List of people from Pennsylvania

; A–B • Erika Alexander—Philadelphia • Keith Andes—Philadelphia • Gerald Anthony—Pittsburgh • Aquaria—West Chester • Carmen Argenziano—Sharon • Malcolm Atterbury—Philadelphia • Frankie Avalon—Philadelphia • Jack Avery—Susquehanna • Val Avery—Philadelphia • 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 • Shane Gillis—Mechanicsburg • 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 • Jane Hajduk—Oil City • 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 • 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 • Sue Reno, fiber artist–Pittsburgh • 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 • Nick Kurtz, professional baseball player—Lancaster ; 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 • Lenny Moore, HOF professional football player—Reading • Michael Moorer, professional boxer—Monessen • Charles Morgan, professional football player—Allentown • 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), pairs 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 borough of 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 • Josie Valeri, professional soccer player and scholar — 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 • —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 • Kris Wright, NASCAR driver—Pittsburgh • Frank Wycheck, professional football player—Philadelphia • Trey Yesavage, professional football player—Pottstown • Michael Young (born 1994), basketball player for Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League—Pittsburgh • Stephen Zack, basketball player—New Cumberland • Mackenzie Ziegler, actor, featured dancer on Dance Moms—Murrysville • Maddie 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 • Bryan Kohberger—Albrightsville • 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, 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 • Girl Talk -Pittsburgh • 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 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, presenter anchor for CNN, The Lead with Jake Tapper, State of the Union—Philadelphia • Jesse Watters, author, 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—La Jose • 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 == Others ==

• Edwarda O'Bara, woman who spent 42 years in a coma—Johnstown • Sarah Knauss, supercentenarian and oldest known person in American history—Hollywood, Luzerne County ==See also==