# List of people from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, the fifth-most populous state in the United States, is the birthplace or childhood home of many famous Americans. People from Pennsylvania are sometimes called "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 categorized by their respective field of notoriety.

## Actors
### A–B

* Erika Alexander—Philadelphia
* Keith Andes—Philadelphia
* Gerald Anthony—Pittsburgh
* Aquaria—West Chester
* Carmen Argenziano—Sharon
* Malcolm Atterbury—Philadelphia
* Frankie Avalon—Philadelphia
* Val Avery—Philadelphia
* Jack Avery (singer)—Susquehanna
* Kevin Bacon—Philadelphia
* Brian Baker—Philadelphia
* Carroll Baker—Johnstown
* Sue Ball—Philadelphia
* Mabel Ballin—Philadelphia
* George Bancroft—Philadelphia
* George Barbier—Philadelphia
* Vince Barnett—Pittsburgh
* Eddie Barry—Philadelphia
* Ethel Barrymore—Philadelphia
* John Barrymore—Philadelphia
* Lionel Barrymore—Philadelphia
* Eddie Barth—Philadelphia
* Jessica Barth—Philadelphia
* Billy Barty—Millsboro
* Blake Bashoff—Philadelphia
* Toni Basil—Philadelphia
* Victory Bateman—Philadelphia
* Henry Bean—Philadelphia
* Billy Beck—Philadelphia
* Laurie Beechman—Philadelphia
* Chris Beetem—Philadelphia
* Beth Behrs—Lancaster
* Willam Belli—Philadelphia
* Maria Bello—Norristown
* Julie Benz—Murrysville
* Jeff Bergman—Philadelphia
* Ed Bernard—Philadelphia
* Lyle Bettger—Philadelphia
* Marki Bey—Philadelphia
* Edward Binns—Philadelphia
* Joey Bishop—Philadelphia
* Larry Bishop—Philadelphia
* Janet Blair—Altoona
* Billy Blanks—Erie
* Marc Blucas—Butler
* Eleanor Boardman—Philadelphia
* Walter Bobbie—Scranton
* Rudy Bond—Philadelphia
* David Boreanaz—Philadelphia
* Christian Borle—Pittsburgh
* Elizabeth Crocker Bowers—Philadelphia
* Christian Bowman—Harrisburg
* Jim Boyd—Philadelphia
* Peter Boyle—Philadelphia
* Glenn Branca—Harrisburg
* Laura Breckenridge—Flourtown
* El Brendel—Philadelphia
* David Brenner—Philadelphia
* Al Bridge—Philadelphia
* Fran Brill—Chester
* Charles Bronson—Ehrenfeld
* Scott Martin Brooks—Philadelphia
* Robert Curtis Brown—Bucks County
* Quinta Brunson—Philadelphia
* Andrew Bryniarski—Philadelphia
* Bobby Burns—Philadelphia
* Edmund Burns—Philadelphia
* Steve Burns—Boyertown/Gilbertsville
* Fritzi Burr—Philadelphia
* Clarissa Burt—Philadelphia
* Eugene Byrd—Philadelphia

### C–D

* Sabrina Carpenter—East Greenville
* Alexandra Chando—Bethlehem
* Kitty Chen—Philadelphia
* Dennis Christopher—Philadelphia
* Brian Patrick Clarke—Gettysburg
* Caitlin Clarke—Pittsburgh
* Lauren Cohan—Philadelphia
* Julia Cohen (born 1989)—Philadelphia
* Jack Coleman—Easton
* Marc Connelly—McKeesport
* Michael Constantine—Reading
* Josh Cooke—Philadelphia
* Bradley Cooper—Jenkintown
* Ellen Corby—Philadelphia
* Bill Cosby—Philadelphia
* Michael Cornacchia—Philadelphia
* Dolores Costello—Pittsburgh
* Maurice Costello—Pittsburgh
* Erin Cottrell—Yardley
* Broderick Crawford—Philadelphia
* Rebecca Creskoff—Philadelphia
* Pat Crowley—Olyphant
* Jon Daly—Pittsburgh
* James Darren—Philadelphia
* John Davidson—Pittsburgh
* Ann B. Davis—Erie
* Bruce Davison—Philadelphia
* John de Lancie—Philadelphia
* Kim Delaney—Roxborough
* Kat Dennings—Bryn Mawr
* Joe DeRosa—Collegeville
* Patti Deutsch—Pittsburgh
* Devon—Hellertown
* Mia Dillon—Newtown Township
* Joanie Dodds—Beaver Falls
* Jack Dodson—Pittsburgh
* John Doman—Philadelphia
* Heather Donahue—Upper Darby
* Omar Doom—Easton
* Ellen Albertini Dow—Mount Carmel
* Ralph Dunn—Titusville

### E–G

* Lisa Eichhorn—Reading
* Lisa Emery—Pittsburgh
* Charles Esten—Pittsburgh
* Patrick Fabian—Pittsburgh / New Cumberland
* Tina Fey—Upper Darby
* W.C. Fields—Philadelphia
* Larry Fine—Philadelphia
* Bette Ford—McKeesport
* Meg Foster—Reading
* Matthew Fox—Abington
* Jonathan Frakes—Bellefonte
* Martin Gabel—Philadelphia
* Megan Gallagher—Reading
* Kyle Gallner—West Chester
* Rita Gam—Pittsburgh
* Billy Gardell—Pittsburgh
* Janet Gaynor—Philadelphia
* Deborah Geffner—Pittsburgh
* Richard Gere—Philadelphia
* Ileen Getz—Bristol
* Todd Glass—Philadelphia
* Scott Glenn—Pittsburgh
* Jeff Goldblum—Pittsburgh
* Eve Gordon—Pittsburgh
* Frank Gorshin—Pittsburgh
* Seth Green—Philadelphia
* Charles Grodin—Pittsburgh
* Jonathan Groff—Lancaster

### H–K

* Kevin Peter Hall—Pittsburgh
* Charles Hallahan—Philadelphia
* Veronica Hamel—Philadelphia
* Kevin Hart—Philadelphia
* Tim Heidecker—Allentown
* Sherman Hemsley—Philadelphia
* Lauren Holly—Bristol
* Gillian Jacobs—Mt. Lebanon
* Anthony Jeselnik—Pittsburgh / Upper St. Clair
* Cherie Johnson—Pittsburgh
* Clark Johnson—Philadelphia
* Russell Johnson—Ashley
* Kendall Johnson—Lower Merion
* Johnny Jolin—Montoursville
* Angela Jones—Greensburg
* Shirley Jones—Charleroi
* Mario Joyner—Pittsburgh
* James Karen—Wilkes-Barre
* JP Karliak–Scranton
* Tim Kazurinsky—Johnstown
* Staci Keanan–Devon
* Michael Keaton—Pittsburgh
* Sheila Kelley—Greensburg
* Gene Kelly—Pittsburgh
* Grace Kelly (Princess of Monaco)—Philadelphia
* Michael Kelly—Philadelphia
* Jamie Kennedy—Upper Darby
* Rya Kihlstedt—Lancaster
* Daniel Dae Kim—Bethlehem
* Taylor Kinney—Lancaster
* Jack Klugman—Philadelphia
* Eddie Korbich—Shamokin
* Harley Jane Kozak—Wilkes-Barre
* Nancy Kulp—Miffilintown
* Jack Krizmanich—Phoenixville

