List of Famous people born in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Frances Lee McCain
Frances Lee McCain is an American actress.
Jamie Kennedy
James Harvey Kennedy is an American stand-up comedian, television producer, screenwriter, and actor. He has played Randy Meeks in the Scream franchise (1996–2000) and various characters in The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (2002–2004) on The WB. His other film roles include Romeo + Juliet (1996), Bowfinger (1999), Malibu's Most Wanted (2003), Finding Bliss (2009) and Good Deeds (2012).
DeJuan Blair
DeJuan Lamont Blair is an American professional basketball player who last played for Austin Spurs of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers from 2007 to 2009. After an outstanding sophomore season, he entered the 2009 NBA draft where he was selected in the second round, 37th overall by the San Antonio Spurs.
Joseph Jefferson
Joseph Jefferson III, commonly known as Joe Jefferson, was an American actor. He was the third actor of this name in a family of actors and managers, and one of the most famous of all 19th century American comedians. Beginning as a young child, he continued as a performer for most of his 76 years. Jefferson was particularly well known for his adaptation and portrayal of Rip Van Winkle on the stage, reprising the role in several silent film adaptations. After 1865, he created no other major role and toured with this play for decades.
Danny Woodburn
Daniel Charles Woodburn is an American actor, comedian, and activist for the disability rights movement linked to his dwarfism.
Mathew St. Patrick
Mathew St. Patrick is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Adrian Sword in All My Children (1998-2000), Keith Charles on the HBO drama television series Six Feet Under, Detective Kenneth Majorino in Reunion and Moses Cartwright in Sons of Anarchy. and his film roles in War (2007) and Alien Raiders (2008).
Chris Casamassa
Chris Casamassa is an American martial artist, actor and stuntman who is best known for his role as Scorpion in the movie Mortal Kombat and the related TV show, Mortal Kombat: Konquest. He is the son of martial arts guru and Red Dragon Karate founder Louis D. Casamassa.
James Bond
James Bond was an American ornithologist and expert on the birds of the Caribbean, having written the definitive book on the subject: Birds of the West Indies, first published in 1936. His name was appropriated by writer Ian Fleming for his fictional British spy of the same name.
Sarah Franklin Bache
Sarah "Sally" Franklin Bache was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Deborah Read. She was a leader in relief work during the American Revolutionary War and frequently served as her father's political hostess, like her mother before her death in 1774. Sarah was also an important leader for women in the pro-independence effort in Philadelphia. She was an active member of the community until her death in 1808.
Bobby Troup
Robert William Troup Jr. was an American actor, jazz pianist, singer, and songwriter. He wrote the song "Route 66" and acted in the role of Dr. Joe Early with his wife Julie London in the television program Emergency! in the 1970s.