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Allentown , the largest city in the
Lehigh Valley , third-largest city in
Pennsylvania , and
county seat of
Lehigh County in May 2010
The following is a list of notable people who were born, or have lived a significant portion of their lives, in the
Lehigh Valley region of eastern
Pennsylvania .
Authors, journalists, playwrights, and poets
H.D.
Lauren Weisberger
Christian Bauman , novelist
Stephen Vincent Benét , former
Pulitzer Prize -winning author and poet
Charles Bierbauer , former
University of South Carolina dean and former
CNN correspondent
John Birmelin , former
Pennsylvania German language poet and playwright
Clair Blank , author,
Beverly Gray series of books
Katherine Boehret , former
Wall Street Journal technology journalist
Jen Bryant , poet and author
Solomon DeLong (
pen name Obediah Grouthomel), former
Pennsylvania German newspaper columnist
Michael Flynn , science fiction author
Matthew Giobbi , author
H.D. , former writer and
modernist poet
Alfred Hassler , former journalist and author
Carmen Maria Machado , short story author and essayist
Francis March , former academic and founder of
comparative linguistics in
Old English
Randall Munroe , writer,
XKCD comic series
Sandra Novack , novelist
Alix Olson , spoken word artist
Michael Pocalyko , business executive and financial novelist
Marci Shore , author and historian
Elsie Singmaster , former author
Jennifer Storm , author, Blackout Girl: Growing Up and Drying Out in America and
Leave the Light On
Lauren Weisberger , author,
The Devil Wears Prada
Business and politics
Michael Johns
Charles Schwab
Roy Afflerbach , lobbyist and former
Allentown mayor
William F. Andrews , former Florida State Representative
James Soloman Biery , former member of Congress
Joseph Force Crater , former New York State Supreme Court justice
James B. Cunningham , former U.S. ambassador to
Israel and
Afghanistan
Charlie Dent , former member of Congress
Charles L. Gerlach , former member of Congress
Fred B. Gernerd , former member of Congress
Rick Glazier , former member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives
Murray H. Goodman , former real estate developer
[1]
Eugene Grace , former industrialist and president of
Bethlehem Steel
Erskine Hazard , co-founder of
Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company ,
Lehigh Canal , and
Lehigh Crane Iron Company
David W. Hess , member of
New Hampshire House of Representatives
Lee Iacocca , former chairman of
Chrysler
Michael Johns , healthcare executive and former
White House presidential speechwriter
John Kline , former member of Congress
Marcus C. L. Kline , former member of Congress
Fred Ewing Lewis , former member of Congress
Norton Lewis Lichtenwalner , former member of Congress
John E. McGlade , former chairman, chief executive officer and president of
Air Products
Peter Newhard , former member of Congress
Andrew Horatio Reeder , former governor of
Kansas
Donald L. Ritter , former member of Congress
James Ritter , former member,
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Charles M. Schwab , former president,
Bethlehem Steel
Samuel Sitgreaves , former U.S. commissioner to Great Britain and former member of Congress
Richard A. Snelling , former governor of
Vermont
George Taylor ,
Founding Father and
Second Continental Congress delegate who signed
Declaration of Independence
Susan Wild , member of Congress,
Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district
Film, television, and stage
Lisa Ann
Devon
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Amanda Seyfried
Lisa Ann , adult film actress
Alexandra Chando , actress,
As the World Turns
Jack Coleman , television actor,
Dynasty ,
Heroes ,
The Office , and
Castle
Dane DeHaan , television and film actor,
In Treatment ,
Chronicle ,
A Cure for Wellness , and
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Devon , adult film actress
Omar Doom , actor,
Inglourious Basterds
Oakes Fegley , actor,
The Goldfinch
Winslow Fegley , actor,
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Jonathan Frakes , actor,
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Mel Harris , actress,
Thirtysomething
Althea Henley , former actress
Tim Heidecker , actor and comedian,
Adult Swim 's
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Dwayne Johnson ("The Rock"), actor, former professional wrestler
[2]
Daniel Dae Kim , actor,
Lost
Gelsey Kirkland , ballerina
Carson Kressley , fashion consultant,
Bravo 's
Queer Eye
Christopher Lennertz , film, television, and video game music composer,
Alvin and the Chipmunks and
Supernatural
William Marchant , former playwright and screenwriter
Michael McDonald , costume designer and 2009
Tony Award and
Drama Desk nominee for
Hair
[3]
Kristen McMenamy , fashion model
Kate Micucci , actress, comedian, artist, and singer-songwriter
Lara Jill Miller , voice actress,
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
Aimee Mullins , model and actress