### L–M

* Liz Larsen—Philadelphia
* Andrew Lawrence—Philadelphia
* Joey Lawrence—Philadelphia
* Matthew Lawrence—Abington Township
* Joshua Leonard—State College
* Richard LeParmentier—Pittsburgh
* David Lewis—Philadelphia
* Gilbert Lewis—Philadelphia
* Heather Lind—Upland
* Jonathan Loughran—Philadelphia
* Beverly Lynne—Sellersville
* Jeanette MacDonald—Philadelphia
* Aline MacMahon—Pittsburgh
* Connor Maloney—Harrisburg
* Joe Manganiello—Pittsburgh / Mt. Lebanon
* Jayne Mansfield—Bryn Mawr
* Bam Margera—West Chester
* Mark Margolis—Philadelphia
* Hugh Marlowe—Philadelphia
* Adoni Maropis—Pittsburgh
* Joe Maross—Barnesboro
* Lynne Marta—Philadelphia
* Kiel Martin—Pittsburgh
* Al Martino—Philadelphia
* Eric Martsolf—Harrisburg
* Jackie Mason—Latrobe
* Mark Matkevich—Philadelphia
* Elaine May—Philadelphia
* Melanie Mayron—Philadelphia
* Mitzi McCall—Pittsburgh
* Brooke McCarter—Philadelphia
* Paul McCrane—Philadelphia / Richboro
* Mary McDonnell—Wilkes-Barre
* Rob McElhenney—Philadelphia
* Matthew McGrory—West Chester
* Frank McHugh—Allegheny County
* Kate McNeil—Philadelphia
* Larry Mendte—Lansdowne
* Adolphe Menjou—Pittsburgh
* Charles Meredith—Knoxville
* Mary Lou Metzger—Philadelphia
* James A Michener—Doylestown
* Kate Micucci—Nazareth
* Vic Mignogna—Pittsburgh
* R. A. Mihailoff—Titusville
* Dennis Miller—Pittsburgh
* Jason Miller—Scranton
* Lara Jill Miller—Allentown
* Kristin Minter—Yardley
* Cameron Mitchell—Dallastown
* Tom Mix—Mix Run
* Katherine Moennig—Philadelphia
* Kelly Monaco—Philadelphia
* Pauline Moore—Harrisburg
* Jillian Murray—Reading

### N–R

* Kelly Neal—Philadelphia
* Irene Ng—Allentown
* Greg Nicotero—Pittsburgh
* J. J. North—Philadelphia
* Jay Oakerson—Philadelphia
* Cheri Oteri—Upper Darby
* Jerry Orbach—Wilkes-Barre
* Beth Ostrosky—Pittsburgh
* Jack Palance—Hazle Township
* Stuart Pankin—Philadelphia
* Sydney Park—Philadelphia
* Adrian Pasdar—Powelton Village
* Steven Pasquale—Hershey
* Michele Pawk—Butler
* Pamela Payton-Wright—Pittsburgh
* Kelly Perine—State College
* Robert Picardo—Philadelphia
* Pink (Alecia Moore)—Doylestown
* Joel Polis—Philadelphia
* Jon Polito—Philadelphia
* Billy Porter—Pittsburgh
* William Powell—Pittsburgh
* Robert Prosky—Philadelphia
* Zachary Quinto—Pittsburgh
* James Rebhorn—Philadelphia
* Krysten Ritter—Bloomsburg/Shickshinny
* Erica Rivera—Philadelphia
* Keith Robinson—Philadelphia
* Holly Robinson-Peete—Philadelphia
* Daniel Roebuck—Bethlehem
* Fred Rogers—Latrobe
* George A. Romero—Pittsburgh
* Norman Rose—Philadelphia
* Zelda Rubinstein—Pittsburgh
* Herbert Rudley—Philadelphia

### S–Z

* Bob Saget—Philadelphia
* Diane Salinger—Philadelphia
* Richard Sanders—Harrisburg
* Tom Savini—Pittsburgh
* Jennifer Sciole—Philadelphia
* Lizabeth Scott—Scranton
* David O. Selznick—Pittsburgh
* Amanda Seyfried—Allentown
* Craig Sheffer—York
* M. Night Shyamalan—Philadelphia
* Penny Singleton—Philadelphia
* Johnny Sins-Pittsburgh
* Emil Sitka—Johnstown
* Jonathan Slavin—Wilkes-Barre
* Kerr Smith—Exton
* Will Smith—Philadelphia
* Dana Snyder—Allentown
* Timothy Stack—Doylestown
* Robert Sterling—New Castle
* James Stewart—Indiana
* Sharon Stone—Meadville area
* Joseph Sweeney—Philadelphia
* Taylor Swift—West Reading
* Christine Taylor—Allentown
* Holland Taylor—Philadelphia
* Teller—Philadelphia
* Miles Teller—Downingtown
* Jonathan Taylor Thomas—Bethlehem
* Paul F. Tompkins—Philadelphia
* William Tracy—Pittsburgh
* Tom Verica—Philadelphia
* Mike Vogel—Abington/Warminster
* Brendon Walsh—Philadelphia
* Lisa Waltz—Limerick
* Eric Wareheim—Audubon
* Fritz Weaver—Pittsburgh
* Michael Willis—Lancaster
* Thomas F. Wilson—Philadelphia/Wayne
* Danny Woodburn—Philadelphia
* Chris Young—Chambersburg
* Winter Ave Zoli—New Hope

## Artists

* Julian Abele, architect—Philadelphia
* Alice Aycock, sculptor—Harrisburg
* Edmund Bacon, architect—Philadelphia
* Paul Bartholomew, architect—Ligonier
* Karen Bausman, architect—Allentown
* Jonathan Bean, illustrator—Fleetwood
* Alison Bechdel, graphic novelist—Beech Creek
* Cecilia Beaux, painter—Philadelphia
* Alexander Calder, sculptor—Lawnton
* Mary Cassatt, painter—Allegheny City
* George Catlin, painter—Wilkes-Barre
* Stuart Davis, painter—Philadelphia
* Charles Demuth, painter—Lancaster
* Steve Ditko, comic book artist—Johnstown
* Thomas Eakins, painter—Philadelphia
* William Glackens, painter—Philadelphia
* Martha Graham, modern dancer and choreographer—Allegheny City
* Keith Haring, painter—Kutztown
* Jerry Harris, sculptor—Pittsburgh
* William Stanley Haseltine, painter—Philadelphia
* Mike 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—York
* Nate Lewis, visual artist—Beaver Falls
* Thaddeus Mosley, sculptor—Pittsburgh
* Alice Neel, painter—Colwyn
* Violet Oakley, painter—Philadelphia
* Maxfield Parrish, illustrator—Philadelphia
* Philip Pearlstein, painter—Pittsburgh
* Joseph Pennell, illustrator—Philadelphia
* Man Ray, artist and photographer—Philadelphia
* Charles Sheeler, painter, photographer—Philadelphia
* Grover Simcox, illustrator—Philadelphia
* John Sloan, painter—Lock Haven
* Gary Mark Smith, global street photographer—Kutztown
* Jeff Smith, cartoonist—McKees Rocks
* Thomas Ustick Walter, architect—Philadelphia
* Andy Warhol, pop culture artist—Pittsburgh
* Neil Welliver, landscape artist—Millville
* Andrew Wyeth, painter—Chadds Ford Township
* Jamie Wyeth, painter (son of Andrew)—Chadds Ford Township
* N.C. Wyeth, illustrator (father of Andrew)—Chadds Ford Township
* Bunny 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—Philadelphia
* Michael Fincke—Pittsburgh
* Theodore Freeman, Group 3 astronaut; killed in training jet accident—Haverford
* Terry Hart, NASA astronaut—Pittsburgh
* James Irwin, Apollo 15—Pittsburgh
* Glynn Lunney, NASA engineer—Old Forge
* David Medved, trained astronaut and physicist—Philadelphia
* Paul 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

