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PHILADELPHIA

Most Famous People Born in Philadelphia, USA

Notable people
5,575
Peak decade
1940s
Median birth year
1928
Most distinctive
Baseball 6.0×

The original American capital, then the capital of nothing in particular, then a sports town. Philadelphia's notables run thick through the 18th century — lawyers, philanthropists, financiers — and then settle into a long, steady output of baseball players, basketball players, jazz bandleaders, and character actors. The city has one of the highest shares of notables in organized labor of the early 20th century and one of the deepest benches of soul singers of the late 20th.

Standouts

What Philadelphia Is Known For

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Politician is Philadelphia's biggest profession — 9% of all notables (482).

Philadelphia over-indexes on baseball 6.0× the global rate.

Philadelphia under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Politician 482 0.7×
  2. Actor 414 1.4×
  3. Baseball 383 6.0×
  4. Basket 260 3.7×
  5. Football 251 0.4×
  6. Music 206 2.6×
  7. Lawyer 185 1.9×
  8. Singer 161 1.4×
  1. Baseball 383 6.0×
  2. Basket 260 3.7×
  3. Boxer 72 3.3×
  4. Rower 57 2.8×
  5. Music 206 2.6×
  6. Officer 84 2.3×
  7. Lawyer 185 1.9×
  8. Film 113 1.6×
  1. Football 251 0.4×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Philadelphia's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

1700 1750 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000
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Showing 372 of 5,575 notable people

4131 WRESTLER

Romeo Valentino

Born 1968

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4135 CHOREOGRAPHER

Rennie Harris

Born 1964

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4137 WRITER

Nick Yarris

Born 1961

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4150 COMPOSER

Andrea Clearfield

Born 1960

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4165 MUSIC

Lafayette Harris

Born 1963

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4166 ENTREPRENEUR

Michael Baum (entrepreneur)

Born 1962

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4169 MOBSTER

Steven Mazzone

Born 1964

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4193 FOOTBALL

Vic Bellamy

Born 1963

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4201 BASKET

Joanne Boyle

Born 1963

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4211 POLITICIAN

Ross Hunter (politician)

Born 1961

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4251 PASTOR

Gino Jennings

Born 1962

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4254 FOOTBALL

Joe McGrail

Born 1964

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4257 MUSIC

Darryl Hall

Born 1963

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4259 BASEBALL

Pat Kelly (infielder)

Born 1967

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4266 FOOTBALL

Gordon Brown (running back)

Born 1963

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4267 FOOTBALL

Gerald Feehery

Born 1960

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4292 BASKET

Harvest Smith

Born 1963

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4302 POLITICIAN

Michael McGeehan

Born 1960

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4304 POLITICIAN

C. Scott Bounds

Born 1962

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4307 NEWS PRESENTER

Troy Roberts (journalist)

Born 1962

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4339 JOURNALIST

Myrka Dellanos

Born 1965

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4342 ARMY

Anthony R. Ierardi

Born 1960

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4351 ARTIST

Dawud Anyabwile

Born 1965

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4386 BUSINESS

Margaret Wallace

Born 1967

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4446 SCHOLAR

Susan Hoffman Williams

Born 1960

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4450 ACTOR

Richard F. Whiten

Born 1967

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4456 BASKET

Randy Monroe

Born 1962

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4466 CHOREOGRAPHER

Robert Garland

Born 1961

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4478 CITY COUNCIL

Bill Green IV

Born 1965

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4512 ACTIVIST

Chris Bartlett (activist)

Born 1966

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4540 BASKET

Horace Owens

Born 1961

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4580 PAINTER

Geoffrey Chadsey

Born 1967

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4641 FOOTBALL

Gary Baldinger

Born 1963

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4654 POLITICIAN

Jason Lorber

Born 1966

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4679 POLITICIAN

Ellen Lipton

Born 1967

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4735 BASEBALL

Frank DiMichele

Born 1965

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4744 BUSINESS

David B. Pakman

Born 1969

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4751 LAWYER

Jeffrey Bossert Clark

Born 1967

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4758 FOOTBALL

George Winslow (American football)

Born 1963

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4764 POLITICIAN

W. Wilson Goode Jr.

Born 1965

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4770 LAWYER

William M. McSwain

Born 1969

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4786 GYMNAST

Wes Suter

Born 1964

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4795 DIPLOMAT

Sarah E. Mendelson

Born 1962

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4806 BUSINESS

Seth Tobias

1963 - 2007

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4807 LITERARY

Eric Simonoff

Born 1969

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4844 FOOTBALL

Dave Lischner

Born 1962

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4853 WRITER

Stuart Gibbs

Born 1969

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4918 FOOTBALL

Reggie Barnes

Born 1967

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4920 DARTS PLAYER

Rick Ney

1961 - 2017

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4926 JAZZ

Byron Landham

Born 1969

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4948 FOOTBALL

Tony Bono

Born 1963

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4959 SINGER

Alicia Levy

1963 - 2007

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4963 SINGER

Nick Falcon

Born 1968

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4992 PHOTOGRAPHER

Sean Davis (photographe)

Born 1969

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4994 FOOTBALL

Dwayne White

Born 1967

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5073 ARTIST

Shelley Spector

Born 1960

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5089 BIOLOGIST

George C. Prendergast

Born 1961

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5106 ENGINEER

Ollie Luba

Born 1964

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5125 MANAGER

Brian Sullivan (Manager)

Born 1962

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5128 SPORT

Reggie Showers

Born 1964

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5148 FOOTBALL

Marvin Hargrove

Born 1968

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5193 MANAGER

Tammy Tiehel

Born 1964

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5194 BUSINESS

Damian D. Pitts

Born 1969

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5201 PAINTER

Perry Milou

Born 1967

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5209 METEOROLOGIST

Ken Reeves (meteorologist)

1961 - 2012

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5257 SINGER

Amy Malkoff

Born 1966

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5289 FOOTBALL

Carlos Bradley

Born 1960

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5338 ACTOR

Rich Gunning

Born 1966

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5400 BASEBALL

Andy Carter (baseball)

Born 1968

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5439 SINGER

Jack McTamney

Born 1963

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5541 BASKET

Dale Hodges

Born 1968

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5569 FOOTBALL

Frank Cephous

Born 1961

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