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*[[Louisa May Alcott]] (1832—1888), of [[Germantown, Pennsylvania|Germantown]], author of [[Little Women]].
*[[Marian Anderson]], of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], world-renowned contralto, who, after the Daughters of the American Revolution refused to let her sing at Constitution Hall because she was African-American, was famously invited to sing at the Lincoln Memorial by Eleanor Roosevelt.
*[[Kurt Angle]] (1968—) was born and raised in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]]. Angle won the Gold Medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1996 [[Olympic Games]] in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, before signing with [[Vince McMahon]]'s [[World Wrestling Entertainment]], where he has won the WWE Championship on four different occasions. Angle is one of only two wrestlers in the WWE to have participated in the Olympics, and is the only one to have won gold medals.
*[[Daniel Boone]] (1734–1820) was born in [[Birdsboro, Pennsylvania]]. He was the frontier explorer who was primarily responsible for establishing the Wilderness Road, the first viable route through the Cumberland Gap of the [[Appalachian Mountains|Appalachians]] into Kentucky. According to folklore, he named his Kentucky settlement, Boonesborough, in honor of his birthplace.
*[[James Buchanan]] (1791–1868) was born and lived in Pennsylvania until his death. He was the 15th President of the United States and the only President from that state.
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*[[George M. Dallas]] ([[1792]]–[[1864]]) of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] served as the 11th [[Vice President of the United States]] under [[James K. Polk]] and is the only Pennsylvanian to hold the office. He also served as U.S. Minister to [[Great Britain]] and [[Russia]], as [[Mayor of Philadelphia]] and in the [[United States Senate|Senate]].
*[[James J. Davis]], U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1921 to 1932 and U.S. Senator from 1932 to 1946.
*[[Benjamin Franklin]] ([[1706]]–[[1790]]) one of the more important figures in Pennsylvania and United States history. Although he was born in [[Boston, Massachusetts]] he came to Philadelphia as a young man. He founded the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in 1742, had the distinction of signing both the [[Declaration of Independence]] and the U.S. [[Constitution]] and is buried with his wife Deborah in Christ Church Cemetery in
*[[Stephen Foster]] was born in Pittsburgh on [[July 4]], [[1826]]. He was the pre-eminent songwriter in the United States of his era. Many of his songs, such as "[[Oh! Susanna]]", "Camptown Races", and "Beautiful Dreamer", are still popular over 150 years after their composition.
*[[Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin|Prince Demetrius Gallitzin]] ([[1770]]–[[1840]]) A [[Russia]]n [[prince]] turned [[Roman Catholic]] [[missionary|missionary priest]] known as ''Apostle of the Alleghenies''. He emigrated to the United States in [[1792]] and studied theology under Bishop [[John Carroll (priest)|John Carroll]]. In [[1795]], he became the first Catholic to receive all the orders of [[Priest#Catholic .26 Orthodox|priesthood]] in the United States. In [[1799]] he used his own fortune to purchase 20,000 acres in [[Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Cambria County]] to form a Catholic community, the nucleus of the modern Roman Catholic Church west of the [[Allegheny Mountains]]. A prolific writer and [[apologist]], he was declared a [[Servant of God]] in 2005, the first step on the road toward possible [[canonization]].
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*[[Thaddeus Stevens]] (1792–1868) was a key Pennsylvania state legislator in establishing and maintaining Pennsylvania's early system of public education. As a U.S. Congressman and leading "Radical Republican", he helped draft the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing "equal protection of the laws" to all Americans.
*[[Ida Tarbell]] (1857–1944) was born in [[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]] and was educated at the [[University of Paris|Sorbonne]] in [[Paris]]. She was a pioneering "muckraker" journalist and one of the few female journalists in the country during her time. In 1906, she joined with [[Lincoln Steffens]] and [[Ray Stannard Baker]] to establish the radical American Magazine. She also wrote several books on the role of women including The Business of Being a Woman (1912) and The Ways of Women (1915).
*Pop artist [[Andy Warhol]] (1928–1987) was born Andrew Warhola in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]]. The [[Andy Warhol Museum]] is located in
===Movies set and/or filmed in Pennsylvania===
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* [[Christina Aguilera]] - [[Wexford, Pennsylvania|Wexford]]
* [[Frankie Avalon]] - [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]]
* [[Beanie Sigel]] -
* [[The Bloodhound Gang]] - [[Quakertown, Pennsylvania|Quakertown]]
* [[Boyz II Men]] -
* [[Vanessa Carlton]] - [[Milford, Pennsylvania|Milford]]
* [[Chubby Checker]] -
* [[Lou Christie]] - [[Moon Township, Pennsylvania|Moon Township]]
* [[Cinderella (band)|Cinderella]] -
* [[CKY (band)|CKY]] - [[West Chester, Pennsylvania|West Chester]]
* [[Stanley Clarke]] -
* [[The Clarks]] -
