schlachter (born 1954), American-Israeli basketball player—Plymouth MeetingAllison Schmitt , Olympic swimmer –Pittsburgh [ 6] Brian Schneider , professional baseball player—Northampton Marty Schottenheimer , professional football coachMike 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 playerNate Sestina (born 1997), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Mustafa Shakur , professional basketball player—PhiladelphiaBobby 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, YorkJimmy Spencer , professional racecar driver—Berwick Shawntae Spencer , professional football player—Rankin Eddie Stanky , professional baseball player and manager—PhiladelphiaLarod Stephens-Howling , professional football player—Johnstown Mark Stepnoski , professional football player—Erie Tony Stewart , professional football player—AllentownDevin Street , professional football player—BethlehemRoss 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-BarreBruce Sutter , HOF professional baseball player—Lancaster Chuck Tanner , professional baseball player and manager—New Castle Jason Taylor , professional football player—PittsburghRay 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 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—PittsburghJohnny Unitas , HOF professional football player—PittsburghMickey Vernon , professional baseball player—Marcus Hook Iosif Vitebskiy (born 1938), Soviet Ukrainian Olympic medalist and world champion épée fencer and fencing coach—PhiladelphiaHonus Wagner , HOF professional baseball player—Chartiers Township Dion Waiters , professional basketball player—PhiladelphiaChristian Walker , professional baseball player—Norristown Neil Walker , professional baseball player—PittsburghArt Wall Jr. , professional golfer—Honesdale Rasheed Wallace , professional basketball player—PhiladelphiaEd Walsh , HOF professional baseball player—Plains Township Joe Walton , professional football coach—Beaver Falls Hakim Warrick , professional basketball player—PhiladelphiaEarl Watford , professional football player—PhiladelphiaKenny Watson , professional football player—HarrisburgRicky Watters , professional football player—HarrisburgBobby Weaver , Olympic gold medal freestyle wrestler–Easton Reggie Wells , professional football player—South Park Maia Weintraub (born 2002), national champion and Olympic foil fencerJohnny Weir , professional and Olympic figure skater—Coatesville Randy White , HOF professional football player—PittsburghBrian Williams , professional football player—Mt. Lebanon Early Williams (born 1951), American-Israeli basketball playerLauryn Williams , Summer and Winter Olympic medalist—Rochester Allie Wilson (born 1996), American middle-distance runner—Wallingford Josh Wilson , professional baseball player—Mt. LebanonKris Wilson , professional football player—HarrisburgCoy Wire , professional football player—Camp Hill —Cedar CliffStefen Wisniewski , professional football player—PittsburghLee Woodall , professional football player—Carlisle Tom Woodeshick , professional football player—Wilkes-BarreJohn Woodruff , Olympic gold medalist in track and field—Connellsville Blidi Wreh-Wilson , professional football player—Edinboro Frank Wycheck , professional football player—PhiladelphiaMichael Young (born 1994), basketball player for Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League —PittsburghStephen Zack (born 1992), basketball playerMaddie Ziegler , actor, featured dancer on Dance Moms Murrysville Mackenzie Ziegler , actor, featured dancer on Dance Moms
Computer scientists and mathematicians
Conservationists
Criminals
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 worldRobert 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 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 —PhiladelphiaC. Clement French , sixth president of Washington State University —PhiladelphiaThomas F. George , chancellor and professor of chemistry and physics, University of Missouri–St. Louis —PhiladelphiaLeonard Hayflick , Professor of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco —PhiladelphiaSusan Henking —Paoli, president of Shimer College [ 7] John W. Heston , second president of Washington State ; third president of South Dakota State ; fourth president of Dakota State —BellefonteJohn Heuser , Professor of Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine —PittsburghJohn 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 —PittsburghJulia Anna Orum (1843-1904), principal, Philadelphia School of ElocutionChristopher 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 —ReadingLouis B. Schwartz (1913-2003), law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School —PhiladelphiaDavid Soll , biology professor, University of Iowa —PhiladelphiaClyde Summers (1918-2010), labor lawyer and law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School —GermantownBernard Wolfman (1924–2011), Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and law professor—PhiladelphiaJohn Yoo , Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley —PhiladelphiaWendy Cadge , American sociologist and president-elect at Bryn Mawr College —Delaware County
Engineers and inventors
Musicians
Natural scientists and physicians
Claude Allen , assistant to the President for domestic policy under George W. Bush —PhiladelphiaJason 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 —PhiladelphiaJoe Biden , current President of the United States , 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—PittsburghJohn 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 —PhiladelphiaAshton Carter , U.S. Secretary of Defense under Barack Obama —PhiladelphiaBob 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—PhiladelphiaJoseph Clancy , Director of Secret Service under Barack Obama —PhiladelphiaMark B. Cohen , Democratic chairman, Human Services Committee, Pennsylvania House of RepresentativesWilliam Coleman , U.S. Secretary of Transportation under Gerald Ford —PhiladelphiaTom Corbett , 46th Governor of Pennsylvania—PhiladelphiaGeorge M. Dallas , 11th Vice President of the United States —PhiladelphiaJames J. Davis , U.S. Secretary of Labor, U.S. Senator—PittsburghJames 