### A–B

* 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—Philadelphia
* Eddie Alvarez, professional mixed martial artist—Philadelphia
* Rubén Amaro Jr. (born 1965), Major League Baseball player, general manager, and coach—Philadelphia
* 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, Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling—Pittsburgh
* Paul Arizin, HOF professional basketball player—Philadelphia
* LaVar Arrington, professional football player—Pittsburgh
* Cameron 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—Philadelphia
* Brad Benson, professional football player—Altoona
* Norm Benning, NASCAR driver—Level Green
* Jesse Biddle, professional baseball player—Philadelphia
* Fred Biletnikoff, HOF professional football player—Erie
* Steve Bilko, professional baseball player—Nanticoke
* Adam Bisnowaty (born 1993), professional football player—Pittsburgh
* Steve Blackman, professional wrestler—Annville
* DeJuan Blair, professional basketball player—Pittsburgh
* George 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—Philadelphia
* Gary 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 Township
* Ryan Buchter, professional baseball player—Reading
* Marc Bulger, professional football player—Pittsburgh
* Leroy Burrell, track and field—Lansdowne
* Rasual Butler, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
* Nate Byham, NFL tight end—Franklin
* Axtell J. Byles, NFL Player—Titusville

### C–D

* 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—Philadelphia
* Russ 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-Philadelphia
* Pete Carril, HOF college basketball coach—Bethlehem
* Matt Carroll, professional basketball player—Pittsburgh
* Len Chappell, professional basketball player—Portage
* Wilt Chamberlain, HOF professional basketball player—Philadelphia
* Barry Church, professional football player—Pittsburgh
* Nestor Chylak, professional baseball umpire—Olyphant
* Bruce Clark, professional football player—New Castle
* Bryan Cohen (born 1989), American-Israeli professional basketball player—Philadelphia
* Colby 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—Philadelphia
* Billy Conn, professional boxer—Pittsburgh
* James 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—Conshohocken
* Tom 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—Philadelphia
* Jim 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—Philadelphia
* David Curtiss, competitive swimmer—Yardley
* 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—Pittsburgh
* Jakim Donaldson (born 1983), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League–Pittsburgh
* Keith 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—Pittsburgh
* Jim 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—Pittsburgh
* Pete Duranko, professional football player—Johnstown
* Jimmy Dykes, professional baseball player—Philadelphia
* Stanley Dziedzic, Olympic bronze medalist in freestyle wrestling—Allentown

### E–G

* Bill Eadie, professional wrestler—Brownsville
* Kyle Eckel, professional football player—Philadelphia
* Josh Edgin, professional baseball player—Three Springs
* Wayne Ellington, professional basketball player—Wynnewood
* Cody Eppley, professional baseball player—Dillsburg
* Jahri Evans, professional football player—Philadelphia
* Tyreke 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—Philadelphia
* Joe Flacco, professional football player—Philadelphia
* Pat Flaherty, professional football coach—McSherrystown
* Hali Flickinger, Olympic swimmer—York County
* Andre Fluellen, professional football player—Philadelphia
* Tom 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—Pittsburgh
* Buck 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—Philadelphia
* Ryan Garko, professional baseball player—Pittsburgh
* Jason 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—Philadelphia
* Sean Gilbert, professional football player—Aliquippa
* Armen Gilliam, professional basketball player—Bethel Park
* Garry Gilliam, professional football player—Harrisburg
* Kimberly Glass, professional volleyball player—Lancaster
* Tom Gola, HOF basketball player—Philadelphia
* Robbie Gould, professional football player—Jersey Shore
* Bruce Gradkowski, professional football player—Pittsburgh
* Gino Gradkowski, professional football player—Pittsburgh
* Aaron Gray, professional basketball player—Emmaus
* Dick 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

### H–K

* Jack Ham, professional football player—Johnstown
* Richard Hamilton, professional basketball player
* Brendan Hansen, Olympic gold medal swimmer—Haverford Township
* Marvin Harrison, professional football player—Philadelphia
* Ray Harroun, winner of the first Indianapolis 500—Titusville
* Leon Hart, professional football player—Pittsburgh
* Jim Haslett, professional football player and coach—Pittsburgh
* Andrew Hawkins, professional football player—Johnstown
* Artrell Hawkins, professional football player—Johnstown
* Don 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—Pittsburgh
* Tom Herr, professional baseball player and manager—Lancaster
* Mark Herzlich, professional football player—Wayne
* Cameron Heyward, professional football player—Pittsburgh
* Eric Hicks, professional football player—Erie
* Jordan Hill, professional football player—Harrisburg
* Shawn Hillegas, professional baseball player—South Fork
* Darrun Hilliard, professional basketball player
* Al Holbert, professional auto racer—Warrington
* Larry Holmes, HOF professional boxer—Easton
* J. J. Hoover, professional baseball player—Elizabeth
* Bernard Hopkins, professional boxer—Philadelphia
* Jeff Hostetler, professional football player—Hollsopple
* Art Howe, professional baseball player and manager—Pittsburgh
* Gene 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-Barre
* Marc Jackson, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
* Marlin Jackson, professional football player—Sharon
* Reggie Jackson, HOF professional baseball player—Wyncote
* Brook Jacoby, professional baseball player—Philadelphia
* Hughie Jennings, professional baseball player—Pittston
* Larry Johnson, professional football player—State College
* Derrick Jones Jr., professional basketball player—Chester
* Eddie Jones, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
* Kevin 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—Philadelphia
* Ray Kemp, professional football player—Cecil Township
* Billy Kidman (ring name), professional wrestler—Allentown
* Ethan Kilmer, professional football player—Wyalusing
* Bucko Kilroy, professional football player and coach—Philadelphia
* Betsy 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-Philadelphia
* John Kuhn, professional football player—Dover

