List of people from Pennsylvania 695459 226161889 2008-07-17T02:42:44Z 98.218.75.112 /* Artists */ [[Pennsylvania]], the sixth largest 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, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]] *[[Kevin Bacon]]—[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] *[[Carroll Baker]]-[[Johnstown, Pennsylvania|Johnstown]] *[[Ethel Barrymore]]—Philadelphia *[[John Barrymore]]—Philadelphia *[[Lionel Barrymore]]—Philadelphia *[[Maria Bello]]— Norristown *[[Peter Boyle]]—Philadelphia *[[David Brenner]]—Philadelphia *[[Charles Bronson]]—[[Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania|Ehrenfeld]] *[[Steve Burns]]—[[Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania|Gilbertsville]] *[[Bill Cosby]]—Philadelphia *[[Broderick Crawford]]—Philadelphia *[[Dolores Costello]]—Pittsburgh *[[Maurice Costello]]—Pittsburgh *[[Ann B. Davis]]—[[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]] *[[John de Lancie]]—Philadelphia *[[Devon (porn star)|Devon]]—[[Hellertown, Pennsylvania|Hellertown]] *[[Tina Fey]]—[[Upper Darby, Pennsylvania|Upper Darby]] *[[W.C. Fields]]—Philadelphia *[[Larry Fine]]—Philadelphia *[[Matthew Fox (actor)|Matthew Fox]]—[[Abington, Pennsylvania|Abington]] *[[Jonathan Frakes]]—[[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]] *[[Janet Gaynor]]—Philadelphia *[[Richard Gere]]—Philadelphia *[[Scott Glenn]]—Pittsburgh *[[Jeff Goldblum]]—Pittsburgh *[[Seth Green]]—Philadelphia *[[Tim Heidecker]]—Philadelphia *[[Russell Johnson]]—[[Ashley, Pennsylvania|Ashley]] *[[Shirley Jones]]—[[Charleroi, Pennsylvania|Charleroi]] *[[Michael Keaton]]—Pittsburgh *[[Gene Kelly]]—Pittsburgh *[[Grace Kelly]] (Princess of Monaco)—Philadelphia *[[Jamie Kennedy]]—[[Upper Darby, Pennsylvania|Upper Darby]] *[[Daniel Dae Kim]]—[[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]] *[[Jack Klugman]]—Philadelphia *[[Aline MacMahon]]—[[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]] *[[Jayne Mansfield]]—[[Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania|Bryn Mawr]] *[[Henry Mancini]]—[[Aliquippa, Pennsylvania|Aliquippa]] *[[Bam Margera]]—[[West Chester, Pennsylvania|West Chester]] *[[Mary McDonnell]]—[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]] *[[Larry Mendte]]—[[Lansdowne, Pennsylvania|Lansdowne]] *[[Mary Lou Metzger]]—Philadelphia *[[Dennis Miller]]—[[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]] *[[Tom Mix]]— [[Mix Run, Pennsylvania|Mix Run]] *[[Irene Ng (actress)|Irene Ng]]—[[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] *[[Cheri Oteri]]—[[Upper Darby, Pennsylvania|Upper Darby]] *[[Jack Palance]]—[[Hazle Township, Pennsylvania|Hazle Township]] *[[William Powell]]—Pittsburgh *[[Fred Rogers]]—[[Latrobe, Pennsylvania|Latrobe]] *[[George A. Romero]]—Pittsburgh *[[Lizabeth Scott]]—[[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]] *[[David O. Selznick]]—Pittsburgh *[[Amanda Seyfried]]—[[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] *[[Craig Sheffer]]—[[York, Pennsylvania|York]] *[[M. Night Shyamalan]]—Philadelphia *[[Penny Singleton]]—Philadelphia *[[Will Smith]]—Philadelphia *[[James Stewart (actor)|James Stewart]]—[[Indiana, Pennsylvania|Indiana]] *[[Sharon Stone]]—[[Meadville, Pennsylvania|Meadville]] *[[Christine Taylor]]—[[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] *[[Jonathan Taylor Thomas]]-[[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]] *[[Eric Wareheim]]-[[Audubon, Pennsylvania|Audubon]] *[[Fritz Weaver]]—Pittsburgh ==Artists== *[[Alexander Calder]], sculptor—[[Lawnton, Pennsylvania|Lawnton]] *[[George Catlin]], painter——[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]] *[[Stuart Davis]], painter—[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] *[[Charles Demuth]], painter—[[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]] *[[Thomas Eakins]], painter—[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] *[[William Glackens]] painter—[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] *[[Keith