* [[Perry Como]] - [[Canonsburg, Pennsylvania|Canonsburg]]
* [[Jim Croce]] - [[Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania|Drexel Hill]]
* [[Dead Milkmen]] -
* [[Eve (rapper)|Eve]] -
* [[Freeway]] -
* [[Fuel (band)|Fuel]] - [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]]
* [[Hall & Oates]] - [[Pottstown, Pennsylvania|Pottstown]]
* [[Bill Halley]] & The Comets - [[Upland, Pennsylvania|Upland]]
* [[Dan Hartman]] -
* [[The Hooters]] -
* [[DJ Jazzy Jeff]] -
* [[Jedi Mind Tricks]] -
* [[Joan Jett]] -
* [[The Juliana Theory]]- [[Latrobe, Pennsylvania|Latrobe]]
* [[Kid Dynamite]] -
* [[Live (band)|Live]] - [[York, Pennsylvania|York]]
* [[Paint It Black (band)|Paint It Black]] -
* [[Patti LaBelle]] -
* [[Pink (musician)|Pink]] - [[Doylestown, Pennsylvania|Doylestown]]
* [[Poison (band)|Poison]] -
* [[Trent Reznor]] - [[Mercer, Pennsylvania|Mercer]]
* [[The Roots]] -
* [[Todd Rundgren]] - [[Upper Darby, Pennsylvania|Upper Darby]]
* [[Rusted Root]] -
* [[Jill Scott]] -
* [[Shanice]] -
* [[Will Smith]] -
* [[Bobby Vinton]] -
* [[Young Gunz]] -
* [[Pat Monahan]] - [[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]]
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* [[F. Murray Abraham]] - [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]]
* [[Kevin Bacon]] - [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]]
* [[Chuck Barris]] -
* [[Ethel Barrymore]] -
* [[John Barrymore]] -
* [[Lionel Barrymore]] -
* [[Peter Boyle]] -
* [[David Brenner]] -
* [[Charles Bronson]] - [[Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania|Ehrenfeld]]
* [[Bill Cosby]] -
* [[Broderick Crawford]] -
* [[Dolores Costello]] -
* [[Maurice Costello]] -
* [[Ann B. Davis]] (Alice on The Brady Bunch) - [[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]]
* [[Tina Fey]] - [[Upper Darby, Pennsylvania|Upper Darby]]
* [[W.C. Fields]] -
* [[Larry Fine]] -
* [[Jonathan Frakes]] - [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]]
* [[Richard Gere]] -
* [[Scott Glenn]] -
* [[Jeff Goldblum]] -
* [[Seth Green]] -
* [[Russell Johnson]] - [[Ashley, Pennsylvania|Ashley]]
* [[Shirley Jones]] - [[Charleroi, Pennsylvania|Charleroi]]
* [[Michael Keaton]] -
* [[Gene Kelly]] -
* [[Grace Kelly]] -
* [[Jamie Kennedy]] -
* [[Daniel Dae Kim]] - [[Easton, Pennsylvania|Easton]]
* [[Jack Klugman]] -
* [[Jayne Mansfield]] - [[Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania|Bryn Mawr]]
* [[Henry Mancini]] - [[Aliquippa, Pennsylvania|Aliquippa]]
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* [[Mary McDonnell]] - [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]]
* [[Larry Mendte]] - [[Lansdowne, Pennsylvania|Lansdowne]]
* [[Mary Lou Metzger]] -
* [[Dennis Miller]] -
* [[Irene Ng]] - [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]]
* [[Cheri Oteri]] -
* [[Jack Palance]] - [[Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania|Lattimer Mines]]
* [[M. Night Shyamalan]] -
* [[George A. Romero]] (director) -
* [[Will Smith]] -
* [[James Stewart (actor)|Jimmy Stewart]] - [[Indiana, Pennsylvania|Indiana]]
* [[Fred Rogers]] - [[Latrobe, Pennsylvania|Latrobe]]
* [[David O. Selznick]] -
* [[Amanda Seyfried]] -
* [[Sharon Stone]] - [[Meadville, Pennsylvania|Meadville]]
* [[Christine Taylor]] -
* [[Fritz Weaver]] -
===Notable athletes from Pennsylvania===
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* [[John Andretti]] - [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]]
* [[Marco Andretti]] - [[Nazareth, Pennsylvania|Nazareth]]
* [[Michael Andretti]] -
* [[Kurt Angle]] - [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]]
* [[Lavar Arrington]] -
* [[Charlie Batch]] - [[McKeesport, Pennsylvania|McKeesport]]
* [[Fred Biletnikoff]] - [[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]]
* [[Kobe Bryant]] - [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]]
* [[Wilt Chamberlain]] -
* [[Kerry Collins]] - [[Lebanon, Pennsylvania|Lebanon]]
* [[Chuck Daly]] - [[Kane, Pennsylvania|Kane]]
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* [[Jim Furyk]] - [[West Chester, Pennsylvania|West Chester]]
* [[Ken Griffey, Sr.]] - [[Donora, Pennsylvania|Donora]]
* [[Ken Griffey, Jr.]] -
* [[Richard Hamilton]] - [[Coatesville, Pennsylvania|Coatesville]]
* [[Bernard Hopkins]] -
* [[Marc Jackson]] -
* [[Eddie Jones]] -
* [[Jim Kelly]] - [[Bradys Bend Township, Pennsylvania|Bradys Bend Township]]
* [[Ty Law]] - [[Aliquippa, Pennsylvania|Aliquippa]]
* [[Kyle Lowry]] -
* [[Dan Marino]] -
* [[Christy Mathewson]] - [[Factoryville, Pennsylvania|Factoryville]]
* [[Aaron Mckie]] -
* [[Cuttino Mobley]] -
* [[Joe Montana]] - [[New Eagle, Pennsylvania|New Eagle]]
* [[Stan Musial]] -
* [[Mike Munchak]] - [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]
* [[Joe Namath]] - [[Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania|Beaver Falls]]
* [[Jameer Nelson]] - [[Chester, Pennsylvania|Chester]]
* [[Andre Reed]] - [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]]
* [[Frank Reich]] -
* [[Mike Richter]] - [[Abington, Pennsylvania|Abington]]
* [[Malik Rose]] -
* [[Tim Ruddy]] - [[Dunmore, Pennsylvania|Dunmore]]
* [[Stephen A. Smith]] -
* [[Jimmy Spencer]] - [[Berwick, Pennsylvania|Berwick]]
* [[Rasheed Wallace]] -
* [[Reggie Wells]] - [[Library, Pennsylvania|Library]]
* [[Johnny Unitas]] -
* [[Tom Herr]] - [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]]
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