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, or lived a significant portion of their lives, in Pennsylvania, along with their primary Pennsylvania city or town of residence:

Actors

*F. Murray Abraham—Pittsburgh
*Kevin Bacon—Philadelphia
*Carroll Baker-Johnstown
*Ethel Barrymore—Philadelphia
*John Barrymore—Philadelphia
*Lionel Barrymore—Philadelphia
*Maria Bello— Norristown
*Peter Boyle—Philadelphia
*David Brenner—Philadelphia
*Charles Bronson—Ehrenfeld
*Steve Burns—Gilbertsville
*Bill Cosby—Philadelphia
*Broderick Crawford—Philadelphia
*Dolores Costello—Pittsburgh
*Maurice Costello—Pittsburgh
*Ann B. Davis—Erie
*John de Lancie—Philadelphia
*Devon—Hellertown
*Barbara Feldon—Bethel Park
*Tina Fey—Upper Darby
*W.C. Fields—Philadelphia
*Larry Fine—Philadelphia
*Matthew Fox—Abington
*Jonathan Frakes—Bethlehem
*Janet Gaynor—Philadelphia
*Richard Gere—Philadelphia
*Scott Glenn—Pittsburgh
*Jeff Goldblum—Pittsburgh
*Seth Green—Philadelphia
*Tim Heidecker—Philadelphia
*Russell Johnson—Ashley
*Shirley Jones—Charleroi
*Michael Keaton—Pittsburgh
*Gene Kelly—Pittsburgh
*Grace Kelly (Princess of Monaco)—Philadelphia
*Jamie Kennedy—Upper Darby
*Daniel Dae Kim—Bethlehem
*Jack Klugman—Philadelphia
*Aline MacMahon—Pittsburgh
*Jayne Mansfield—Bryn Mawr
*Henry Mancini—Aliquippa
*Bam Margera—West Chester
*Mary McDonnell—Wilkes-Barre
*Larry Mendte—Lansdowne
*Mary Lou Metzger—Philadelphia
*Dennis Miller—Pittsburgh
*Tom Mix— Mix Run
*Irene Ng—Allentown
*J.J. North-Philadelphia
*Cheri Oteri—Upper Darby
*Jack Palance—Hazle Township
*William Powell—Pittsburgh
*Fred Rogers—Latrobe
*George A. Romero—Pittsburgh
*Lizabeth Scott—Scranton
*David O. Selznick—Pittsburgh
*Amanda Seyfried—Allentown
*Craig Sheffer—York
*M. Night Shyamalan—Philadelphia
*Penny Singleton—Philadelphia
*Will Smith—Philadelphia
*James Stewart—Indiana
*Sharon Stone—Meadville
*Christine Taylor—Allentown
*Jonathan Taylor Thomas-Bethlehem
*Eric Wareheim-Audubon
*Fritz Weaver—Pittsburgh

Artists

*Alexander Calder, sculptor—Lawnton
*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
*Maxfield Parrish, illustrator—Philadelphia
*Philip Pearlstein, painter—Pittsburgh
*Man Ray, artist and photographer—Philadelphia
*Charles Sheeler, painter, photographer—Philadelphia
*Grover Simcox, illustrator—Philadelphia
*John Sloan, painter—Lock Haven
*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
*Charlie Batch, professional football player—McKeesport
*Joe Beimel, professional baseball player—Kersey
*Fred Biletnikoff, professional football player—Erie
*Steve Bilko, professional baseball player—Nanticoke
*Steve Blackman, professional wrestler—Annville
*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—Philadelphia
*Leroy Burrell, track and field—Lansdowne
*Ray Caldwell, professional baseball player—McKean County
*John Calipari, college basketball coach—Moon Township
*John Cappelletti, professional football player—Upper Darby
*Wilt Chamberlain, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
*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—KaneBob Davie, college football coach- Moon Twp., Pennsylvania
*Mike Ditka, professional football player and coach—Aliquippa
*Keith Dorney, professional football player—Emmaus
*Tony Dorsett, professional football player—Hopewell Township
*Nellie Fox, professional baseball player-St. Thomas Township
*Buck Freeman, professional baseball player—Catasauqua
*Jim Furyk, professional golfer—Lancaster
*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
*Tom Herr, professional baseball player and professional baseball manager—Lancaster
*Richard Hamilton, professional basketball player—Coatesville
*Marvin Harrison, professional football player—Philadelphia
*Chad Henne, college football player—Reading
*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
*Reggie Jackson, professional baseball player;Wyncote
*Marc Jackson, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
*Hughie Jennings, professional baseball player—Pittston
*Eddie Jones, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
*Jim Kelly, professional football player—Bradys Bend Township
*Bam Margera, professional skateboarder-West Chester, Pennsylvania
*Charles Morgan professional football player Allentown
*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
*Joe Maddon, professional baseball manager—Hazleton
*Ryan Malone, professional hockey player—Upper St. Clair
*Dan Marino, professional football player—Pittsburgh
*Donyell Marshall, professional basketball player—Reading
*Christy Mathewson, professional baseball player—Factoryville
*Aaron Mckie, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
*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
*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
*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
*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 playerHopewell Township
*Andre Reed, professional football player—Allentown
*Frank Reich, professional football player—Lebanon
*Nicole Reinhart, professional cyclist—Macungie
*Mike Richter, professional hockey player—Abington
*Malik Rose, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
*Tim Ruddy, professional football player—Dunmore
*Musa Smith, professional football player-New Bloomfield
*Gene Snitsky, professional wrestler—Nesquehoning
*Jimmy Spencer, professional racecar driver—Berwick
*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
*Kenny Watson, professional football player—Harrisburg
*Reggie Wells, professional football player—South Park
*Tom Woodeshick, professional football player—Wilkes-Barre
*Frank Wycheck, professional football player—Philadelphia