Haring]], painter—[[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]] *[[Jerry Harris]], sculptor—Pittsburgh *[[William Stanley Haseltine]], painter—[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] *[[Martin Johnson Heade]], painter—[[Lumberville, Pennsylvania|Lumberville]] *[[Franz Kline]], painter—[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]] *[[Thaddeus Mosley]], sculptor—Pittsburgh *[[Alice Neel]], painter—[[Colwyn, Pennsylvania|Colwyn]] *[[Maxfield Parrish]], illustrator—[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] *[[Philip Pearlstein]], painter—Pittsburgh *[[Man Ray]], artist and photographer—[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] *[[Charles Sheeler]], painter, photographer—[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] *[[Grover Simcox]], illustrator—[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] *[[John French Sloan|John Sloan]], painter—[[Lock Haven]] *[[Andy Warhol]], pop culture artist—Pittsburgh *[[Andrew Wyeth]], painter—[[Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania|Chadds Ford Township]] *[[Jamie Wyeth]], painter (son of Andrew)—[[Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania|Chadds Ford Township]] *[[N.C. Wyeth]], renowned illustrator (father of Andrew)—[[Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania|Chadds Ford Township]]. *[[Jesus Christ Superstar]], carpenter (son of God and Mary and/or Joseph)-[[Bethlehem, PA]] ==Astronauts== *[[Guion S. Bluford]], astronaut, first African-American man in space—Philadelphia *[[Pete Conrad]], [[Project Gemini|Gemini]], [[Apollo 12|Apollo]], and [[Skylab 2|Skylab]] astronaut, third man to walk on the [[Moon]]—Philadelphia *[[Michael Fincke]]—Pittsburgh *[[Paul W. Richards]], [[Space Shuttle|Shuttle]] and [[International Space Station|ISS]] [[astronaut]]—[[Dunmore, Pennsylvania|Dunmore]] *[[Theodore Freeman]], [[Astronaut Group 3|Group 3 astronaut]]; killed in training jet accident—[[Haverford Township, Pennsylvania|Haverford]] *[[Patricia Hilliard Robertson]], [[List of astronauts by selection#1998|1998 Astronaut Group]]; killed in private airplane accident—[[Indiana, Pennsylvania|Indiana]] *[[Paul J. Weitz]], [[Skylab 2|Skylab]] and Shuttle astronaut—[[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]] ==Athletes== *[[John Abramovic]], professional basketball player—Pittsburgh *[[Joe Amato]], professional drag racer—[[Old Forge, Pennsylvania|Old Forge]] *[[John Andretti]], NASCAR driver—[[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]] *[[Marco Andretti]], [[auto racing]] driver—[[Nazareth, Pennsylvania|Nazareth]] *[[Michael Andretti]], auto racing driver—[[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]] *[[Kurt Angle]], professional wrestler—Pittsburgh *[[Lavar Arrington]], professional football player—Pittsburgh *[[Charlie Batch]], professional football player—[[McKeesport, Pennsylvania|McKeesport]] *[[Joe Beimel]], professional baseball player—[[Elk County, Pennsylvania|Kersey]] *[[Fred Biletnikoff]], professional football player—[[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]] *[[Steve Bilko]], professional baseball player—[[Nanticoke, Pennsylvania|Nanticoke]] *[[Steve Blackman]], professional wrestler—[[Annville, Pennsylvania|Annville]] *[[Kyle Brady]], professional football player—[[Camp Hill, Pennsylvania|Camp Hill]] *[[Sid Bream]], professional baseball player—[[Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania|Mount Holly Springs]] *[[Gary Brown]], professional football player—[[Williamsport, Pennsylvania|Williamsport]] *[[Kobe Bryant]], professional basketball player—Philadelphia *[[Leroy Burrell]], track and field—[[Lansdowne, Pennsylvania|Lansdowne]] *[[Ray Caldwell]], professional baseball player—[[McKean County, Pennsylvania|McKean County]] *[[John Calipari]], college basketball coach—[[Moon Township, Pennsylvania|Moon Township]] *[[John Cappelletti]], professional football player—[[Upper Darby, Pennsylvania|Upper