Robert Newhard , former cinematographer
Sally Jessy Raphael , former television talk show host
Daniel Roebuck , actor,
Lost
Amanda Seyfried , model and actress,
Mean Girls
Big Love ,
Mama Mia! , and
Les Misérables
Sheetal Sheth , actress,
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Dana Snyder , voice actor,
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Sarah Strohmeyer , novelist and creator of
Bubbles Yablonsky
Andrea Tantaros , political analyst and commentator
Christine Taylor , actress
Jonathan Taylor Thomas , actor,
Home Improvement
[4]
David Zippel , Tony-award-winning lyricist,
City of Angels
Music
Jimmy DeGrasso
Steve Kimock
Lil Peep
Rick Braun ,
smooth jazz trumpet player
[5]
Lillian Briggs , former
rockabilly musician
Howard J. Buss , composer of contemporary classical music
Leon Carr , former Broadway composer and television advertising songwriter
Jimmy DeGrasso ,
heavy metal drummer,
Ozzy Osbourne ,
Alice Cooper Band ,
Megadeth ,
Dokken , and
Ratt
Walt Groller ,
Grammy -nominated polka musician
George Hrab , rock and funk musician
Keith Jarrett , jazz musician
Steve Kimock , rock musician
Ludwig Lenel , former organist and composer
Lil Peep , former rapper
Albertus L. Meyers , former music conductor,
Allentown Band
Mulgrew Miller , jazz pianist
Farley Parkenfarker , keyboardist
Mike Portnoy ,
progressive metal drummer
[6]
Thom Schuyler , country music singer and songwriter
Shadow Gallery , progressive metal band
Melissa VanFleet ,
alternative metal singer, songwriter, and musician
Donald Voorhees , former
Emmy -nominated orchestra conductor
Jordan White , rock musician
Stephanie Woodling , opera singer
Religion
Science
David Bader ,
Georgia Tech computer science professor
Michael Behe , biochemist at
Lehigh University and
intelligent design proponent
James McKeen Cattell , first U.S. psychology professor
Richard Diehl , archaeologist and
Mesoamerica scholar
Edwin Drake , former oil driller
Terry Hart , former
Space Shuttle Challenger astronaut
Aaron D. O'Connell , created the world's first
quantum machine
Beth Shapiro , evolutionary molecular biologist,
University of California, Santa Cruz
Walter O. Snelling , former chemist and explosives expert who discovered
propane
Sports
Saquon Barkley
Chuck Bednarik
Jahan Dotson
Tyrese Martin
Matt Millen
Andre Reed
Mario Andretti
Larry Holmes , "The Easton Assassin"
Collegiate sports
Major League Baseball (MLB)
Slim Emmerich , former professional baseball player,
New York Giants
Bob Heffner , former professional baseball player,
Boston Red Sox ,
California Angels , and
Cleveland Indians
Gary Lavelle , former professional baseball player,
Oakland Athletics ,
San Francisco Giants , and
Toronto Blue Jays
John Meister , former professional baseball player,
New York Metropolitans
Jeff Mutis , former professional baseball player,
Cleveland Indians and
Florida Marlins
Jimmie Schaffer , former professional baseball player,
Chicago Cubs ,
Chicago White Sox ,
Cincinnati Reds ,
New York Mets ,
Philadelphia Phillies , and
St. Louis Cardinals
Dave Schneck , former professional baseball player,
New York Mets
Brian Schneider , former professional baseball player,
Montreal Expos ,
New York Mets ,
Philadelphia Phillies , and
Washington Nationals
Curt Simmons , former professional baseball player,
California Angels ,
Chicago Cubs ,
Philadelphia Phillies , and
St. Louis Cardinals
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Pete Carril , former professional and collegiate basketball coach,
Sacramento Kings and
Princeton University
Aaron Gray , former professional basketball player,
Chicago Bulls ,
New Orleans Hornets ,
Sacramento Kings , and
Toronto Raptors
Tyrese Martin , professional basketball player,
Iowa Wolves of the
NBA G League
Brant Weidner , former professional basketball player,
San Antonio Spurs
Bob Weiss , former professional basketball player and head coach of four
NBA teams
Saquon Barkley , professional football player,
Philadelphia Eagles
Chuck Bednarik , former professional football player,
Philadelphia Eagles , and 1967
Pro Football Hall of Fame member
Keith Dorney , former professional football player,
Detroit Lions
Jahan Dotson , professional football player,
Washington Commanders
[7]
[8]
Dan Koppen , former professional football player,
Denver Broncos and
New England Patriots
Noel LaMontagne , former professional football player,
Cleveland Browns
Jonathan Linton , former professional football player,
Buffalo Bills
Ed McCaffrey , former professional football player,
Denver Broncos ,
New York Giants , and
San Francisco 49ers
Joe Milinichik , former professional football player, Detroit Lions,
Los Angeles Rams , and
San Diego Chargers
Matt Millen , former professional football player,
Oakland Raiders ,
San Francisco 49ers , and
Washington Redskins , former president and general manager,
Detroit Lions , and broadcaster on
NFL on Fox
Andre Reed , former professional football player,
Buffalo Bills and
Washington Redskins , and 2014
Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
Larry Seiple , former professional football player,
Miami Dolphins
John Spagnola , former professional football player,
Green Bay Packers ,
Philadelphia Eagles , and
Seattle Seahawks
Tony Stewart , former professional football player,
Cincinnati Bengals ,
Oakland Raiders , and
Philadelphia Eagles
Kevin White , former professional football player,
Chicago Bears ,
New Orleans Saints , and
San Francisco 49ers
Kyzir White , professional football player,
Arizona Cardinals
[9]
Andre Williams , former professional football player,
New York Giants
Joe Wolf , former professional football player,
Arizona Cardinals
Walt Zirinsky , former professional football player who won 1945 national championship with
Cleveland Rams
Olympic athletes
Joe Kovacs , silver medalist, shot put,
2016 Summer Olympics and
2020 Summer Olympics
Thomas Litz , former figure skater,
1964 Winter Olympics
Kristen Maloney , former gymnastics medalist,
2000 Summer Olympics
Marty Nothstein ,
2000 Summer Olympics gold medal winner,
track cycling
Cheryl Van Kuren , former Olympic field hockey player
Bobby Weaver ,
1984 Summer Olympics gold medal winner,
freestyle wrestling
Cindy Werley , former
1996 Summer Olympics field hockey player
Professional boxing
Larry Holmes , former boxing heavyweight champion who fought under nickname "The Easton Assassin"
Professional golf
Professional racing
Professional soccer
Professional tennis
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
Other sports
Ian "Rocky" Butler , former professional football player,
Canadian Football League
George Daniel , former commissioner,
National Lacrosse League
Michelle M. Marciniak , former women's college basketball coach,
South Carolina , and former professional basketball player,
WNBA 's
Portland Fire and
Seattle Storm
Billy Packer , former
CBS Sports basketball analyst
Zach Rey , amateur
wrestler who competed in the
2015 World Wrestling Championships
Ian Riccaboni , author, host of
Ring of Honor Wrestling
Matt Riddle , professional
UFC
mixed martial fighter
Theo Tran , professional poker player
Dave Van Horne , former professional baseball broadcaster,
Florida Marlins and
Montreal Expos
Dan Yochum , former professional football player,
Montreal Alouettes and
Edmonton Eskimos
Visual arts
John E. Berninger , former
Pennsylvania impressionist landscape painter and first
Allentown Art Museum curator
Mark Beyer , comic book artist
Chakaia Booker , sculptor
Karl Buesgen , former landscape painter and Pennsylvania impressionist
Don Dixon , astronomical artist
Peter Alfred Gross , former landscape painter
Brad Heckman , artist and peace activist who founded the New York Peace Institute
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer , former illustrator, painter, and printmaker
Herman Leonard , former photographer noted for jazz portraits
Arlington Nelson Lindenmuth , former landscape and portrait painter and photographer
Antonio Salemme , former sculptor and painter
Grover Simcox , former illustrator
Gary Mark Smith , street photographer
Karl Stirner , former sculptor
Boris Vallejo , fantasy artist
[11]
Orlando Gray Wales , former landscape painter and Pennsylvania impressionist
Others
Stephen Barrett , psychiatrist and webmaster,
Quackwatch
[12]
Karen Bausman , architect
Thom Browne , fashion designer
[13]
Frank Reed Horton , founder of
Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity
Sarah Knauss ,
supercentenarian recognized as
the "world's oldest person" by
Guinness World Records from April 16, 1998, until her death at age 119 in 1999
Harvey Miguel Robinson , serial killer
Ryo Tokita , artist
Charles A. Wikoff , the most senior ranking
U.S. Army officer killed in the
Spanish–American War
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^ Lauer-Williams, Kathy (June 7, 2009), "Designs on a Tony: Allentown Native Michael McDonald is Nominated for Broadway's Top Honor for Costumes for 'Hair' ",
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^ Call, KATHLEEN PARRISH, The Morning (31 October 1996).
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"Next to None: a Lehigh Valley prog metal band on the rise" . mcall.com . Retrieved 2020-01-24 .
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"Penn State WR Jahan Dotson returning for 2021 season" . Lions247 . Retrieved 2021-12-28 .
^ Miller, Stephen (24 June 2017).
"Star wide receiver Jahan Dotson returning to Nazareth High School football team" . mcall.com . Retrieved 2021-12-28 .
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"Eagles sign former Emmaus standout Kyzir White to one-year deal," WFMZ, March 26, 2022
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"Andretti’s stellar buildup to Indy 500 dissipates on race day" ,
The Express-Times , August 24, 2020. Accessed September 4, 2020. "Nazareth Area High School graduate Sage Karam, competing for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, placed 24th."
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