### L–M

* Floyd Landis, professional cyclist—Lancaster
* Tom Lasorda, HOF professional baseball manager—Norristown
* Howard Lassoff (1955–2013), American-Israeli basketball player
* Ty Law, professional football player—Aliquippa
* Sean Lee, professional football player—Pittsburgh
* Don 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—Philadelphia
* Ryan Lexer (born 1976), American-Israeli basketball player—Philadelphia
* Tara Lipinski, Olympic gold medalist in figure skating—Philadelphia
* Kyle Lowry, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
* Maurice Lucas, professional basketball player—Pittsburgh
* Johnny 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 fencer
* Paul Makler Jr. (born 1946), Olympic fencer
* Paul Makler Sr. (1920-2022), Olympic fencer
* Ryan 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—Aliquippa
* Dan Marino, HOF professional football player—Pittsburgh
* Brandon Marshall, professional football player—Pittsburgh
* Donyell Marshall, professional basketball player—Reading
* Tim Masthay, professional football player—Pittsburgh
* Christy 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—Bethlehem
* Ed McCaffrey, professional football player—Waynesboro
* Joe McCarthy, HOF baseball manager—Philadelphia
* Mike McCarthy, American football coach—Pittsburgh
* John J. McDermott, professional golfer—Philadelphia
* Jameel McClain, professional football player—Philadelphia
* Robert McClain, professional football player—Philadelphia
* LeSean McCoy, professional football player—Harrisburg
* Mike McCoy, professional football player—Erie
* Muffet McGraw, college basketball coach—Pottstown
* Aaron Mckie, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
* Josephine McKim, Olympic swimming gold medalist—Oil City
* Brandon McManus, professional football player—Philadelphia
* Rocco Mediate, professional golfer—Greensburg
* Mike Mentzer, bodybuilder, 1979 Mr. Olympia—Ephrata
* 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 and owner of Abby Lee Dance Company—Penn Hills
* Eric Milton, professional baseball pitcher—Bellefonte
* Cuttino Mobley, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
* Earl Monroe, HOF professional basketball player—Philadelphia
* Joe Montana, HOF professional football player—New Eagle
* Nick Moody, professional football player—Wyncote
* Charles Morgan, professional football player—Allentown
* Lenny Moore, HOF professional football player—Reading
* Michael Moorer, professional boxer—Monessen
* Marcus Morris, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
* Markieff Morris, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
* Mercury Morris, professional football player—Pittsburgh
* Jamie Moyer, professional baseball player—Sellersville
* Terry Mulholland, professional baseball player—Uniontown
* Mike Munchak, professional football player—Scranton
* Ryan Mundy, professional football player—Pittsburgh
* James Mungro, professional football player—East Stroudsburg
* Flip Murray, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
* Stan Musial, HOF professional baseball player—Donora
* Mike Mussina, professional baseball player—Montoursville

### N–R

* Joe Namath, HOF professional football player—Beaver Falls
* Bridget Namiotka (born 1990), pair skater
* Ryan 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, Pennsylvania
* Billy 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—Philadelphia
* Todd Peck, professional racing driver—Glenville
* Corey Peters, professional football player—Pittsburgh
* Zach Pfeffer (born 1995), soccer player—Dresher
* Mike Piazza, HOF professional baseball player—Norristown
* Bernard Pierce, professional football player—Ardmore
* Jason Pinkston, professional football player—Pittsburgh
* Lousaka 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—Allentown
* Dylan Reese (born 1984), NHL ice hockey player—Pittsburgh
* Frank 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—Philadelphia
* Mike Rosenthal (born 1977), NFL football player—Pittsburgh
* Tim Ruddy, professional football player—Dunmore
* Bobby Ryan, professional ice hockey player—Philadelphia
* Matt Ryan, professional football player—Exton

### S–Z

* Brandon Saad, professional hockey player—Pittsburgh
* Jack Sack (1902–1980), football player and coach
* John Salmons, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
* Bruno Sammartino, professional wrestler—Pittsburgh
* Bob Sanders, professional football player—Erie
* Jerry Sandusky, college football coach—Washington
* Carl Sawatski, professional baseball player—Shickshinny
* Matt Schaub, professional football player—Pittsburgh
* Steve Schlachter (born 1954), American-Israeli basketball player—Plymouth Meeting
* Allison Schmitt, Olympic swimmer–Pittsburgh
* Brian Schneider, professional baseball player—Northampton
* Marty Schottenheimer, professional football coach
* Mike 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 player
* Nate Sestina (born 1997), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Mustafa Shakur, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
* Bobby 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, York
* Jimmy Spencer, professional racecar driver—Berwick
* Shawntae Spencer, professional football player—Rankin
* Eddie Stanky, professional baseball player and manager—Philadelphia
* Larod Stephens-Howling, professional football player—Johnstown
* Mark Stepnoski, professional football player—Erie
* Tony Stewart, professional football player—Allentown
* Devin Street, professional football player—Bethlehem
* Ross 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-Barre
* Bruce Sutter, HOF professional baseball player—Lancaster
* Chuck Tanner, professional baseball player and manager—New Castle
* Jason Taylor, professional football player—Pittsburgh
* Ray 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—Pittsburgh
* Johnny Unitas, HOF professional football player—Pittsburgh
* Mickey Vernon, professional baseball player—Marcus Hook
* Iosif Vitebskiy (born 1938), Soviet Ukrainian Olympic medalist and world champion épée fencer and fencing coach—Philadelphia
* Honus Wagner, HOF professional baseball player—Chartiers Township
* Dion Waiters, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
* Christian Walker, professional baseball player—Norristown
* Neil Walker, professional baseball player—Pittsburgh
* Art Wall Jr., professional golfer—Honesdale
* Rasheed Wallace, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
* Ed Walsh, HOF professional baseball player—Plains Township
* Joe Walton, professional football coach—Beaver Falls
* Hakim Warrick, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
* Earl Watford, professional football player—Philadelphia
* Kenny Watson, professional football player—Harrisburg
* Ricky Watters, professional football player—Harrisburg
* Bobby Weaver, Olympic gold medal freestyle wrestler–Easton
* Reggie Wells, professional football player—South Park
* Maia Weintraub (born 2002), national champion and Olympic foil fencer
* Johnny Weir, professional and Olympic figure skater—Coatesville
* Randy White, HOF professional football player—Pittsburgh
* Brian Williams, professional football player—Mt. Lebanon
* Early Williams (born 1951), American-Israeli basketball player
* Lauryn Williams, Summer and Winter Olympic medalist—Rochester
* Allie Wilson (born 1996), American middle-distance runner—Wallingford
* Josh Wilson, professional baseball player—Mt. Lebanon
* Kris Wilson, professional football player—Harrisburg
* Coy Wire, professional football player—Camp Hill—Cedar Cliff
* Stefen Wisniewski, professional football player—Pittsburgh
* Lee Woodall, professional football player—Carlisle
* Tom Woodeshick, professional football player—Wilkes-Barre
* John Woodruff, Olympic gold medalist in track and field—Connellsville
* Blidi Wreh-Wilson, professional football player—Edinboro
* Frank Wycheck, professional football player—Philadelphia
* Michael Young (born 1994), basketball player for Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League—Pittsburgh
* Stephen Zack (born 1992), basketball player
* Maddie Ziegler, actor, featured dancer on Dance Moms—Murrysville
* Mackenzie Ziegler, actor, featured dancer on Dance Moms—Murrysville

