List of Famous people born in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Maurice Costello
Maurice George Costello was a prominent American vaudeville actor of the late 1890s and early 1900s who later played a principal role in early American films as leading man, supporting player, and director.
Greg Fishel
Greg Fishel is a former meteorologist for WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina. He received his B.S. in Meteorology from Pennsylvania State University in 1979.
William E. Miller
William Edward Miller was an American soldier and Pennsylvania State Senator who fought with the Union Army in the American Civil War. Miller received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for actions taken on July 3, 1863, during the Battle of Gettysburg. While ordered to keep his company stationed on a hill, he disobeyed these orders to lead a surprise attack against a Confederate charge. Said to have saved Gettysburg for his decision to break rank, this was claimed to be the first time in American military history where a soldier was awarded for disobeying a direct order.
J. P. Holtz
John Paul "J. P." Holtz is an American football tight end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2016.
Eddie Adams
Eddie Adams was an American photographer and photojournalist noted for portraits of celebrities and politicians and for coverage of 13 wars. He is best known for his photograph of the execution of a Viet Cong prisoner, for which he won a Pulitzer Prize in 1969. Adams was a resident of Bogota, New Jersey.
Matt Lengel
Matthew Lengel is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He played college football at Eastern Kentucky and Northeastern University. He also played for the New England Patriots, where he was a member of the Super Bowl LI-winning team, as well as the Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, and Indianapolis Colts.
Isabel Bonner
Isabel Bonner was an American stage actress.
Nafessa Williams
Nafessa Williams is an American actress. She is most known for her 2011 role as Nicole Gordon in the Meek Mill film Streets, her 2011 role as Deanna Forbes on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, and her 2016 role as Dr. Charlotte Piel on the CBS drama Code Black. Since 2018, she has played Anissa Pierce in The CW's Black Lightning.
Billy McCaffrey
Billy McCaffrey is an American retired basketball player. He is also the former interim head coach at St. Bonaventure University.
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
Rondae Jaquan Hollis-Jefferson is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats.