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 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:

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
 * 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


 * Rachel Carson—Springdale
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
A–B "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
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * Andrew Thomas DelGiorno—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
 * 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


 * 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


 * Hair Rocket—Philadelphia indie rock band
 * 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
 * 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


 * 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, current President of the United States, 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
 * Rev. Jeremiah Wright—Philadelphia
 * Gino Jennings—Philadelphia
 * Nathanyel Ben Israel—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