List of Famous people born in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Jeff Grubb

First Name Jeff
Last Name Grubb
Born on August 27, 1957 (age 69)

Jeff Grubb is an author of novels, short stories, and comics and a computer and role-playing game designer in the fantasy genre. Grubb worked on the Dragonlance campaign setting under Tracy Hickman, and the Forgotten Realms setting with Ed Greenwood. His written works include The Finder's Stone Trilogy, the Spelljammer and Jakandor campaign settings and contributions to Dragonlance and the computer game Guild Wars Nightfall (2006).

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Tana Hoban

First Name Tana
Last Name Hoban
Born on February 20, 1917
Died on January 27, 2006 (aged 88)

Tana Hoban was an American photographer and creator of children's books, including many picture books without any words.

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John I. Brauman

First Name John
Last Name Brauman
Born on September 7, 1937 (age 89)

John Isaiah Brauman is an American chemist.

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Tamar Simon Hoffs

Tamar Simon Hoffs is an American film maker, best known for directing the indie films Red Roses and Petrol (2003) and Pound of Flesh (2009), both starring Malcolm McDowell.

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J. Christopher Burch

First Name J.
Last Name Burch
Born on March 28, 1953 (age 73)

J. Christopher Burch is the founder and CEO of Burch Creative Capital, a firm based in New York City that manages venture investments and brand development, and co-founder of Tory Burch LLC. He became a billionaire in 2012, with Forbes magazine's profile of him in its annual The World's Billionaires stating that the 2012 valuation of Burch's majority stake in C. Wonder pushed his net worth over the ten figure mark. In addition to his personal investments, he was an investor with Guggenheim Partners.

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Joseph Desha

First Name Joseph
Last Name Desha
Born on December 9, 1768
Died on October 11, 1842 (aged 73)

Joseph Desha was a U.S. Representative and the ninth governor of the U.S. state of Kentucky. After the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, Desha's Huguenot ancestors fled from France to Pennsylvania, where Desha was born. Eventually, Desha's family settled near present-day Gallatin, Tennessee, where they were involved in many skirmishes with the Indians. Two of Desha's brothers were killed in these encounters, motivating him to volunteer for "Mad" Anthony Wayne's campaign against the Indians during the Northwest Indian War. Having by then resettled in Mason County, Kentucky, Desha parlayed his military record into several terms in the state legislature.

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James J. Stoker

First Name James
Last Name Stoker
Born on March 2, 1905
Died on October 19, 1992 (aged 87)

James Johnston Stoker was an American applied mathematician and engineer. He was director of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and is considered one of the founders of the institute, Courant and Friedrichs being the others. Stoker is known for his work in differential geometry and theory of water waves. He is also the author of the now classic book Water Waves: The Mathematical Theory with Applications.

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Mike J. Dunleavy

Michael J. Dunleavy
First Name Mike
Last Name Dunleavy
Born on May 5, 1961 (age 65)

Michael James Dunleavy is an American politician serving as the 12th governor of Alaska. Dunleavy was a Republican member of the Alaska Senate from 2013 to 2018. He defeated former Democratic United States senator Mark Begich in the 2018 gubernatorial election after incumbent governor Bill Walker dropped out of the race.

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Josiah Harlan

First Name Josiah
Born on June 12, 1799
Died on January 1, 1871 (aged 71)

Josiah Harlan, Prince of Ghor was an American adventurer, best known for travelling to Afghanistan and Punjab with the intention of making himself a king. While there, he became involved in local politics and factional military actions, eventually winning the title Prince of Ghor in perpetuity for himself and his descendants in exchange for military aid. Rudyard Kipling's short story The Man Who Would Be King is believed to be partly based on Harlan.

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William Eythe

First Name William
Last Name Eythe
Born on April 7, 1918
Died on January 26, 1957 (aged 38)

William John Eythe was an American actor of film, radio, television and stage.

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