Darby]] *[[Wilt Chamberlain]], professional basketball player—Philadelphia *[[Kerry Collins]], professional football player—[[Lebanon, Pennsylvania|Lebanon]] *[[Marques Colston]], professional football player-[[Susquehanna Township, Pennsylvania|Susquehanna Township]] *[[Dan Conners]], professional football player—[[St. Mary's, Pennsylvania|St. Mary's]] *[[Bill Cowher]], professional football coach—[[Crafton, Pennsylvania|Crafton]] *[[Chuck Daly]], professional basketball coach—[[Kane, Pennsylvania|Kane]] *[[Mike Ditka]], professional football player and coach—[[Aliquippa, Pennsylvania|Aliquippa]] *[[Keith Dorney]], professional football player—[[Emmaus, Pennsylvania|Emmaus]] *[[Tony Dorsett]], professional football player—[[Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania|Hopewell Township]] *[[Nellie Fox]], professional baseball player-[[St. Thomas Township, Pennsylvania|St. Thomas Township]] *[[Buck Freeman]], professional baseball player—[[Catasauqua, Pennsylvania|Catasauqua]] *[[Jim Furyk]], professional golfer—[[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]] *[[Aaron Gray]], professional basketball player—[[Emmaus, Pennsylvania|Emmaus]] *[[Ken Griffey, Sr.]], professional baseball player—[[Donora, Pennsylvania|Donora]] *[[Ken Griffey, Jr.]], professional baseball player—[[Donora, Pennsylvania|Donora]] *[[Peter Gruner]], professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Billy Kidman—[[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] *[[Tom Herr]], professional baseball player and professional baseball manager—[[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]] *[[Richard Hamilton (basketball)|Richard Hamilton]], professional basketball player—[[Coatesville, Pennsylvania|Coatesville]] *[[Marvin Harrison]], professional football player—Philadelphia *[[Chad Henne]], college football player—[[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]] *[[Larry Holmes]], professional boxer—[[Easton, Pennsylvania|Easton]] *[[Bernard Hopkins]], professional boxer—Philadelphia *[[Jeff Hostetler]], professional football player—[[Hollsopple, Pennsylvania|Hollsopple]] *[[Qadry Ismail]], professional football player—[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]] *[[Raghib Ismail]], professional football player—[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]] *[[Reggie Jackson]], professional baseball player;[[Wyncote, Pennsylvania|Wyncote]] *[[Marc Jackson]], professional basketball player—Philadelphia *[[Hughie Jennings]], professional baseball player—[[Pittston, Pennsylvania|Pittston]] *[[Eddie Jones (basketball)|Eddie Jones]], professional basketball player—Philadelphia *[[Jim Kelly]], professional football player—[[Bradys Bend Township, Pennsylvania|Bradys Bend Township]] *[[Bam Margera]], professional skateboarder-[[West Chester, Pennsylvania]] *[[Charles Morgan]] professional football player [[Allentown]] *[[Ethan Kilmer]], professional Football player—[[Wyalusing, Pennsylvania|Wyalusing]] *[[Betsy King]], professional golfer—[[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]] *[[Steve Kline]], professional baseball player—[[Winfield, Pennsylvania|Winfield]] *[[Kristy Kowal]], Olympic swimmer—[[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]] *[[Bruce Kozerski]], professional football player—[[Plains Township, Pennsylvania|Plains Township]] *[[Floyd Landis]], professional cyclist—[[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]] *[[Ty Law]], professional football player—[[Aliquippa, Pennsylvania|Aliquippa]] *[[Joe Maddon]], professional baseball manager—[[Hazleton, Pennsylvania|Hazleton]] *[[Ryan Malone]], professional hockey player—[[Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania|Upper St. Clair]] *[[Dan Marino]], professional football player—Pittsburgh *[[Donyell Marshall]], professional basketball player—[[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]] *[[Christy Mathewson]], professional baseball player—[[Factoryville, Pennsylvania|Factoryville]] *[[Aaron