From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of notable people who were born, or who have lived in
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
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William Addams (1777–1858), U.S. representative
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David Hayes Agnew (1818–1892), surgeon
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Chas Alecxih, NFL defensive lineman
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Andy Baldwin,
U.S. Navy lieutenant and physician, bachelor of
season 10 of
The Bachelor
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James Buchanan (1791–1868), 15th President of the United States
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Thomas Burch (1778–1849), Methodist circuit rider
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Simon Cameron (1799–1889), Secretary of War
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Miles B. Carpenter (1889–1985), sculptor
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Diane Cluck, singer-songwriter
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Lewis Cohen, playing card manufacturer
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Adam Cole, professional wrestler
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Michael Deibert, journalist, author
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Charles Demuth (1883–1935), painter
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Jon Dough (born Chet Anuszak), born in
Lancaster
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William Duchman (1809–1881), Wisconsin state legislator and sawmill operator
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Gretchen Egolf, actress, sister of Tristan Egolf
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Tristan Egolf (1971–2005), novelist, author, activist
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Andrew Ellicott (1754–1820), surveyor
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Michael Erlewine, founder of
All Media Guide (AMG)
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Andrew J. Feustel, NASA astronaut
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FFH,
Contemporary Christian band
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Robert Fulton (1765–1815), engineer, inventor, creator of Clermont steamboat
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Jim Furyk, professional golfer
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Cam Gallagher, professional baseball player
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Gene Garber, Major League Baseball relief pitcher
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Jennifer Gareis, actress and 1994 Miss New York
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Lewis E. Gettle, Wisconsin State Assemblyman and lawyer
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Matt Greiner, drummer of metalcore band
August Burns Red
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Jonathan Groff, actor and singer who originated role of "Melchior" in the
Broadway
musical
Spring Awakening
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Klaus Grutzka (1923–2011), industrial artist
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Edward Hand (1744–1802), physician, farmer, congressman, general officer in Continental Army during American Revolutionary War
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Tom Herr, MLB second baseman
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Milton S. Hershey (1857–1945), chocolatier, founder of the Hershey Company
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S. Dale High, chairman of High Industries
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Earl Honaman (1904–1982), Suffragan Bishop of the
Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania
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The Innocence Mission, band from Lancaster (performed the hit song "Bright as Yellow")
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Travis Jankowski, professional baseball player
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Taylor Kinney, actor and model
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Maria Louise Kirk, painter and illustrator
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Dan Kreider, NFL fullback
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Floyd Landis, professional road bicycle racer
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D. Ross Lederman (1894–1972), film director
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Frank B. McClain (1864–1925), Mayor of Lancaster(24th), Pennsylvania, Lt Gov State of Pennsylvania (1914)
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Alexander McNair, first
Governor of Missouri
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Thomas Mifflin, merchant, politician, governor of Pennsylvania
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Anna Balmer Myers, author of early 20th-century novels centered in Lancaster County
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Clarence Charles Newcomer (1923–2005),
United States federal judge
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Karin Olah (born 1977), contemporary painter, collage, and fiber artist
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Amish Outlaws, cover band
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Nguyen Chanh Thi (1923–2007),
Army of the Republic of Vietnam general, retired to Lancaster
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John Parrish, MLB relief pitcher
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Barry Pearl (born 1950), actor
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Molly Picon (1898–1992), actress, died in Lancaster
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Peter Reesor (1775-1854) along with family including father Christian Reesor (1747-1806) moved to settled in what is now
Markham, Ontario in 1804
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John F. Reynolds (1820–1863), U.S. Army major general, American Civil War
- Charles Carl Roberts (1973–2006), perpetrator of the
West Nickel Mines School shooting
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Keegan Rosenberry, professional soccer player, Philadelphia Union
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Brad Rutter, Jeopardy! champion
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Theodore Emanuel Schmauk (1860–1920), Lutheran theologian, educator
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Frank H. Shaw (1882–1950), civil engineer
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Pete Snyder, founder of
New Media Strategies
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Thaddeus Stevens (1792–1868), U.S. representative, Republican
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John Stockton, Michigan territorial legislator
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Daniel B. Strickler (1897–1992), U.S. Army lieutenant general, lieutenant governor
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Bruce Sutter, Hall of Fame pitcher
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William G. Thompson, mayor of
Detroit,
Michigan 1881-83
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Julian Valentin, professional soccer player
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Zarek Valentin, professional soccer player
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Junior Vasquez, New York City club DJ, remixer, producer
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Robert S. Walker, U.S. representative, Republican
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James Weaver, California Angels pitcher
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Andrew Wenger, professional soccer player
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Suzanne Westenhoefer, comedian
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William Whipper (1804–1876), African American businessman, activist
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Charlotte White (1782–1863), first unmarried American female missionary, arrived in India in 1816
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Marianne Wiggins, author
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Kristen Wiig, actress and comedian
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Michael Willis, character actor
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Richard Winters, U.S. Army paratrooper portrayed in Stephen Ambrose's 1992 book and miniseries Band of Brothers
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