Authors

*Louisa May Alcott—Germantown
*Lloyd Alexander—Philadelphia
*Poul Anderson—Bristol
*Janet Asimov—Ashland
*Donald Barthelme—Philadelphia
*Ben Bova—Philadelphia
*Charles Brockden Brown—Philadelphia
*Rachel Carson—Springdale
*Stephen Chbosky—Pittsburgh
*Bebe Moore Campbell—Philadelphia
*Annie Dillard—Pittsburgh
*Tristan Egolf—Lancaster
*Prince Demetrius Gallitzin—Cambria County
*Kristin Hunter—Philadelphia
*Dean Koontz—Everett
*John D. MacDonald—Sharon
*Henry Meyer—Centre County
*James A. Michener—Doylestown
*James Morrow—Philadelphia
*John O'Hara—Pottsville
*Conrad Richter—Pine Grove
*Mary Rinehart—Pittsburgh
*Lisa Scottoline—Philadelphia
*Martin Cruz Smith—Reading
*Gertrude Stein—Allegheny
*Gerald Stern—Pittsburgh
*Wallace Stevens—Reading
*Ida Tarbell—Titusville
*John Updike—Reading
*Lauren Weisberger—Allentown
*John Edgar Wideman—Pittsburgh
*Marianne Wiggins—Lancaster
*August Wilson—Pittsburgh
*Owen Wister—Philadelphia
*Calvin Ziegler—Centre County

Conservationists

*Paul R. Ehrlich—Germantown
*Inky Moore—Newville
*Joseph Rothrock—McVeytown

Filmmakers

*Tigre Hill-Philadelphia
*Richard Rossi

Musicians

*G. Love & Special Sauce—Philadelphia
*Bilal—Philadelphia
*Christina Aguilera—Pittsburgh
*Marian Anderson—Philadelphia
*Anti-Flag—Pittsburgh
*Frankie Avalon—Philadelphia
*George Benson—Pittsburgh
*The Bloodhound Gang—Quakertown
*Boyz II Men—Philadelphia
*Glenn Branca—Harrisburg
*Breaking Benjamin—Wilkes-Barre
*Vanessa Carlton—Milford
*Cassidy—Philadelphia
*Chubby Checker—Philadelphia
*Lou Christie—Moon Township
*Cinderella—Philadelphia
*CKY—West Chester
*Stanley Clarke—Philadelphia
*The Clarks—Pittsburgh
*Clap Your Hands Say Yeah—Philadelphia
*Cognitio - Harrisburg
*John Coltrane—Philadelphia
*Stan Getz—Philadelphia
*Sun Ra—Philadelphia
*Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes—Philadelphia
*Matt Pond PA—Philadelphia
*Perry Como—Canonsburg
*Jim Croce—Drexel Hill
*Dead Milkmen—Philadelphia
*Kevin Eubanks—Philadelphia
*Eve—Philadelphia
*Stephen Foster—Pittsburgh
*Freeway—Philadelphia
*Fuel—Harrisburg
*Justin Guarini—Doylestown
*Young Gunz—Philadelphia
*Daryl Hall & John Oates—Philadelphia
*Bill Haley & His Comets—Upland
*Dan Hartman—Harrisburg
*The Hooters—Philadelphia
*Phyllis Hyman—Pittsburgh
*Musiq Soulchild-Philadelphia
*Santogold-Philadelphia
*Donnie Iris—Ellwood City
*Keith Jarrett—Allentown
*DJ Jazzy Jeff—Philadelphia
*Jedi Mind Tricks—Philadelphia
*Joan Jett—Philadelphia
*Allan Jones—Old Forge
*The Juliana Theory—Latrobe
*Kid Dynamite—Philadelphia
*Chris Kirkpatrick, 'N Sync—Clarion
*Patti LaBelle—Philadelphia
*Live—York
*Lisa Lopes—Philadelphia
*Mirah—Philadelphia
*Paint It Black—Philadelphia
*Eden Park—York
*Billy Paul—Philadelphia
*Teddy Pendergrass—Philadelphia
*Pink—Doylestown
*Poison—Pittsburgh
*Punchline—Belle Vernon
*Schooly D—Philadelphia
*Gamble & Huff—Philadelphia
*McFadden & Whitehead—Philadelphia
*The Delfonics—Philadelphia
*The Stylistics—Philadelphia
*Trent Reznor—Mercer
*The Roots—Philadelphia
*Todd Rundgren—Upper Darby
*Rusted Root—Pittsburgh
*Jill Scott—Philadelphia
*Shanice—Pittsburgh
*Beanie Sigel—Philadelphia
*Silvertide— Philadelphia
*Sister Sledge—Philadelphia
*Will Smith—Philadelphia
*Tammi Terrell—Philadelphia
*Bobby Vinton—Canonsburg
*Taylor Swift—Wyomissing
*Nicole Tranquillo—Wernersville
*Syreeta Wright—Pittsburgh
*Ween—New Hope
*Christian Stewart Harold Myers-Red Lion Pennsylvania

Politics, government and military

*Henry "Hap" Arnold, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force General—Gladwyne
*Daniel Boone, frontier explorer—Birdsboro
*James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States—Cove Gap
*Smedley Butler, U.S. Marine Corps General—West Chester
*James J. Davis, U.S. Secretary of Labor, U.S. Senator—Pittsburgh
*George M. Dallas, 11th Vice President of the United States—Philadelphia
*Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States-Gettysburg
*Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the House-Hummelstown
*Winfield Scott Hancock, Union Civil War commander—Montgomeryville
*Michael Johns, U.S. Presidential speechwriter—Emmaus
*George Marshall, U.S. Army General, U.S. Secretary of State—Uniontown
*Ed Rendell, former Philadelphia Mayor, 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
*Arlen Specter, U.S. Senator—Philadelphia
*Thaddeus Stevens, Constitutional activist—Gettysburg
*Michael Strank, U.S. Marine, Iwo Jima Flagraiser-Johnstown
*Charlemagne Tower, Lawyer, Mining magnate and landowner-Pottsville
*Ron Paul, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 14th district, candidate for the Republican Party nomination in the 2008 U.S. presidential election—Pittsburgh

Radio and television

*Jodi Applegate, broadcast journalist—Moon Township
*Chuck Barris, television host and producer—Philadelphia
*Jim Cramer, television host—Wyndmoor
*Bill Cullen, television host—Pittsburgh
*Louis Glackens, illustrator—Philadelphia
*Marilyn Horne, opera singer—Bradford
*Suzy Kolber, professional football sideline reporter—Upper Dublin Township
*Chris Matthews, broadcast journalist—Oreland
*Stephen A. Smith, sports writer and broadcast analyst—Philadelphia

References

* [http://www.nndb.com/geo/394/000069187/ Famous people from Allentown, Pennsylvania at the Notable Names Database] .
* [http://www.nndb.com/geo/613/000080373/ Famous people from Lancaster, Pennsylvania at the Notable Names Database] .
* [http://www.nndb.com/geo/659/000069452/ Famous people from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Notable Names Database] .
* [http://www.nndb.com/geo/661/000069454/ Famous people from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the Notable Names Database] .

ee also

*List of famous people from Allentown, Pennsylvania
*List of famous people from Erie, Pennsylvania
*List of famous people from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
*List of famous people from Philadelphia
*List of famous people from Pittsburgh
*List of Pennsylvania Governors

External links

* [http://www.phillyfiction.com/more/philadelphia_literature.html Books by authors connected with Philadelphia]