## Authors, playwrights, and writers

* Edward Abbey—Indiana
* Louisa May Alcott—Germantown
* Lloyd Alexander—Philadelphia
* George Anastasia—Philadelphia
* Maxwell Anderson-Atlantic
* Poul Anderson—Bristol
* Janet Asimov—Ashland
* Mary Canfield Ballard—Troy
* Samuel Barber—West Chester
* Donald Barthelme—Philadelphia
* Ellen Bass—Philadelphia
* John Batchelor—Bryn Mawr / Lower Merion Township
* Mary Temple Bayard—Waynesburg
* Adaline Hohf Beery–Hanover
* Stan and Jan Berenstain—Philadelphia
* Ben Bova—Philadelphia
* Mary D. R. Boyd—Philadelphia
* Anna Braden—Montgomery
* Pearl S. Buck—Perkasie
* Charles Brockden Brown—Philadelphia
* Bebe Moore Campbell—Philadelphia
* Francesca Anna Canfield–—Philadelphia
* Rachel Carson—Springdale
* Diana Cavallo—Philadelphia
* Stephen Chbosky—Pittsburgh
* Helen Taggart Clark–Northumberland
* Mary M. Cohen—Philadelphia
* Marc Connelly—McKeesport
* Michael Connelly—Philadelphia
* Margaret Deland—Allegheny
* Annie Dillard—Pittsburgh
* Ella Hamilton Durley–Harrisville
* Tristan Egolf—Lancaster
* Robert Fagles—Philadelphia
* Stephen Flaherty—Pittsburgh
* Harvey Flink—Centre Hall
* Tom Flynn—Erie
* Nancy Friday—Pittsburgh
* David Fulmer—Northumberland
* Todd Gallagher—Greensburg
* Walter B. Gibson—Philadelphia
* Carmen Gentile—New Kensington
* Jim Goad—Ridley Park
* Jane Lewers Gray–Easton
* H.D. (Hilda Doolittle)—Bethlehem
* Oscar Hammerstein II—Doylestown
* Lucy Hamilton Hooper—Philadelphia
* Emeline Harriet Howe—West Hickory
* Kristin Hunter—Philadelphia
* Woody Jackson—Oil City
* Thomas Allibone Janvier—Philadelphia
* Robert T. Jeschonek—Johnstown
* Kait Kerrigan—Kingston
* Dean Koontz—Everett
* David Leavitt—Pittsburgh
* Marguerite St. Leon Loud-Wysox
* Bree Lowdermilk—Wallingford
* John D. MacDonald—Sharon
* Edith May—Philadelphia
* David McCullough—Pittsburgh
* Henry Meyer—Centre County
* James A. Michener—Doylestown
* Jason Miller—Scranton
* Susanne Vandegrift Moore–Bucks County
* James Morrow—Philadelphia
* Lance Morrow—Philadelphia
* John O'Hara—Pottsville
* Ralph Peters—Pottsville / Schuylkill Haven
* Robert W. Peterson—Warren
* Darryl Ponicsan—Shenandoah
* Ezra Pound—Wyncote
* Conrad Richter—Pine Grove
* Mary Rinehart—Pittsburgh
* Julia H. Scott–Sheshequin
* Lisa Scottoline—Philadelphia
* Sara Shepard—Downingtown
* Dora Adele Shoemaker—Philadelphia
* Luella Dowd Smith–Sheffield
* Martin Cruz Smith—Reading
* Stephen Sondheim—Doylestown
* Jerry Spinelli—Norristown
* Jerry Stahl—Pittsburgh
* Gertrude Stein—Allegheny
* Gerald Stern—Pittsburgh
* Wallace Stevens—Reading
* Ida Tarbell—Titusville
* Bayard Taylor—Chester County
* Eva Griffith Thompson–Jennersville
* John Updike—Reading
* Ellen Oliver Van Fleet—Troy
* Judith Vollmer—Pittsburgh
* Sarah Stokes Walton—Philadelphia
* Jeannette H. Walworth–—Philadelphia
* Joseph Wambaugh–—East Pittsburgh
* Catharine H. Waterman—Philadelphia
* Lauren Weisberger—Allentown
* John Edgar Wideman—Pittsburgh
* Marianne Wiggins—Lancaster
* August Wilson—Pittsburgh
* Owen Wister—Philadelphia
* Jeffrey Zaslow—Broomall
* Calvin Ziegler—Rebersburg

## Computer scientists and mathematicians

* Scott Aaronson—Philadelphia
* John Backus—Philadelphia
* David Bader—Bethlehem
* Brendan Eich—Pittsburgh
* Martin Charles Golumbic—Erie
* Emil Grosswald—Narberth
* William Draper Harkins—Titusville
* Chad Hurley—Birdsboro
* Oliver Dimon Kellogg—Linwood
* Alan Kotok—Philadelphia
* Michael L. Littman—Philadelphia
* Alan Perlis—Pittsburgh
* Hilary Putnam—Philadelphia
* Jeffrey Shallit—Philadelphia
* George Stibitz—York
* E. Roy Weintraub—Philadelphia

## Conservationists

* Charles Babcock—Oil City
* Rachel Carson—Springdale
* Paul R. Ehrlich—Germantown
* Inky Moore—Newville
* Joseph Rothrock—McVeytown
* Howard Zahniser—Franklin

## Criminals

* Mumia Abu-Jamal—Philadelphia
* George Banks—Wilkes-Barre
* Richard Baumhammers—Pittsburgh
* Angelo Bruno—Philadelphia
* Samuel Byck—Philadelphia
* Andrew Thomas DelGiorno—Philadelphia
* Legs Diamond—Philadelphia
* Mickey Duffy—Philadelphia
* Ira Einhorn—Philadelphia
* Caleb Fairley—Gulph Mills
* George Feigley—Harrisburg
* Eric Frein—Canadensis
* Kermit Gosnell—Philadelphia
* Gary M. Heidnik—Philadelphia
* Maxie "Boo Boo" Hoff—Philadelphia
* Eddie James—Bristol
* Joseph Kallinger—Philadelphia
* Timothy Krajcir—West Mahanoy
* Alec Devon Kreider—Lancaster County
* Ignatius Lanzetta—Philadelphia
* Leo Lanzetta—Philadelphia
* John LaRocca—Indiana County
* Joey Merlino—Philadelphia
* Ryan Samsel-Bucks County
* Jerry Sandusky—Washington
* Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran—Darby
* Sundance Kid—Mont Clare
* Philip Testa—Philadelphia
* Salvatore Testa—Philadelphia

## 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 world
* Robert 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, and President of 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—Philadelphia
* C. Clement French, sixth president of Washington State University—Philadelphia
* Thomas F. George, chancellor and professor of chemistry and physics, University of Missouri–St. Louis—Philadelphia
* Leonard Hayflick, Professor of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco—Philadelphia
* Susan Henking—Paoli, president of Shimer College
* John W. Heston, second president of Washington State; third president of South Dakota State; fourth president of Dakota State—Bellefonte
* John Heuser, Professor of Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine—Pittsburgh
* John 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—Pittsburgh
* Julia Anna Orum (1843-1904), principal, Philadelphia School of Elocution
* Christopher 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—Reading
* Louis B. Schwartz (1913-2003), law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School—Philadelphia
* David Soll, biology professor, University of Iowa—Philadelphia
* Clyde Summers (1918-2010), labor lawyer and law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School—Germantown
* Bernard Wolfman (1924–2011), Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and law professor—Philadelphia
* John Yoo, Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley—Philadelphia
* Wendy Cadge, American sociologist and president-elect at Bryn Mawr College—Delaware County

## Engineers and inventors

* James Henry Carpenter—Reading, Berks County
* Edgar Cortright—Hastings
* Sidney Darlington—Pittsburgh
* William C. Davis Jr.—Shinglehouse
* Henry Deringer—Johnstown
* Nance Dicciani—Philadelphia
* J. Presper Eckert—Philadelphia
* Jesse Fell—Wilkes-Barre
* Matthias Forney—Hanover
* Benjamin Franklin—Boston, Massachusetts
* Daniel French—Brownsville and Philadelphia
* Robert Fulton—Little Britain
* Frank Hastings Griffin—Chester
* Mary Hallock-Greenewalt—Philadelphia
* George H. Heilmeier—Philadelphia
* John Kanzius—Washington
* Samuel Kier—Conemaugh Township
* Thomas Midgley Jr.—Beaver Falls
* William C. Pfefferle—Philadelphia
* Alan Pritsker—Philadelphia
* Henry Miller Shreve—Brownsville
* Jacob Snider—Philadelphia
* Frederick Winslow Taylor—Philadelphia
* William Hultz Walker—Pittsburgh
* Nathaniel Wyeth—Chadds Ford

## Entrepreneurs, industrialists, and business executives

* John Aglialoro—Philadelphia
* Peter Angelos—Pittsburgh
* James Ford Bell—Philadelphia
* Manoj Bhargava—Philadelphia
* Steve Bisciotti—Philadelphia
* Mary Boone—Erie
* Amar Bose—Philadelphia
* Norman Braman—West Chester / Philadelphia
* Washington Atlee Burpee—Philadelphia
* Andrew Carnegie—Allegheny
* Joan Carter—Pittsburgh
* Kayla Collins—Reading
* James Lindenberg –Pittsburgh
* Henry Pomeroy Davison—Troy
* Mark Donovan—–Pittsburgh
* David Edgerton—–Lebanon
* Ella M. George—–Beaver Falls
* Alex Grass—–Scranton
* Clement Griscom—–Philadelphia
* Mahlon Haines—–York
* Joe Hardy—–Pittsburgh
* Maggie Hardy—–Pittsburgh
* Richard Hayne—–Philadelphia
* Milton S. Hershey—–Derry Church (Hershey)
* George Washington Hill—–Philadelphia
* Anna Morris Holstein—–Muncy
* Alfred Hunt—–Bethlehem, Brownsville and Philadelphia
* Lee Iacocca—Allentown
* Bennett S. LeBow—Philadelphia
* Larry Lucchino—Pittsburgh
* David Montgomery—Philadelphia
* Robert Nardelli—Old Forge
* Amedeo Obici—Wilkes-Barre
* Asa Packer—Jim Thorpe (originally called Mauch Chunk)
* H.B. Reese—Derry Church (Hershey)
* Frank Resnik—Unity Township
* Brian Roberts—Philadelphia
* Art Rooney—Coulterville
* Art Rooney II—Pittsburgh
* Richard Mellon Scaife—Pittsburgh
* Charles M. Schwab—Williamsburg / Loretto
* James Sinegal—Pittsburgh
* Jeffrey Skilling—Pittsburgh
* Jim Stamatis—Lehigh Valley
* Charles Strine—Philadelphia
* John Surma—Pittsburgh
* David Tepper—Pittsburgh
* Thomas Usher—Reading
* Jerry Wolman—Shenandoah
* Joseph Wharton—Philadelphia
* Isaiah Vansant Williamson—Bensalem Township
* Samuel Van Leer—Reading

## Film directors, producers, and screenwriters

* M. K. Asante—Philadelphia
* Joe Augustyn—Philadelphia
* Donald P. Bellisario—Cokeburg
* Shane Black—Pittsburgh
* Richard Brooks—Philadelphia
* Chris Columbus—Spangler
* Rusty Cundieff—Pittsburgh
* Lee Daniels—Philadelphia
* Brian De Palma—Philadelphia
* Caleb Deschanel—Philadelphia
* Neal Dodson—York
* David M. Evans—Wilkes-Barre
* Peter Farrelly—Phoenixville
* Jonathan Frakes—Bellefonte
* Antoine Fuqua—Pittsburgh
* Todd Gallagher—Greensburg
* Rowdy Herrington—Pittsburgh
* Marshall Herskovitz—Philadelphia
* Tigre Hill—Philadelphia
* Tamar Simon Hoffs—Johnstown
* Todd Holland—Meadville
* David Hollander—Pittsburgh
* Kevin Hooks—Philadelphia
* David Howard—Philadelphia
* Tamara Jenkins—Philadelphia
* Clark Johnson—Philadelphia
* Deborah Kaplan—Abington
* Irvin Kershner—Philadelphia
* Randal Kleiser—Philadelphia
* Harold F. Kress—Pittsburgh
* Charles Leavitt—Pittsburgh
* Richard Lester—Philadelphia
* Herschell Gordon Lewis—Pittsburgh
* Steven Lisberger—Philadelphia
* Sidney Lumet—Philadelphia
* Abby Mann—Philadelphia / East Pittsburgh
* Kathleen Marshall—Pittsburgh
* Elaine May—Philadelphia
* Melanie Mayron—Philadelphia
* Adam McKay—Malvern
* Nancy Meyers—Philadelphia
* Jason Miller—Scranton
* David Mirkin—Philadelphia
* Clifford Odets—Philadelphia
* Eric Red—Pittsburgh
* James Rolfe—Philadelphia
* Richard Rossi—Pittsburgh
* Alvin Sargent—Philadelphia
* Tom Savini—Pittsburgh
* Edwin Sherin—Harrisburg
* M. Night Shyamalan—Philadelphia
* Jerry Stahl—Pittsburgh
* Joseph Strick—Braddock
* Andrew Kevin Walker—Altoona / Mechanicsburg
* Paul Wendkos—Philadelphia
* Sam Wood—Philadelphia
* Bud Yorkin—Washington

## Musicians
### A–G

* Christina Aguilera—Pittsburgh
* Josh Balz ex keyboardist, Motionless in White
* Marian Anderson—Philadelphia
* Mark Andes—Philadelphia
* Frankie Avalon—Philadelphia
* Samuel Barber—West Chester
* Gabby Barrett—Pittsburgh
* Eric Bazilian, co-founder of The Hooters—Philadelphia
* Franny Beecher—Norristown
* George Benson—Pittsburgh
* Les Brown—Lykens
* Jordana Bryant—outside Philadelphia
* Benjamin Burnley—Wilkes Barre
* Bilal—Philadelphia
* Joe Bonsall—Philadelphia
* Glenn Branca—Harrisburg
* Solomon Burke—Philadelphia
* Vanessa Carlton—Milford
* Sabrina Carpenter—Quakertown
* Cassidy—Philadelphia
* Danny Cedrone—Philadelphia
* Chubby Checker—Philadelphia
* Lou Christie—Moon Township
* Todd Tamanend Clark—Greensboro
* Stanley Clarke—Philadelphia
* Vinnie Colaiuta—Brownsville
* John Coltrane—Philadelphia
* Perry Como—Canonsburg
* Joey Covington—Johnstown
* Crobot (rock band)—Pottsville
* Jim Croce—South Philadelphia
* Patrick Dahlheimer—York
* Bobby Dall—Mechanicsburg
* Lacy J. Dalton—Bloomsburg
* Daya—Pittsburgh
* Jimmy Dorsey—Shenandoah
* Tommy Dorsey—Shenandoah
* Jimmy DeGrasso—Bethlehem
* Esteban—Pittsburgh
* Kevin Eubanks—Philadelphia
* Jackie Evancho—Pittsburgh
* Eve—Philadelphia
* Renée Fleming—Indiana
* Stephen Foster—Pittsburgh
* James Moyer Franks—Trappe
* Freeway—Philadelphia
* James Allen Gähres—Harrisburg
* Joe Genaro, The Dead Milkmen—Wagontown
* Stan Getz—Philadelphia
* Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein—Philadelphia
* Chad Gracey—York
* Johnny Grande—Philadelphia
* Anthony Green—Doylestown
* Justin Guarini—Doylestown

