List of people from Pennsylvania
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[[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]
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