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 —PittsburghJohn 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 —PittsburghNewt Gingrich , Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives—HarrisburgAlexander Haig , Secretary of State, White House Chief of Staff, NATO Supreme Commander—PhiladelphiaWinfield Scott Hancock , Union Civil War commander—Montgomeryville Orrin Hatch , Republican senator from Utah —PittsburghMichael Hayden , Director of CIA under George W. Bush —PittsburghWilliam G. Hundley , criminal defense attorney—PittsburghHarold 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 —PittsburghDonald Kohn , Vice Chairman of Federal Reserve—PhiladelphiaAlf Landon , Governor of Kansas and presidential candidate—West Middlesex Andrew Lewis , Secretary of Transportation under Ronald Reagan —PhiladelphiaRichard Marcinko , Navy Seal, commanded Seal Team Six—Lansford George Marshall , Secretary of Defense under Harry S. Truman —UniontownEdward Martin , U.S. Senator and 32nd Governor of Pennsylvania—Ten Mile Betsy McCaughey , Lieutenant Governor of state of New York—PittsburghJohn J. McCloy , Assistant Secretary of War during World War II—PhiladelphiaH. R. McMaster , National Security Advisor, U.S. Army Lt. General—PhiladelphiaRoyal Meeker , advisor to President Woodrow Wilson —Quaker LakeThomas Mifflin , first Governor of Pennsylvania —Philadelphia
Janet Napolitano , U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security—PittsburghBenjamin 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 PennsylvaniaJohn 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)—PittsburghRon Paul , U.S. House of Representatives (R-TX)—PittsburghSamuel W. Pennypacker , 23rd Governor of Pennsylvania —Phoenixville Robert Reich , Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton —Scranton Ed Rendell , 45th Governor of Pennsylvania—PhiladelphiaGeorge 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 —PhiladelphiaJohn Roll , federal judge slain in 2011 Tucson shooting in Arizona —PittsburghDan Rooney , U.S. Ambassador to Ireland —PittsburghBetsy Ross , credited maker of original American flag—PhiladelphiaBayard 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)—PhiladelphiaWilliam 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 —PhiladelphiaLawrence Summers , Director of National Economic Council under Barack Obama —Penn Valley Gregory Tony (born 1978), Sheriff of Broward County, Florida -Philadelphia[ 8] 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 —PittsburghAlfred L. Wilson , U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient—Fairchance Curtin Winsor Jr. , U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica under Ronald Reagan —PhiladelphiaRichard 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—PhiladelphiaJohn 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 Jerry Blavat , disc jockey—PhiladelphiaNeal 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—PittsburghRegis Cordic , former radio personality; actor in Columbo , Gunsmoke —PittsburghJim Cramer , television personality—Wyndmoor Bill Cullen , television personality—PittsburghSharon Epperson , correspondent for CNBC —PittsburghHoward Eskin , Philadelphia-based sports radio personality—PhiladelphiaDebra Fox , television anchor—PittsburghPauline 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—PhiladelphiaJon & 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—PhiladelphiaMarilyn Horne , opera singer—Bradford Abby Huntsman , co-host of Fox & Friends WeekendSuzy Kolber , television sportscaster—Upper Dublin Township Andrea Kremer , television sportscaster—PhiladelphiaCarson 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 —PhiladelphiaMeredith Marakovits , New York Yankees clubhouse reporter for the YES Network —Walnutport Bam Margera , reality television personality and skateboarder—West ChesterChris Matthews , political commentator, MSNBC 's Hardball 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—PhiladelphiaJeanne Moos , broadcast journalist for CNN —PittsburghClayton Morris , co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend Spring Township Charlie O'Donnell , radio/TV announcer, primarily on game shows —PhiladelphiaBeth Ostrosky , model, judge on ABC's True Beauty G4's Filter Victoria Pedretti , actress in The Haunting series and You — Fairless HillsBilly Porter , actor in Pose 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 CBS Radio Mystery Theater 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 —PhiladelphiaAndrea Tantaros , political analyst and commentator on Fox News and Fox Business Network —Allentown Jake Tapper , anchor for CNN , The Lead with Jake Tapper State of the Union Jesse Watters , commentator for Fox News , host of Watters' World —PhiladelphiaKristen Welker , broadcast journalist for NBC News —PhiladelphiaMaddie Ziegler , actor, featured dancer on Dance Moms Murrysville
Religion
Social scientists and academics
See also
Notes
^ Sources cited in her article state that her studio is in Pittsburgh, but not whether she lives in the city itself.
References
^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 (NST-EST2013-01) [XLS - 37k]" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved July 19, 2015 .State Totals: Vintage 2013 . See also List of U.S. states and territories by population ^ "Friends remember Kiel Martin's courage" . The Desert Sun . Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ Petrosky, Maureen (June 28, 2021). "Yardley's Swim Star David Curtiss Fresh Off the Olympic Trials" . Bucks Happening . Retrieved July 20, 2021.
^ Maisel, Matt (June 18, 2021). "York County's Hali Flickinger Olympics bound after 200M butterfly win at U.S. Trials" . FOX43
^ Mike Mentzer – bodybuilder, writer, and philosopher by Bob Burns ^ "Allison Schmitt - Bio" . SwimSwam ^ "A College President, Drawn to Uncertainties" . The New York Times ^ "Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony wouldn't have been hired as a cop if he revealed he killed a man, former boss says" . Sun Sentinel . May 5, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2022 .
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