The following is a list of notable residents, natives, and persons generally associated with the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the fifth-largest city in the United States. The list includes both former and present residents of the city.
Art and architecture
Julian Abele – architect
Robb Armstrong – cartoonist, creator of Jump Start
Edmund Bacon – city planner
Cecilia Beaux – painter
William Bell – photographer
Alexander Calder – artist
Mary Cassatt – painter
Robert Crumb – underground comics artist, writer
Heather Dewey-Hagborg – information artist
Thomas Eakins – painter
Frank Furness – architect
Sonia Gechtoff – painter
Ginger Gilmour – sculptor; first wife of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour
Phoebe Gloeckner – cartoonist, novelist
Elizabeth Shippen Green – illustrator
Ian Hornak – painter
Amy Ignatow – illustrator, cartoonist, and author, The Popularity Papers series
Louis Kahn – architect
Bil Keane – cartoonist, The Family Circus
Walt Kelly – cartoonist
Henry P. McIlhenny – philanthropist; chairman, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1976–1986
Alice Neel – painter
Albert Newsam – artist
Martin Nodell – comic book artist, creator of the original Green Lantern
William H. Rau – photographer
Carolee Schneemann – artist
Mary B. Schuenemann – painter
Denise Scott Brown – architect
Sarai Sherman – painter
Grover Simcox – illustrator
Jessie Wilcox Smith – illustrator
Willi Smith (1948–1987) – fashion designer
Zoe Strauss – photographer
Thomas Sully – painter
Daniel Traub – photographer, filmmaker
Horace Trumbauer – architect
Robert Venturi – architect
Andrew Wyeth – painter
Jamie Wyeth – painter (son of Andrew)
N.C. Wyeth – illustrator (father of Andrew)
Lily Yeh – artist
Michael Landon – actor, producer, director
Mario Lanza – singer, actor
Stan Lathan – film and television producer, director
Andrew Lawrence – actor
Joey Lawrence – actor
Matthew Lawrence – actor
Raw Leiba – actor, stuntman, sports model
Aaron Levinson – producer and musician
Sidney Lumet – film director
David Lynch – film director
Jeanette MacDonald – actress, singer
Stephen Macht – actor
Bob McAllister – children's television personality
Andrea McArdle – singer, actress, Broadway's original Annie
Joan McCracken – dancer, actress
Paul McCrane – actor, musician
Rob McElhenney – actor, creator of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Adam McKay – director, writer
Mary Lou Metzger – singer, The Lawrence Welk Show
David Mirkin – writer, director
Katherine Moennig – actress
Kelly Monaco – model, actress
Natalie Nevins – singer, The Lawrence Welk Show
J. J. North – actress
Leslie Odom Jr.- actor, singer
Ana Ortiz – actress, Hilda Suarez on Ugly Betty
Daphne Oz – author and television host on The Chew
Holly Robinson Peete – actress
Lisa Peluso – actress, Saturday Night Fever, soap operas
Gervase Peterson – contestant, original season of Survivor
Robert Picardo – actor
Noam Pitlik – actor, television director, producer
Jack Polito – animator
Jon Polito – actor, Miller's Crossing
Joe Renzetti – musician, Oscar-winning film composer, The Buddy Holly Story
Roxy Reynolds – pornographic actress, rapper, model
Adele Ritchie – singer
Matt Robinson – Sesame Street actor; father of Holly Robinson Peete
James Rolfe – creator and star of Angry Video Game Nerd internet series; film director
Lisa Roma – operatic soprano and music educator
J. D. Roth – actor, game show host
Bob Saget – actor, comedian, game show host
Mathew St. Patrick – actor
Diane Salinger – actress
Camillia Sanes – actress, The Shield
Bill Scott – voice actor; voice of Bullwinkle J. Moose, Mr. Peabody, Dudley Do-Right
Vivienne Segal – actress
Susan Seidelman – film and television director, Desperately Seeking Susan, Sex And The City
M. Night Shyamalan – film director
Penny Singleton – radio, film and voice actress
Jack Thomas Smith – horror filmmaker
Toukie Smith – model, actress; sister of fashion designer Willi Smith
Will Smith – actor, hip-hop recording artist, half of the duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
David Smyrl – actor and television writer (Sesame Street)
Joey Stefano – dancer, actor, porn star
Parker Stevenson – actor
Charles Stone III – film director, creator of Budweiser's "Whassup?" advertising campaign
Holland Taylor – actress
Teller – magician, half of Penn & Teller
Frank Tinney – vaudeville comedian
Jean Vander Pyl – actress, voice of Wilma Flintstone and Rosie the Robot Maid
Tom Verica – actor
Nancy Walker – actress, director
Bruce Walsh – playwright
Karen Malina White – actress
Kenya D. Williamson – actress, screenwriter
John Zacherle ("The Cool Ghoul") – actor, producer
Deion Barnes – NFL, Northeast High School Penn State University
John Abadie – baseball player
Cal Abrams – baseball player
Chris Albright – Major League Soccer defender for the Philadelphia Union
Doug Allison – first baseball player ever to use a glove
Eddie Alvarez – mixed martial artist, UFC lightweight champion
Rubén Amaro, Jr. – baseball player and general manager, Philadelphia Phillies
Paul Arizin – early NBA basketball player with the Philadelphia Warriors
Reds Bassman – football player
