Pennsylvania, the sixth most populous state in the United States, is the birthplace of many famous Americans. People from Pennsylvania are sometimes referred to as "Pennsylvanians." The following is a list of famous Americans who were born and/or lived a significant portion of their lives, in Pennsylvania, along with their primary Pennsylvania city or town of residence: [edit] Actors [edit] Artists - 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
- Thomas Eakins, painter—Philadelphia
- William Glackens painter—Philadelphia
- Keith Haring, painter—Reading
- Jerry Harris, sculptor—Pittsburgh*Man Ray, artist and photographer—Philadelphia
- Violet Oakley, painter—Philadelphia
- Charles Sheeler, painter, photographer—Philadelphia
- Grover Simcox, illustrator—Philadelphia
- John Sloan, painter—Lock Haven
- Gary Mark Smith, global street photographer— Kutztown, Pennsylvania
- Andy Warhol, pop culture artist—Pittsburgh
- Andrew Wyeth, painter—Chadds Ford Township
- Jamie Wyeth, painter (son of Andrew)—Chadds Ford Township
- N.C. Wyeth, renowned illustrator (father of Andrew)—Chadds Ford Township.
[edit] Astronauts - 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
- Paul W. Richards, Shuttle and ISS astronaut—Dunmore
- Theodore Freeman, Group 3 astronaut; killed in training jet accident—Haverford
- Patricia Hilliard Robertson, 1998 Astronaut Group; killed in private airplane accident—Indiana
- Paul J. Weitz, Skylab and Shuttle astronaut—Erie
[edit] Athletes - John Abramovic, professional basketball player—Pittsburgh
- 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—Pittsburgh
- LaVar Arrington, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Kayla Bashore, olympic field hockey player Summer 2008- Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania
- Charlie Batch, professional football player—Homestead
- Joe Beimel, professional baseball player—Kersey
- Stan Belinda, professional baseball player—Huntingdon
- Fred Biletnikoff, professional football player—Erie
- Steve Bilko, professional baseball player—Nanticoke
- Steve Blackman, professional wrestler—Annville
- George Blanda, professional football HOF player—Youngwood
- Kyle Brady, professional football player—Camp Hill
- Sid Bream, professional baseball player—Mount Holly Springs
- Gary Brown, professional football player—Williamsport
- Kobe Bryant, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Leroy Burrell, track and field—Lansdowne
- Ray Caldwell, professional baseball player—McKean County
- John Calipari, college basketball coach—Moon Township
- Roy Campanella, professional HOF baseball player—Philadelphia
- John Cappelletti, professional football player—Upper Darby
- Wilt Chamberlain, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- 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
- Bill Cowher, professional football coach—Crafton
- Billy Cox, professional baseball player—Newport
- Chuck Daly, professional basketball coach—Kane
- Bob Davie, college football coach- Moon Township
- Mike Ditka, professional football player and coach—Aliquippa
- Tim Donaghy, professional basketball referee—Havertown
- Keith Dorney, professional football player—Emmaus
- Tony Dorsett, professional football player—Hopewell Township
- Nellie Fox, professional baseball player-St. Thomas Township
- Terry Francona, professional baseball manager—New Brighton
- Buck Freeman, professional baseball player—Catasauqua
- Jim Furyk, professional golfer—Lancaster
- Jason Garrett, professional football coach/offensive coordinator—Abington
- Aaron Gray, professional basketball player—Emmaus
- Eddie George, professional football player—Abington Township
- Robbie Gould, professional football player—Jersey Shore
- Bruce Gradkowski, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Ken Griffey, Sr., professional baseball player—Donora
- Ken Griffey, Jr., professional baseball player—Donora
- Peter Gruner, professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Billy Kidman—Allentown
- Tom Herr, professional baseball player and professional baseball manager—Lancaster
- Richard Hamilton, professional basketball player—Coatesville
- Marvin Harrison, professional football player—Philadelphia
- Chad Henne, college football player—Reading
- Eric Hicks, professional football player-Erie
- Shawn Hillegas, professional baseball player-South Fork
- Larry Holmes, professional boxer—Easton
- Bernard Hopkins, professional boxer—Philadelphia
- Jeff Hostetler, professional football player—Hollsopple
- 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, professional baseball player—Wyncote
- Hughie Jennings, professional baseball player—Pittston
- Eddie Jones, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Jim Kelly, professional football player—Bradys Bend Township
- Ethan Kilmer, professional Football player—Wyalusing
- Betsy King, professional golfer—Reading
- Steve Kline, professional baseball player—Winfield
- Kristy Kowal, Olympic swimmer—Reading
- Bruce Kozerski, professional football player—Plains Township
- Floyd Landis, professional cyclist—Lancaster
- Ty Law, professional football player—Aliquippa
- Joe Maddon, professional baseball manager—Hazleton
- Bam Margera, professional skateboarder—West Chester, Pennsylvania
- Ryan Malone, professional hockey player—Upper St. Clair
- Greg Manusky, professional football player—Dallas
- Dan Marino, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Brandon Marshall, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Donyell Marshall, professional basketball player—Reading
- Christy Mathewson, professional baseball player—Factoryville
- Mike McCarthy, professional football head coach—Pittsburgh
- LeSean McCoy, professional football player—Harrisburg
- Mike McCoy, professional football player—Erie
- Aaron Mckie, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Rocco Mediate, professional golfer—Greensburg, Pennsylvania
- Lou Michaels, professional football player—Swoyersville
- Walt Michaels, professional football player—Swoyersville
- Matt Millen, professional football player—Whitehall
- Cuttino Mobley, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Joe Montana, professional football player—New Eagle
- Charles Morgan professional football player—Allentown
- Michael Moorer, professional boxer—Monessen
- Jamie Moyer, professional baseball player—Sellersville
- Terry Mulholland, professional baseball player—Uniontown
- Mike Munchak, professional football player—Scranton
- James Mungro, professional football player-East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
- Stan Musial, professional baseball player—Donora
- Mike Mussina, professional baseball player—Montoursville
- Joe Namath, professional football player—Beaver Falls
- Jameer Nelson, professional basketball player—Chester
- Marty Nothstein, professional cyclist, 2000 Summer Olympics gold medal winner—Emmaus
- Doug Overton, professional basketball coach—Philadelphia
- Billy Owens, professional basketball player—Carlisle
- Arnold Palmer, professional golfer—Latrobe
- Cory Patterson, professional wrestler—Greensburg
- George Parros, professional hockey player—Washington
- Paul Posluszny, professional football player—Hopewell Township
- Andre Reed, professional football player—Allentown
- Frank Reich, professional football player—Lebanon
- Nicole Reinhart, professional cyclist—Macungie
- Mike Richter, professional hockey player—Abington
- Malik Rose, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Tim Ruddy, professional football player—Dunmore
- Matt Ryan, professional football player—Exton
- Bob Sanders, professional football player—Erie
- Matt Schaub, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Mike Scioscia, professional baseball manager—Morton
- Musa Smith, professional football player-New Bloomfield
- Gene Snitsky, professional wrestler—Nesquehoning
- Jimmy Spencer, professional racecar driver—Berwick
- Tony Stewart, professional football player—Allentown
- Bob Sura, professional basketball player—Wilkes-Barre
- Bruce Sutter, professional baseball player—Lancaster
- John Tewksbury, track and field olympiast—Ashley
- Jim Thorpe, various—Carlisle, only connected to Jim Thorpe posthumously
- Charley Trippi, professional football player—Pittston
- Bob Tucker, professional football player—Hazleton
- R.J. Umberger, professional hockey player—Pittsburgh
- Johnny Unitas, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Honus Wagner, professional baseball player—Chartiers Township
- Art Wall, Jr., professional golfer—Honesdale
- Rasheed Wallace, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Ed Walsh, professional baseball player—Plains Township
- Kenny Watson, professional football player—Harrisburg
- Reggie Wells, professional football player—South Park
- Tom Woodeshick, professional football player—Wilkes-Barre
- Frank Wycheck, professional football player—Philadelphia
- Lee Woodall, professional football player—Carlisle, Pennsylvania
[edit] Authors [edit] Conservationists [edit] Educators [edit] Filmmakers/Directors [edit] Musicians [edit] Politics, government and military - Henry "Hap" Arnold, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force General—Gladwyne
- James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States—Cove Gap
- Smedley Butler, U.S. Marine Corps General—West Chester
- Samuel Carpenter, First Treasurer 1704, Deputy Governor to William Penn, died in Philadelphia
- Bob Casey, Jr., current US Senator, son of former Governor-Scranton
- Robert P. Casey, former Governor,Scranton
- James J. Davis, U.S. Secretary of Labor, U.S. Senator—Pittsburgh
- George M. Dallas, 11th Vice President of the United States—Philadelphia
- Benjamin Franklin, Scientist, Diplomat, Teacher, and Founding Father of the United States-Philadelphia
- Winfield Scott Hancock, Union Civil War commander—Montgomeryville
- Michael Johns, U.S. Presidential speechwriter—Emmaus
- Ed Rendell, current Pennsylvania Governor—Philadelphia
- George S. Rentz, World War II Navy Chaplain and Navy Cross awardee-Lebanon
- Tom Ridge, former Pennsylvania Governor, first Secretary of Homeland Security—Munhall
- Joe Sestak, Navy Admiral, Sitting Congressman
- Arlen Specter, U.S. Senator—Philadelphia
- Thaddeus Stevens, Constitutional activist—Gettysburg
- Michael Strank, U.S. Marine, Iwo Jima Flagraiser-Johnstown
- Charlemagne Tower, Lawyer, Mining magnate and landowner-Pottsville
- Richard Winters, 101st Airborne, 506th E Company, World War II
- Richard Marcinko,Notable Navy Seal, Commanded Seal Team Six Lansford, Pennsylvania
Carl Andrew "Tooey" Spaatz (June 28, 1891 – July 14, 1974) GBE was an American World War II general and the first Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, Boyertown [edit] Radio and television - Jodi Applegate, broadcast journalist—Moon Township
- Chuck Barris, television host and producer—Philadelphia
- 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
- Jim Cramer, television host—Wyndmoor
- Bill Cullen, television host—Pittsburgh
- Debra Fox, television anchor—Pittsburgh
- Courtney Friel, entertainment reporter for Fox News—Norristown
- Louis Glackens, illustrator—Philadelphia
- Jon & Kate Plus 8, reality stars/family of ten with sextuplets and twins—Wernersville
- Marc Lamont Hill, Columbia University professor and Fox News contributor—Philadelphia
- Marilyn Horne, opera singer—Bradford
- Suzy Kolber, professional football sideline reporter—Upper Dublin Township
- Chris Matthews, broadcast journalist—Oreland
- 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—Pittsburgh
- Myron Cope, former Pittsburgh Steelers radio personality—Pittsburgh
- Fred Rogers, television personality, Mr. Roger's Neighborhood—Latrobe
- Norman Rose, radio announcer (NBC's Dimension X and CBS Radio Mystery Theater)—Philadelphia
- Dick Stockton, sportscaster for Fox Sports and Turner Sports—Philadelphia
- Kristen Romano, former television personality- Bloomsburg
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