### H–M

* Lzzy Hale—Red Lion
* Daryl Hall—Pottstown
* Mary Hallock-Greenewalt—Philadelphia
* Dan Hartman—Harrisburg
* Phyllis Hyman—Pittsburgh
* Donnie Iris—Ellwood City
* Keith Jarrett—Allentown
* DJ Jazzy Jeff—Philadelphia
* Joan Jett—Philadelphia
* Allan Jones—Old Forge
* Wiz Khalifa—Pittsburgh
* Jason Karaban—Norristown
* Tom Keifer—Springfield
* Chris Kirkpatrick ('N Sync)—Clarion
* Richie Kotzen—Reading
* Ed Kowalczyk—York
* Kurupt—Philadelphia
* Jeff LaBar—Darby
* Patti LaBelle—Philadelphia
* Mario Lanza—Philadelphia
* Rodney Linderman, The Dead Milkmen—Wagontown
* Lil Peep (Gustav Elijah Åhr)—Allentown
* Lil Skies—Waynesboro
* Lil Uzi Vert—Philadelphia
* Lisa Lopes—Philadelphia
* Kellee Maize—Pittsburgh
* Henry Mancini—Aliquippa
* Fred Mascherino—Philadelphia, Coatesville
* Al Martino—Philadelphia
* Pat Martino—Philadelphia
* Billy May—Pittsburgh
* Dan McKeown—Philadelphia
* Meek Mill—Philadelphia
* Mac Miller—Pittsburgh
* Garnet Mimms—Philadelphia
* Bret Michaels—Butler
* Mirah—Philadelphia
* Modern Baseball—Philadelphia Indie Rock Band
* Irene Molloy—Doylestown
* Patrick Monahan—Erie
* Chris Motionless—Scranton
* Musiq Soulchild—Philadelphia

### N–Z

* Jaco Pastorius—Norristown
* Billy Paul—Philadelphia
* Teddy Pendergrass—Philadelphia
* Christina Perri—Bensalem
* Pink—Doylestown
* Jack Pleis—Philadelphia
* Questlove—Philadelphia
* Sun Ra—Philadelphia
* Trent Reznor—Mercer
* PnB Rock—Philadelphia
* Rikki Rockett—Mechanicsburg
* Asher Roth—Morrisville
* Todd Rundgren—Upper Darby
* Bobby Rydell—Philadelphia
* Ira D. Sankey—New Castle
* Santogold—Philadelphia
* Schooly D—Philadelphia
* Jill Scott—Philadelphia
* Shanice—Pittsburgh
* Beanie Sigel—Philadelphia
* Langhorne Slim (Sean Scolnick (Langhorne Slim)—Langhorne
* Will Smith—Philadelphia
* Ivy Sole—Philadelphia
* Jack Stauber—Erie
* Leopold Stokowski—Philadelphia
* Taylor Swift—Reading
* Ted Weems—Pitcairn
* Tammi Terrell—Philadelphia
* Title Fight—Kingston
* McCoy Tyner—Philadelphia
* Bobby Vinton—Canonsburg
* Chris Vrenna—Erie
* John Walker—Johnstown
* Dean Ween—New Hope
* Gene Ween—Philadelphia
* M. E. Willson—Penfield
* Denison Witmer, Lancaster
* Michael J. Woodard—Philadelphia
* Syreeta Wright—Pittsburgh

## Natural scientists and physicians

* Edward Acheson—Washington
* Anurag Agrawal—Allentown
* Christian Anfinsen—Monessen
* Alexander Dallas Bache—Philadelphia
* Albert Barnes—Philadelphia
* Michael Behe—Altoona
* Elmer Bolton—Frankford
* James Bond—Philadelphia
* James Booth—Philadelphia
* Herbert Boyer—Derry
* Robert Breed—Brooklyn Township
* Michael Stuart Brown—Wyncote
* Sean M. Carroll—Philadelphia
* Rachel Carson—Springdale
* Daniel Chamovitz—Aliquippa
* Britton Chance—Wilkes-Barre
* Ralph Cicerone—New Castle
* Edward Cope—Philadelphia
* James F. Crow—Phoenixville
* George Delahunty—Upper Darby
* John Dorrance—Bristol
* Alice Evans—Neath
* John Frazer—Philadelphia
* Frederick Genth—Philadelphia
* Frederick Grinnell—Philadelphia
* Robert Hare—Philadelphia
* William Harkins—Titusville
* Philip Hench—Pittsburgh
* Berwind Kaufmann—Philadelphia
* Charles Keeling—Scranton
* John Kopchick—Punxsutawney
* Stephanie Kwolek—New Kensington
* Edward Lewis—Wilkes-Barre
* Stephen Lippard—Pittsburgh
* William Madia—Wilkinsburg
* Daniel Mazia—Scranton
* Samuel George Morton—Philadelphia
* Jack Myers—Damascus Township
* Charles Overberger—Barnesboro
* Mary Pennington—Philadelphia
* Anna M. Longshore Potts–Attleboro (now Langhorne)
* George Prendergast—Philadelphia
* John Quackenbush—Kingston
* David L. Reich—Philadelphia
* Theodore Richards—Germantown
* Charles Rick—Reading
* Anita Roberts—Pittsburgh
* James Rogers—Philadelphia
* William Rogers—Philadelphia
* Henry Augustus Rowland—Honesdale
* Beth Shapiro—Allentown
* Alex Shigo—Duquesne
* Lester Shubin—Philadelphia
* Neil Shubin—Philadelphia
* Daniel Simberloff—Wilson
* Edgar Smith—York
* Howard Temin—Philadelphia
* Claude Alvin Villee Jr.—Lancaster
* Bernardhus Van Leer (1687–1790), one of the first doctors in New York
* William Walker—Pittsburgh
* Michael Welner—Pittsburgh
* Caspar Wistar—Philadelphia
* Rake Yohn—West Chester
* Roger Young—Burgettstown

