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Pennsylvania, the sixth largest state in the United States, is the birthplace of many famous Americans. People from Pennsylvania are sometimes referred to as "Pennsylvanians."
The following is a list of famous Americans who were born, or lived a significant portion of their lives, in Pennsylvania, along with their primary Pennsylvania city or town of residence:
[edit] Actors
[edit] Artists
- Alexander Calder, sculptor—Lawnton
- George Catlin, painter—Wilkes-Barre
- Charles Demuth, painter—Lancaster
- Thomas Eakins, painter—Philadelphia
- Jerry Harris, sculptor—Pittsburgh
- Franz Kline, painter—Wilkes-Barre
- Keith Haring, painter—Reading
- Thaddeus Mosley, sculptor—Pittsburgh
- Man Ray, photographer—Philadelphia
- Grover Simcox, illustrator—Philadelphia
- John Sloan, painter—Lock Haven
- 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
- Charlie Batch, professional football player—McKeesport
- Joe Beimel, professional baseball player—Kersey
- Fred Biletnikoff, professional football player—Erie
- Steve Bilko, professional baseball player—Nanticoke
- Steve Blackman, professional wrestler—Annville
- 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
- John Cappelletti, professional football player—Upper Darby
- Wilt Chamberlain, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- 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
- Chuck Daly, professional basketball coach—Kane
- Mike Ditka, professional football player and coach—Aliquippa
- Keith Dorney, professional football player—Emmaus
- Tony Dorsett, professional football player—Hopewell Township
- Nellie Fox, professional baseball player-St. Thomas Township
- Buck Freeman, professional baseball player—Catasauqua
- Jim Furyk, professional golfer—Lancaster
- Aaron Gray, professional basketball player—Emmaus
- 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
- 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
- Reggie Jackson, professional baseball player;Wyncote
- Marc Jackson, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Hughie Jennings, professional baseball player—Pittston
- Eddie Jones, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- Jim Kelly, professional football player—Bradys Bend Township
- Bam Margera, professional skateboarder-West Chester, Pennsylvania
- Charles Morgan professional football player Allentown
- 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
- Ryan Malone, professional hockey player—Upper St. Clair
- Dan Marino, professional football player—Pittsburgh
- Donyell Marshall, professional basketball player—Reading
- Christy Mathewson, professional baseball player—Factoryville
- Aaron Mckie, professional basketball player—Philadelphia
- 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
- Jamie Moyer, professional baseball player—Sellersville
- Terry Mulholland, professional baseball player—Uniontown
- Mike Munchak, professional football player—Scranton
- 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
- 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 playerHopewell 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
- Gene Snitsky, professional wrestler—Nesquehoning
- Jimmy Spencer, professional racecar driver—Berwick
- 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
- 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
[edit] Authors
[edit] Conservationists
[edit] Filmmakers
[edit] Musicians
[edit] Politics, government and military
- Henry "Hap" Arnold, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force General—Gladwyne
- Daniel Boone, frontier explorer—Birdsboro
- James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States—Cove Gap
- Smedley Butler, U.S. Marine Corps General—West Chester
- James J. Davis, U.S. Secretary of Labor, U.S. Senator—Pittsburgh
- George M. Dallas, 11th Vice President of the United States—Philadelphia
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States-Gettysburg
- Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the House-Hummelstown
- Winfield Scott Hancock, Union Civil War commander—Montgomeryville
- Michael Johns, U.S. Presidential speechwriter—Emmaus
- George Marshall, U.S. Army General, U.S. Secretary of State—Uniontown
- Ed Rendell, former Philadelphia Mayor, 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
- Arlen Specter, U.S. Senator—Philadelphia
- Thaddeus Stevens, Constitutional activist—Gettysburg
- Charlemagne Tower, Lawyer, Mining magnate and landowner-Pottsville
- Ron Paul, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 14th district, candidate for the Republican Party nomination in the 2008 U.S. presidential election—Pittsburgh
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