Mckie]], professional basketball player—Philadelphia *[[Lou Michaels]], professional football player—[[Swoyersville, Pennsylvania|Swoyersville]] *[[Walt Michaels]], professional football player—[[Swoyersville, Pennsylvania|Swoyersville]] *[[Matt Millen]], professional football player— [[Whitehall, Pennsylvania|Whitehall]] *[[Cuttino Mobley]], professional basketball player—Philadelphia *[[Joe Montana]], professional football player—[[New Eagle, Pennsylvania|New Eagle]] *[[Jamie Moyer]], professional baseball player—[[Sellersville, Pennsylvania|Sellersville]] *[[Terry Mulholland]], professional baseball player—[[Uniontown, Pennsylvania|Uniontown]] *[[Mike Munchak]], professional football player—[[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]] *[[Stan Musial]], professional baseball player—[[Donora, Pennsylvania|Donora]] *[[Mike Mussina]], professional baseball player—[[Montoursville, Pennsylvania|Montoursville]] *[[Joe Namath]], professional football player—[[Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania|Beaver Falls]] *[[Jameer Nelson]], professional basketball player—[[Chester, Pennsylvania|Chester]] *[[Marty Nothstein]], professional cyclist, [[2000 Summer Olympics]] gold medal winner—[[Emmaus, Pennsylvania|Emmaus]] *[[Billy Owens]], professional basketball player—[[Carlisle, Pennsylvania|Carlisle]] *[[Arnold Palmer]], professional golfer—[[Latrobe, Pennsylvania|Latrobe]] *[[Cory Patterson]], professional wrestler-[[Greensburg, Pennsylvania|Greensburg]] *[[George Parros]], professional hockey player—[[Washington, Pennsylvania|Washington]] *[[Paul Posluszny]], professional football player[[Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania|Hopewell Township]] *[[Andre Reed]], professional football player—[[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] *[[Frank Reich]], professional football player—[[Lebanon, Pennsylvania|Lebanon]] *[[Nicole Reinhart]], professional cyclist—[[Macungie, Pennsylvania|Macungie]] *[[Mike Richter]], professional hockey player—[[Abington, Pennsylvania|Abington]] *[[Malik Rose]], professional basketball player—Philadelphia *[[Tim Ruddy]], professional football player—[[Dunmore, Pennsylvania|Dunmore]] *[[Gene Snitsky]], professional wrestler—[[Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania|Nesquehoning]] *[[Jimmy Spencer]], professional racecar driver—[[Berwick, Pennsylvania|Berwick]] *[[Bob Sura]], professional basketball player—[[Wilkes-Barre]] *[[Bruce Sutter]], professional baseball player—[[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]] *[[John Tewksbury]], track and field olympiast—[[Ashley, Pennsylvania|Ashley]] *[[Justin Thomas]], future pro athlete-[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] *[[Jim Thorpe]], various—Carlisle, only connected to [[Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania|Jim Thorpe]] posthumously *[[Charley Trippi]], professional football player—[[Pittston, Pennsylvania|Pittston]] *[[Bob Tucker (football player)|Bob Tucker]], professional football player—[[Hazleton, Pennsylvania|Hazleton]] *[[R.J. Umberger]], professional hockey player—Pittsburgh *[[Johnny Unitas]], professional football player—Pittsburgh *[[Honus Wagner]], professional baseball player—[[Chartiers Township, Pennsylvania|Chartiers Township]] *[[Art Wall, Jr.]], professional golfer—[[Honesdale, Pennsylvania|Honesdale]] *[[Rasheed Wallace]], professional basketball player—Philadelphia *[[Ed Walsh]], professional baseball player—[[Plains Township, Pennsylvania|Plains Township]] *[[Kenny Watson]], professional football player—[[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] *[[Reggie Wells]], professional football player—[[South Park, Pennsylvania|South Park]] *[[Tom Woodeshick]], professional football player—[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]] *[[Frank Wycheck]], professional football player—Philadelphia ==Authors== *[[Louisa May Alcott]]—[[Germantown, Pennsylvania|Germantown]] *[[Lloyd Alexander]]—Philadelphia *[[Poul Anderson]]—[[Bristol, Pennsylvania|Bristol]] *[[Janet Asimov]]—[[Ashland, Pennsylvania|Ashland]] *[[Donald Barthelme]]—Philadelphia *[[Ben Bova]]—Philadelphia *[[Charles Brockden Brown]]—Philadelphia *[[Rachel Carson]]—[[Springdale, Pennsylvania|Springdale]] *[[Stephen Chbosky]]—Pittsburgh *[[Bebe Moore Campbell]]—Philadelphia *[[Annie Dillard]]—Pittsburgh *[[Tristan Egolf]]—[[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]] *[[Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin|Prince Demetrius Gallitzin]]—[[Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Cambria County]] *[[Kristin Hunter]]—Philadelphia *[[Dean Koontz]]—[[Everett, Pennsylvania|Everett]] *[[John D. MacDonald]]—[[Sharon, Pennsylvania|Sharon]] *[[Henry Meyer]]—[[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre County]] *[[James A. Michener]]—[[Doylestown, Pennsylvania|Doylestown]] *[[James Morrow]]—Philadelphia *[[John O'Hara]]—[[Pottsville, Pennsylvania|Pottsville]] *[[Conrad Richter]]—[[Pine Grove, Pennsylvania|Pine Grove]] *[[Mary Rinehart]]—Pittsburgh *[[Lisa Scottoline]]—Philadelphia *[[Martin Cruz Smith]]—[[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]] *[[Gertrude Stein]]—[[Allegheny, Pennsylvania|Allegheny]] *[[Gerald Stern]]—Pittsburgh *[[Wallace Stevens]]—[[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]] *[[Ida Tarbell]]—[[Titusville, Pennsylvania|Titusville]] *[[John Updike]]—[[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]] *[[Lauren Weisberger]]—[[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] *[[John Edgar Wideman]]—Pittsburgh *[[Marianne Wiggins]]—[[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]] *[[August Wilson]]—Pittsburgh *[[Owen Wister]]—Philadelphia *[[Calvin Ziegler]]—[[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre County]] == Conservationists == *[[Paul R. Ehrlich]]—[[Germantown, Philadelphia|Germantown]] *[[Inky Moore]]—[[Newville, Pennsylvania|Newville]] *[[Joseph Rothrock]]—[[McVeytown, Pennsylvania|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, Pennsylvania|Quakertown]] *[[Boyz II Men]]—Philadelphia *[[Glenn Branca]]—[[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] *[[Breaking Benjamin]]—[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]] *[[Vanessa Carlton]]—[[Milford, Pennsylvania|Milford]] *[[Cassidy (rapper)|Cassidy]]—Philadelphia *[[Chubby Checker]]—Philadelphia *[[Lou Christie]]—[[Moon Township, Pennsylvania|Moon Township]] *[[Cinderella (band)|Cinderella]]—Philadelphia *[[CKY (band)|CKY]]—[[West Chester, Pennsylvania|West Chester]] *[[Stanley Clarke]]—Philadelphia *[[The Clarks]]—Pittsburgh *[[Clap Your Hands Say Yeah]]—Philadelphia *[[John Coltrane]]—Philadelphia *[[Stan Getz]]—Philadelphia *[[Sun Ra]]—Philadelphia *[[Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes]]—Philadelphia *[[Matt Pond PA]]—Philadelphia *[[Perry Como]]—[[Canonsburg, Pennsylvania|Canonsburg]] *[[Jim Croce]]—[[Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania|Drexel Hill]] *[[Dead Milkmen]]—Philadelphia *[[Kevin Eubanks]]—Philadelphia *[[Eve (rapper)|Eve]]—Philadelphia *[[Stephen Foster]]—Pittsburgh *[[Freeway]]—Philadelphia *[[Fuel (band)|Fuel]]—[[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] *[[Justin Guarini]]—[[Doylestown, Pennsylvania|Doylestown]] *[[Young Gunz]]—Philadelphia *[[Daryl Hall & John Oates]]—Philadelphia *[[Bill Haley & His Comets]]—[[Upland, Pennsylvania|Upland]] *[[Dan Hartman]]—[[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] *[[The Hooters]]—Philadelphia *[[Phyllis Hyman]]—Pittsburgh *[[Musiq Soulchild]]-Philadelphia *[[Santogold]]-Philadelphia *[[Donnie Iris]]—[[Ellwood City, Pennsylvania|Ellwood City]] *[[Keith Jarrett]]—[[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] *[[DJ Jazzy Jeff]]—Philadelphia *[[Jedi Mind Tricks]]—Philadelphia *[[Joan Jett]]—Philadelphia *[[Allan Jones]]—[[Old Forge, Pennsylvania|Old Forge]] *[[The Juliana Theory]]—[[Latrobe, Pennsylvania|Latrobe]] *[[Kid Dynamite]]—Philadelphia *[[Chris Kirkpatrick]], [['N Sync]]—[[Clarion, Pennsylvania|Clarion]] *[[Patti LaBelle]]—Philadelphia *[[Live (band)|Live]]—[[York, Pennsylvania|York]] *[[Lisa Lopes]]—Philadelphia *[[Mirah]]—Philadelphia *[[Paint It Black (band)|Paint It Black]]—Philadelphia *[[Eden Park]]—[[York, Pennsylvania|York]] *[[Billy Paul]]—Philadelphia *[[Teddy Pendergrass]]—Philadelphia *[[Pink (musician)|Pink]]—[[Doylestown, Pennsylvania|Doylestown]] *[[Poison (band)|Poison]]—Pittsburgh *[[Punchline]]—[[Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania|Belle Vernon]] *[[Schooly D]]—Philadelphia *[[Gamble & Huff]]—Philadelphia *[[McFadden & Whitehead]]—Philadelphia *[[The Delfonics]]—Philadelphia *[[The Stylistics]]—Philadelphia *[[Trent Reznor]]—[[Mercer, Pennsylvania|Mercer]] *[[The Roots]]—Philadelphia *[[Todd Rundgren]]—[[Upper Darby, Pennsylvania|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, Pennsylvania|Canonsburg]] *[[Taylor Swift]]—[[Wyomissing, Pennsylvania|Wyomissing]] *[[Nicole Tranquillo]]—[[Wernersville, Pennsylvania|Wernersville]] *[[Syreeta Wright]]—Pittsburgh *[[Ween]]—[[New Hope, Pennsylvania|New Hope]] ==Politics, government and military== *[[Henry H. Arnold|Henry "Hap" Arnold]], U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force General—[[Gladwyne, Pennsylvania|Gladwyne]] *[[Daniel Boone]], frontier explorer—[[Birdsboro, Pennsylvania|Birdsboro]] *[[James Buchanan]], 15th President of the United States—[[Cove Gap, Pennsylvania|Cove Gap]] *[[Smedley Butler]], U.S. Marine Corps General—[[West Chester, Pennsylvania|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, Pennsylvania|Gettysburg]] *[[Newt Gingrich]], Former Speaker of the House-[[Pennsylvania|Hummelstown]] *[[Winfield Scott Hancock]], Union Civil War commander—[[Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania|Montgomeryville]] *[[Michael Johns (executive)|Michael Johns]], U.S. Presidential speechwriter—[[Emmaus, Pennsylvania|Emmaus]] *[[George Marshall]], U.S. Army General, U.S. Secretary of State—[[Uniontown, Pennsylvania|Uniontown]] *[[Ed Rendell]], former Philadelphia Mayor, current Pennsylvania Governor—Philadelphia *[[George S. Rentz]], World War II Navy Chaplain and Navy Cross awardee-[[Lebanon, Pennsylvania|Lebanon]] *[[Tom Ridge]], former Pennsylvania Governor, first Secretary of Homeland Security—[[Munhall, Pennsylvania|Munhall]] *[[Arlen Specter]], U.S. Senator—Philadelphia *[[Thaddeus Stevens]], Constitutional activist—[[Gettysburg, Pennsylvania|Gettysburg]] *[[Charlemagne Tower]], Lawyer, Mining magnate and landowner-[[Pottsville, Pennsylvania|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, Pennsylvania|Moon Township]] *[[Chuck Barris]], television host and producer—Philadelphia *[[Jim Cramer]], television host—[[Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania|Wyndmoor]] *[[Bill Cullen]], television host—Pittsburgh *[[Louis Glackens]], illustrator—Philadelphia *[[Marilyn Horne]], opera singer—[[Bradford, Pennsylvania|Bradford]] *[[Suzy Kolber]], professional football sideline reporter—[[Upper Dublin Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Dublin Township]] *[[Chris Matthews]], broadcast journalist—[[Oreland, Pennsylvania|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]. ==See also== *[[List of people from Allentown, Pennsylvania|List of famous people from Allentown, Pennsylvania]] *[[List of people from Erie, Pennsylvania|List of famous people from Erie, Pennsylvania]] *[[List of people from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|List of famous people from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]] *[[List of people from Philadelphia|List of famous people from Philadelphia]] *[[List of people from the Pittsburgh metropolitan area|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] {{Pennsylvania}} {{Lists of people by U.S. state}} [[Category:Lists of people by U.S. state|Pennsylvania]] [[Category:People from Pennsylvania|*]] [[Category:Pennsylvania-related lists|People]]