## Politics, government, and military
### A–M

* Claude Allen, assistant to the President for domestic policy under George W. Bush—Philadelphia
* Jason 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—Philadelphia
* Joe Biden, 46th President of the United States (2021-2025), 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—Pittsburgh
* John 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—Philadelphia
* Ashton Carter, U.S. Secretary of Defense under Barack Obama—Philadelphia
* Bob 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—Philadelphia
* Joseph Clancy, Director of Secret Service under Barack Obama—Philadelphia
* Mark B. Cohen, Democratic chairman, Human Services Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
* William Coleman, U.S. Secretary of Transportation under Gerald Ford—Philadelphia
* Tom Corbett, 46th Governor of Pennsylvania—Philadelphia
* George M. Dallas, 11th Vice President of the United States—Philadelphia
* James J. Davis, U.S. Secretary of Labor, U.S. Senator—Pittsburgh
* James 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—Pittsburgh
* John 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—Pittsburgh
* Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives—Harrisburg
* Alexander Haig, Secretary of State, White House Chief of Staff, NATO Supreme Commander—Philadelphia
* Winfield Scott Hancock, Union Civil War commander—Montgomeryville
* Orrin Hatch, Republican senator from Utah—Pittsburgh
* Michael Hayden, Director of CIA under George W. Bush—Pittsburgh
* William G. Hundley, criminal defense attorney—Pittsburgh
* Harold 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—Pittsburgh
* Donald Kohn, Vice Chairman of Federal Reserve—Philadelphia
* Alf Landon, Governor of Kansas and presidential candidate—West Middlesex
* Andrew Lewis, Secretary of Transportation under Ronald Reagan—Philadelphia
* Richard Marcinko, Navy Seal, commanded Seal Team Six—Lansford
* George Marshall, Secretary of Defense under Harry S. Truman—Uniontown
* Edward Martin, U.S. Senator and 32nd Governor of Pennsylvania—Ten Mile
* Betsy McCaughey, Lieutenant Governor of state of New York—Pittsburgh
* John J. McCloy, Assistant Secretary of War during World War II—Philadelphia
* H. R. McMaster, National Security Advisor, U.S. Army Lt. General—Philadelphia
* Royal Meeker, advisor to President Woodrow Wilson—Quaker Lake
* Thomas Mifflin, first Governor of Pennsylvania—Philadelphia

### N–Z

* Janet Napolitano, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security—Pittsburgh
* Benjamin 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 Pennsylvania
* John 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)—Pittsburgh
* Ron Paul, U.S. House of Representatives (R-TX)—Pittsburgh
* Samuel W. Pennypacker, 23rd Governor of Pennsylvania—Phoenixville
* Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton—Scranton
* Ed Rendell, 45th Governor of Pennsylvania—Philadelphia
* George 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—Philadelphia
* John Roll, federal judge slain in 2011 Tucson shooting in Arizona—Pittsburgh
* Dan Rooney, U.S. Ambassador to Ireland—Pittsburgh
* Betsy Ross, credited maker of original American flag—Philadelphia
* Bayard 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)—Philadelphia
* William 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—Philadelphia
* Lawrence Summers, Director of National Economic Council under Barack Obama—Penn Valley
* Gregory Tony (born 1978), Sheriff of Broward County, Florida-Philadelphia
* 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—Pittsburgh
* Alfred L. Wilson, U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient—Fairchance
* Curtin Winsor Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica under Ronald Reagan—Philadelphia
* Richard 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—Philadelphia
* John 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—Philadelphia
* Jerry Blavat, disc jockey—Philadelphia
* Neal 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—Pittsburgh
* Regis Cordic, former radio personality; actor in Columbo, Gunsmoke—Pittsburgh
* Jim Cramer, television personality—Wyndmoor
* Bill Cullen, television personality—Pittsburgh
* Sharon Epperson, correspondent for CNBC—Pittsburgh
* Howard Eskin, Philadelphia-based sports radio personality—Philadelphia
* Debra Fox, television anchor—Pittsburgh
* Pauline 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—Philadelphia
* Jon & 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—Philadelphia
* Marilyn Horne, opera singer—Bradford
* Abby Huntsman, co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend—Philadelphia
* Suzy Kolber, television sportscaster—Upper Dublin Township
* Andrea Kremer, television sportscaster—Philadelphia
* Carson 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—Philadelphia
* Meredith Marakovits, New York Yankees clubhouse reporter for the YES Network—Walnutport
* Bam Margera, reality television personality and skateboarder—West Chester
* Chris Matthews, political commentator, MSNBC's Hardball—Philadelphia
* 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—Philadelphia
* Jeanne Moos, broadcast journalist for CNN—Pittsburgh
* Clayton Morris, co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend—Spring Township
* Charlie O'Donnell, radio/TV announcer, primarily on game shows—Philadelphia
* Beth Ostrosky, model, judge on ABC's True Beauty and host of G4's Filter—Pittsburgh
* Victoria Pedretti, actress in The Haunting series and You — Fairless Hills
* Billy Porter, actor in Pose and Broadway performer in 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 and CBS Radio Mystery Theater)—Philadelphia
* 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—Philadelphia
* Andrea 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—Philadelphia
* Jesse Watters, commentator for Fox News, host of Watters' World—Philadelphia
* Kristen Welker, broadcast journalist for NBC News—Philadelphia
* Maddie Ziegler, actor, featured dancer on Dance Moms—Murrysville

## Religion

* Tony Campolo—Philadelphia
* Fanny DuBois Chase—Great Bend
* Walter Ciszek—Shenandoah
* Harvey Cox—Malvern
* Mary Helen Peck Crane–Wilkes-Barre
* Amy Eilberg—Philadelphia
* Prince Demetrius Gallitzin—Cambria County
* Washington Gladden—Pottsgrove
* Lillian Resler Harford–Mount Pleasant
* Barry Lynn—Harrisburg / Bethlehem
* Jeanette DuBois Meech–Frankford
* Bruce Metzger—Middletown
* Mary A. Miller–Allegheny
* David Miscavige—Bucks County
* Joseph Murgas—Wilkes Barre / Slovakia
* Michael Novak—Johnstown
* Charles Taze Russell—Pittsburgh
* A.W. Tozer - LaJose
* Rev. Jeremiah Wright—Philadelphia
* Gino Jennings—Philadelphia

## Social scientists and academics

* Russell L. Ackoff—Philadelphia
* Clayton Alderfer—Sellersville
* Gary Becker—Pottsville
* Julian Bond—Philadelphia
* Edwin Boring—Philadelphia
* Leonard Burman—Philadelphia
* Paul Cameron—Pittsburgh
* John D. Caputo—Philadelphia
* Henry Charles Carey—Philadelphia
* Leonard Carmichael—Philadelphia
* James McKeen Cattell—Easton
* Noam Chomsky—Philadelphia
* Randolph Cohen—Philadelphia
* Leda Cosmides—Philadelphia
* Robert Costanza—Pittsburgh
* Albert Ellis—Pittsburgh
* Joshua Fishman—Philadelphia
* W. Nelson Francis—Philadelphia
* Harry Frankfurt—Langhorne
* Walter Freeman—Philadelphia
* Howard Gardner—Scranton
* Henry George—Philadelphia
* Douglas Holtz-Eakin—Pittsburgh
* Noel Ignatiev—Philadelphia
* Jane Jacobs—Scranton
* Jacob Kantor—Harrisburg
* William Keen—Philadelphia
* Sally Kohn—Allentown
* Donald N. Levine—New Castle
* Edward B. Lewis—Wilkes-Barre
* Esther J. Trimble Lippincott–Kimberton
* John McWhorter—Philadelphia
* Margaret Mead—Philadelphia / Doylestown
* Robert K. Merton—Philadelphia
* Albert Jay Nock—Scranton
* Hilary Putnam—Philadelphia
* Robert Reich—Scranton
* David Riesman—Philadelphia
* Clinton Rossiter—Philadelphia
* Michael Rubin—Philadelphia
* B. F. Skinner—Susquehanna
* Jude Wanniski—Pottsville
* Walter Williams—Philadelphia
* Alan Wolfe—Philadelphia
* Michael Yates—Pittsburgh
* Robert Yerkes—Breadysville, Bucks County