Bert Bell – founder of the Philadelphia Eagles football team, commissioner of the National Football League
Mohini Bhardwaj – Olympic gymnast
Tyrell Biggs – boxer, 1984 Olympic gold medalist
Audrey Bleiler – All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Thomas Brennan – professional hockey player
Charles Brewer – boxer, former super middleweight champion
Derek Bryant – heavyweight boxer
Kobe Bryant – professional basketball player, 5-time NBA Finals champion
Roy Campanella – professional baseball player, 3-time National League Most Valuable Player
Wilt Chamberlain – professional basketball player, 2-time NBA champion
Ben Clime – NFL player
Randall "Tex" Cobb – boxer and actor
Brian Cohen – Professional Boxer
Don Cohan – 1972 Olympic bronze medalist in sailing
Steve Coleman – NFL player
Bobby Convey – professional soccer player for the San Jose Earthquakes and the United States Men's National Soccer Team
Tyrone Crawley – boxer
Fran Crippen – professional swimmer
Maddy Crippen – swimmer, 2000 Olympics
Steve Cunningham – boxer, current IBF cruiserweight champion
Ollie Dobbins – football player
Buster Drayton – boxer, light middleweight (super welterweight) champion
Jon Drummond – track and field athlete, 1996 and 2000 Olympic medalist
Dave Dunaway – NFL player
Angelo Dundee – boxing trainer
Fred Dunlap – professional baseball player
John Edelman – professional baseball player
Jahri Evans – NFL player
Francine Fournier – professional wrestling valet with Extreme Championship Wrestling
Joe Frazier – boxer, 1964 Olympic gold medalist and world heavyweight champion
Marvis Frazier – boxer, son of Joe Frazier
Harry Fritz – baseball player
Jim "Sandman" Fullington – professional wrestler, Extreme Championship Wrestling and WWE
Mark Gerban – first world champion rower for Palestine
Eddie George – NFL player, 1995 Heisman Trophy winner
Kerry Getz – professional skateboarder
Joey Giardello – professional boxer and middleweight champion
Tom Gola – NBA player, La Salle University men's basketball head coach, 1983 Philadelphia mayoral candidate
Brent Grimes – NFL player
Randy Grossman – NFL player; four-time Super Bowl Champion
Mark Gubicza – professional baseball player
Drew Gulak – professional wrestler
Matt Guokas – NBA player and coach
Brendan Hansen – Olympic swimmer
Eric Harding – boxer
Marvin Harrison – NFL player
Kirk Hershey – NFL player
Bill Holland – winner of 1949 Indianapolis 500, finished second in 1947,1948 and 1950.
Bernard Hopkins – boxer, world middleweight champion
Demetrius Hopkins – boxer, nephew of Bernard Hopkins
Reggie Jackson – Hall of Fame baseball player
John B. Kelly Sr. – triple Olympic gold medal winning rower, father of Princess Grace of Monaco
John B. Kelly Jr. – champion rower, brother of Princess Grace of Monaco
Florian Kempf – football player
Matt Kilroy – professional baseball player
Sam Kimber – professional baseball player
Bart King – cricket bowler
Kenny Koplove – baseball player
Rick Lackman – NFL player
Dave LaCrosse – NFL player
Sonny Liston – boxer, former world heavyweight champion
Tommy Loughran – boxer, light heavyweight champion
John Macionis – Olympic swimmer, silver medalist, 1936
John McDermott – professional golfer
Benny McLaughlin – professional soccer player, member of United States Soccer Hall of Fame
Jake Metz – football player
Levi Meyerle – professional baseball player
Nate Miller – boxer, former cruiserweight champion
Alvin Mitchell – football player
Willie Mosconi – professional pool (pocket billiards) player
Matthew Saad Muhammad – boxer, light heavyweight champion
Browning Nagle – NFL player
Jim O'Brien – NBA coach
Vince Papale – NFL player, inspiration for the motion picture Invincible
Mike Powell – track and field athlete, 1988 and 1992 Olympic silver medalist, current holder of the long jump world record
Zahir Raheem – boxer, 1996 Olympian
Jack Ramsay – basketball coach, Saint Joseph's College men's team; NBA coach; general manager; TV commentator; Hall of Famer
Merrill Reese – Philadelphia Eagles radio broadcaster
David Reid – boxer, 1996 Olympic gold medalist, light middleweight
Stevie Richards – professional wrestler, Extreme Championship Wrestling and WWE
Ivan Robinson – boxer
Allen Rosenberg – rower and rowing coach
Vic Seixas – tennis player
Kirk Shelmerdine – NASCAR driver, crew chief
Steve Slaton – NFL player
Harry Stovey – professional baseball player
Eric Tangradi – NHL player
Meldrick Taylor – boxer, 1984 Olympic gold medalist, welterweight and junior welterweight champion
Aaron Torres – boxer, contestant on The Contender 2
Najai Turpin – boxer, contestant on The Contender
Harp Vaughan – NFL player
John Waerig – NFL player
Steve Wagner – Olympic field hockey player
Bobby "Boogaloo" Watts – boxer
Charles Way – NFL player
Erik Williams – football player, defensive tackle for Dallas Cowboys
Ike Williams – boxer, lightweight champion
Joe Williams – American football player
Stevie Williams – professional skateboarder for D.G.K.
Ned Williamson – professional baseball player
George Winslow – NFL player
Jimmy Young – boxer
List of people from Philadelphia Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA
