List of Famous people born in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Matisyahu
Matthew Paul Miller, known by his Hebrew and stage name Matisyahu, is an American Jewish reggae singer, rapper, beatboxer, and alternative rock musician.
Rob McElhenney
Robert McElhenney III is an American actor, director, producer, screenwriter and co-owner of Wrexham Association Football Club. He is known for playing Ronald "Mac" McDonald on the FX/FXX comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. He is also one of the developers, executive producers, and the creator of the show, which has provided him with writing and directing credits for various episodes.
Eve
Eve Jihan Jeffers Cooper, known professionally as Eve is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, actress, television presenter, and talk show hostess from Philadelphia. She has released four studio albums, Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady (1999), Scorpion (2001), Eve-Olution (2002), and Lip Lock (2013). Eve achieved chart success with the singles, "Let Me Blow Ya Mind", "Who's That Girl", "Gangsta Lovin'" and "Tambourine". Besides solo materials, Eve earned chart-topping entries with collaborations, including "Rich Girl", "4 My People", "Who's That Girl", “You Got Me” and "Like This". Her accolades include a Grammy Award, BET Award, MTV Video Music Award, Teen Choice Award, Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award, and two Daytime Emmy Award nominations. Eve was ranked number 46 on VH1's list of 50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists.
Billie Holiday
Eleanora Fagan, known professionally as Billie Holiday, was an American jazz and swing music singer with a career spanning 26 years. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had an innovative influence on jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. She was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills.
Eddie Fisher
Edwin Jack Fisher was an American singer and actor. He was one of the most popular artists during the 1950s, selling millions of records and hosting his own TV show, The Eddie Fisher Show. Actress Elizabeth Taylor was best friends with Fisher's first wife, actress Debbie Reynolds. After Taylor's third husband, Mike Todd, was killed in a plane crash, Fisher divorced Reynolds and he and Taylor married that same year. The scandalous affair that Fisher and Taylor had been having while each were already married, was widely reported and brought unfavorable publicity to both Fisher and Taylor. Approximately five years later, he and Taylor divorced and he later married Connie Stevens. Fisher is the father of Carrie Fisher and Todd Fisher, whose mother is Reynolds; and the father of Joely Fisher and Tricia Leigh Fisher, whose mother is Stevens.
Gabby Barrett
Gabby Barrett is an American country music singer and songwriter. She finished third on the sixteenth season of American Idol.
Carl Nassib
Carl Paul Nassib is an American football defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
Brent Pry
Brent Pry is an American football coach and former player who is currently the head coach at Virginia Tech. He previously served as the defensive coordinator at Pennsylvania State University from 2016 to 2021. He played college football for the Buffalo Bulls.
Sharon Stone
Sharon Vonne Stone is an American actress, producer, and former fashion model. She is the recipient of a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as having received nominations for an Academy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
John Kasich
John Richard Kasich Jr. is an American politician, author, and television news host who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 2001 and as the 69th Governor of Ohio from 2011 to 2019. A Republican, Kasich unsuccessfully sought his party's presidential nomination in 2000 and 2016.