- List of people from Allentown, Pennsylvania
The following is a list of notable people who were born, or who have lived a significant portion of their lives, in
Allentown, Pennsylvania , in theUnited States .Athletics
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Jim Booros , professional golfer, formerPGA Tour player
*Francesco Caruso , professional soccer player,Harrisburg City Islanders
*Keith Dorney , former professional football player,Detroit Lions
*Slim Emmerich , former professional baseball player, New York Giants andSt. Louis Cardinals
*Peter Gruner, professional wrestler known as Billy Kidman
*Bob Heffner , former professional baseball player,Boston Red Sox , California Angels andCleveland Indians
*Brian Knobbs , former professional wrestler
*Jonathan Linton , former professional football player,Buffalo Bills
*Ed McCaffrey , former professional football player,Denver Broncos ,New York Giants andSan Francisco 49ers
*John Meister , former professional baseball player,New York Metropolitans
*Jeff Mutis , former professional baseball player,Cleveland Indians andFlorida Marlins
*Andre Reed , former professional football player,Buffalo Bills andWashington Redskins
*Eddie Sachs , aUnited States Auto Club driver who was known as the "Caped Crusader of Auto Racing" and "Clown Prince of Auto Racing"
*Dave Schneck , former professional baseball player,New York Mets
*Larry Seiple , former professional football player,Miami Dolphins
*Tony Stewart, professional football player,Oakland Raiders
*Cindy Werley , former Olympic field hockey playerAuthors, journalists, playwrights and poets
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John Birmelin , Pennsylvania German dialect poet and playwright
*Katherine Boehret , technology journalist, "The Wall Street Journal "
*Solomon DeLong ,pen name Obediah Grouthomel,Pennsylvania German language columnist of Allentown newspaper "The Morning Call "
*Lauren Weisberger , author, "The Devil Wears Prada"Business and politics
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Charlie Dent , member of Congress
*Rick Glazier , Democratic member of theNorth Carolina House of Representatives
*Lee Iacocca , former chairman ofChrysler Corporation
*Michael Johns, health care executive and formerWhite House speechwriter
*John Kline, member of Congress
*Jerry Oberholtzer , current mayor ofSnellville, Georgia
*Richard A. Snelling , former Governor ofVermont Film and television
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Michaela Conlin , actress, Fox's "Bones"
*Devon, adult film actress
*Tim Heidecker , actor and comedian,Cartoon Network 's "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! "
*William Marchant , playwright and screenwriter
*Lara Jill Miller , voice actress,Cartoon Network 's "The Life and Times of Juniper Lee "
*Amanda Seyfried , model and actress, The CW's "Veronica Mars " andHBO 's "Big Love "
*Dana Snyder , voice actor,Cartoon Network 's "Aqua Teen Hunger Force "
*Christine Taylor , actress and wife of actorBen Stiller Music
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Rick Braun , smooth jazz trumpet player Cite Web | url = http://www.rickbraun.com/bio.htm | title = Rick Braun: bio | accessdate = 2008-06-11]
*Leon Carr , Broadway composer and television advertising songwriter
*Walt Groller , Grammy-nominatedpolka musician
*Keith Jarrett , jazz musician
*Donald Voorhees , Emmy-nominatedorchestra l conductor
*Stephanie Woodling , opera singercience
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Walter O. Snelling ,chemist andexplosives expert who discoveredpropane gasVisual arts
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John E. Berninger , landscape painter and Pennsylvania impressionist, first curator of theAllentown Art Museum
*Karl Buesgen , landscape painter and Pennsylvania impressionist
*Mark Beyer , comic book artist
*Herman Leonard , photographer noted for jazz portraits
*Boris Vallejo , fantasy artist
*Orlando Gray Wales , landscape painter and Pennsylvania impressionistOther
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Sarah Knauss ,supercentenarian considered the "world's oldest person" byGuinness World Records fromApril 16 ,1998 until her death at age 119 in1999 References
External links
* [http://www.nndb.com/geo/394/000069187/ Famous people from Allentown at the Notable Names Database] .
* [http://www.famouswhy.com/Tags/Allentown Famous people from Allentown at FamousWhy.com] .
* [http://www.famous-alumni.com/city_101.html Famous people from Allentown at Famous Alumni] .
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