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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
Notable Births by Decade
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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.
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.
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- Field: Baseball Clear ×
Roy Campanella
1921 - 1993
Joe McCarthy (manager)
1887 - 1978
Rubén Amaro Jr.
Born 1965
Harry Stovey
1856 - 1937
Fred Dunlap
1859 - 1902
Harry Davis (1900s first baseman)
1879 - 1947
Brook Jacoby
Born 1959
Bucky Walters
1909 - 1991
Raffy Lopez
Born 1987
Jesse Biddle
Born 1991
Mike Costanzo
Born 1983
Jack Clements
1864 - 1941
Ramón Martínez (infielder)
Born 1972
Jim Devlin
1849 - 1883
Mike Koplove
Born 1976
Jimmy Dykes
1896 - 1976
Ned Williamson
1857 - 1894
Oyster Burns
1864 - 1928
Levi Meyerle
1849 - 1921
Joe Kerrigan
Born 1954
Pat Kelly (outfielder)
1944 - 2005
Mike Mayock
Born 1958
Matt Kilroy
1866 - 1940
Cal Abrams
1924 - 1997
Jeffrey Leonard
Born 1955
Rick Schu
Born 1962
Doug Allison
1846 - 1916
Del Ennis
1925 - 1996
Doc Bushong
1856 - 1908
Lee Elia
Born 1937
Eddie Stanky
1916 - 1999
Ned Cuthbert
1845 - 1905
Mo'ne Davis
Born 2001
Silver Flint
1855 - 1892
Harry O'Neill (catcher)
1917 - 1945
Dion James
Born 1962
Allan Travers
1892 - 1968
Danny Murphy (second baseman)
1876 - 1955
Henry Boyle (baseball)
1860 - 1932
Amos Strunk
1889 - 1979
John Marzano
1963 - 2008
Harry Fritz
1890 - 1974
Dick Harlow
1889 - 1962
Sam Kimber
1854 - 1925
Eric Gregg
1951 - 2006
Cherokee Fisher
1844 - 1912
Orator Shafer
1851 - 1922
Bob Gibson (1980s pitcher)
Born 1957
Joe Battin
1852 - 1937
Tom Daly (infielder)
1866 - 1938
George Creamer
1855 - 1886
Lance Clemons
1947 - 2008
Al Brancato
1919 - 2012
John Abadie
1854 - 1905
Mark Gubicza
Born 1962
Kenny Koplove
Born 1993
Gil Patterson
Born 1955
Jimmie Wilson (baseball)
1900 - 1947
Bobby Higginson
Born 1970
Doug Camilli
Born 1936
Al Maul
1865 - 1958
Ernie Padgett
1899 - 1957
Dick Harley
1872 - 1952
Billy Maharg
1881 - 1953
Harry Schafer
1846 - 1935
Pete Cimino
Born 1942
Dick McBride
1847 - 1916
Bob File
Born 1977
Bill Lewis (American football coach)
Born 1941
George Bechtel
1848 - 1921
Al Spangler
Born 1933
Tom Filer
Born 1956
Ralph Young (baseball)
1888 - 1965
Jack Meyer
1932 - 1967
Moose McCormick
1881 - 1962
Joe Sugden (baseball)
1870 - 1959
Tito Nanni
Born 1959
Cub Stricker
1859 - 1937
Bill Gray (baseball)
1871 - 1932
Joe Cascarella
1907 - 2002
Chuck Kress
1921 - 2014
Lon Knight
1853 - 1932
Buster Hoover
1863 - 1924
Jesse Levis
Born 1968
Lorenzo Bundy
Born 1959
Bill Dietrich
1910 - 1978
Jocko Milligan
1861 - 1923
Jack Crimian
1926 - 2019
Monte Cross
1869 - 1934
John Coleman (pitcher)
1860 - 1915
Bill Sweeney (pitcher)
1858 - 1903
Ralph Mattis
1890 - 1960
John Brown (baseball)
1876 - 1908
George Bausewine
1869 - 1947
Dan Coogan
1875 - 1942
Bill Hinchman
1883 - 1963
Rip Egan
1871 - 1950
Buster Narum
1940 - 2004
Phenomenal Smith
1864 - 1952
Joe Berry (second baseman)
1894 - 1976
Hardie Henderson
1862 - 1903
John Callahan (catcher)
1878 - 1952
Vaughn Eshelman
1969 - 2018
Chick Fulmer
1851 - 1940
Charlie Householder
1854 - 1913
Mike DiFelice
Born 1969
Billy Earle
1867 - 1946
Mike McGeary
1847 - 1916
Buddy Harris
Born 1948
Jake Virtue
1865 - 1943
John Hobbs (baseball)
Born 1956
Joe Yeager
1875 - 1937
Joe Bonikowski
Born 1941
Josh Ockimey
Born 1995
Nolan Jones
Born 1998
Dave Oldfield
1864 - 1939
Bill Clymer
1873 - 1936
Lefty Hoerst
1917 - 2000
Bill Harbridge
1871 - 1924
Henry Myers (shortstop)
1858 - 1895
Bill Crowley (baseball)
1857 - 1891
Socks Seibold
1896 - 1965
Ed Carfrey
1863 - 1921
Tommy Madden
1883 - 1930
Patsy O'Rourke
1881 - 1956
John Knight (baseball)
1885 - 1965
Harry Arundel
1855 - 1904
Ed Nottle
Born 1939
George Ulrich
1869 - 1918
Count Sensenderfer
1847 - 1903
Henry Luff
1856 - 1916
Nick Bremigan
1945 - 1989
George Riley (baseball)
Born 1956
Art Allison
1849 - 1916
Jim Jackson (baseball)
1877 - 1955
Highball Wilson
1878 - 1934
Ed Knouff
1868 - 1900
Norm Baker (baseball)
1863 - 1949
Rob Sasser
Born 1975
Charlie Bastian
1860 - 1932
J. T. "Blondy" Black
1920 - 2000
Walter Plock
1869 - 1900
Heinie Kappel
1863 - 1905
Jeff Jones (outfielder)
Born 1957
Jim Tyng
1856 - 1931
Walt Masterson
1920 - 2008
Dick Koecher
1926 - 2020
Scott Northey
Born 1946
Robert Foster (baseball)
1856 - 1921
Ken Simendinger
1899 - 1972
Wid Conroy
1877 - 1959
Bert Kuczynski
1920 - 1997
Sam Field
1848 - 1904
Jack O'Brien (catcher)
1860 - 1910
Pat Kelly (infielder)
Born 1967
John McMullin
1849 - 1881
Mike Pasquella
1898 - 1965
Dan Sweeney
1868 - 1913
Johnny Ryan (baseball)
1853 - 1902
Ralph Caldwell
1884 - 1969
Mahlon Duckett
1922 - 2015
Scott Forster
Born 1971
Mike Loan
1894 - 1966
John Richmond (shortstop)
1855 - 1898
Jerry Crawford
Born 1947
Bob Rice
1899 - 1986
Charlie Bates (baseball)
1907 - 1980
Joe Gunson
1863 - 1942
Jud Birchall
1855 - 1887
Al Spohrer
1902 - 1972
Charlie Nyce
1870 - 1908
John Radcliff
1848 - 1911
Fred Warner (baseball)
1855 - 1886
Cliff Ross
1928 - 1999
Bill McCloskey
1854 - 1924
John Riddle (baseball)
1864 - 1931
Henry Easterday
1864 - 1895
Tod Brynan
1863 - 1925
Sam Weaver (baseball)
1855 - 1914
Bert Yeabsley
1893 - 1961
Tom Miller (catcher)
1850 - 1876
Edith Houghton
1912 - 2013
Bill Haeffner
1894 - 1982
Doc Landis
Born 1854
Maje McDonnell
1920 - 2010
Jerry McCormick
1861 - 1905
Dick Carter
1916 - 1969
Alan Strange
1906 - 1994
Pete Loos
1878 - 1956
Hal Kelleher
1914 - 1989
David Miller (baseball)
Born 1973
Sam Lowry
1920 - 1992
Harry Hinchman
1878 - 1933
Stan Sanders
Born 1939
Harry Jacoby (baseball)
Died 1900
Eddie Fusselback
1856 - 1926
John Edelman
Born 1935
Taylor Shafer
1866 - 1945
Pete Childs
1871 - 1922
Tom Walker (1900s pitcher)
1881 - 1944
Tom Fleming (baseball)
1873 - 1957
Charlie Barber
1854 - 1910
Charlie Eckert
1897 - 1986
Joe Green (baseball, born 1897)
1897 - 1972
George Shoch
1859 - 1937
Zeke Wrigley
1874 - 1952
Charlie Manlove
1862 - 1952
Bill Massey (baseball)
1871 - 1940
Ty Pickup
1897 - 1974
George Wetzel
1868 - 1903
Yank Robinson
1859 - 1894
Jim Peterson (baseball)
1908 - 1975
Bob Peterson (baseball)
1884 - 1962
Carlton Lord
1900 - 1947
Charlie Young (baseball)
1893 - 1952
Ira Davis (baseball)
1870 - 1942
Andy Knox
1864 - 1940
Ike Benners
1856 - 1932
Ed Whiting
Born 1860
Wilmer Harris
1924 - 2004
George Carman (baseball)
1866 - 1929
Allie Watt
1899 - 1968
Bill Greenwood (baseball)
1857 - 1902
Bill Warwick (baseball)
1897 - 1984
Dan Kerwin
1874 - 1960
Harry Pearce (baseball)
1889 - 1942
Abe Wolstenholme
1861 - 1916
Billy Serad
1863 - 1925
Tom Messitt
1874 - 1934
Tony Parisse
1911 - 1956
Jimmy Wilkes
1925 - 2008
John Murphy (pitcher)
1858 - 1905
Chick Keating
1891 - 1959
Lefty Weinert
1900 - 1973
Ben Conroy
1871 - 1937
Paul Doyle (baseball)
1939 - 2020
George Henry (baseball)
1863 - 1934
Mike Trost
1866 - 1901
Lew Graulich
1862 - 1934
Ed Somerville
1853 - 1877
Frank Berkelbach
1853 - 1932
Fred Clement
1867 - 1930
Wally Smith (baseball)
1888 - 1930
John Shetzline
1852 - 1892
Malcolm MacDonald (baseball)
1872 - 1946
Jack Ridgway
1888 - 1928
Harry Koons
1862 - 1932
Elias Peak
1859 - 1916
Chick Hartley
1880 - 1948
Frank DiMichele
Born 1965
Bob Lindemann
1881 - 1951
Frank Forbes
1891 - 1983
John Fischer (baseball)
1855 - 1942
Charlie Jordan (baseball)
1871 - 1928
Sam McConnell (third baseman)
1895 - 1981
Tom Maher (baseball)
1870 - 1929
Bill Kienzle
1862 - 1910
Jesse Whiting
1879 - 1937
Wash Williams
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John Barthold
1882 - 1946
Red McDermott
1888 - 1964
Harry Morelock
1869 - 1949
Bill Hague
1852 - 1898
Charlie Heard
1872 - 1945
Butch Rementer
1878 - 1922
Dickie Flowers
1850 - 1892
Jim Hyndman
1866 - 1934
John Munce
1857 - 1917
Chris Rickley
1859 - 1911
George Hesselbacher
1895 - 1980
John Strike
Born 1865
Joe Hudson (pitcher)
Born 1970
Tom Gillen
1862 - 1889
Jim Field
1863 - 1953
Bill Hallman (outfielder)
1876 - 1950
Bill Price (baseball)
1863 - 1922
Jack McFetridge
1869 - 1917
Al Sauter
1868 - 1928
Charlie Gessner
1863 - 1922
Harry Diddlebock
1854 - 1900
Bill Knowlton
1898 - 1944
Bart Cantz
1860 - 1943
Pete Donnelly (baseball)
1849 - 1890
Ed Irvin
1882 - 1916
Gerald Nugent
1892 - 1970
Henry Zeiher
1862 - 1951
Warren Miller (baseball)
1885 - 1956
Lefty Herring
1880 - 1965
Bill Farmer (baseball)
1864 - 1928
Bill Shettsline
1863 - 1933
Jim McTamany
1863 - 1916
Woody Wheaton
1914 - 1995
Connie Morgan
1935 - 1996
Wally Andrews
1859 - 1940
Washington Fulmer
1840 - 1907
Phil Baker (baseball)
1856 - 1940
Joe Ward (baseball)
1884 - 1934
Audrey Bleiler
1933 - 1975
Tim McGinley
1854 - 1899
John Mulligan (baseball)
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