Editing Coatesville, Pennsylvania (section)

==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline -->
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* [[Whittier C. Atkinson]], founder of the [[Clement Atkinson Memorial Hospital]]
* [[Vince Belnome]], MLB infielder, [[Tampa Bay Rays]]
* [[Walt Downing]], NFL center for the [[San Francisco 49ers]] (1978–1983)
* [[John A. Gibney Jr.]], [[United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia]]
* [[Calvin Grove]], professional boxer who won the [[IBF]] featherweight title in 1988
* [[Richard Hamilton (basketball)|Richard Hamilton]], NBA All-Star guard for the [[Detroit Pistons]] and the [[Chicago Bulls]]
* [[Ralph Hudson]], last person to be put to death by the state of [[List of people executed in New Jersey|New Jersey]]
* [[Billy Joe (American football)|Billy Joe]], 1963 rookie of the year for AFL [[Denver Broncos]]; member of the NFL champion [[New York Jets]], 1969
* [[Joseph C. Keech]] (1833–1915), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofchester00heat/page/84/mode/2up |title=A History of Chester County Pennsylvania |editor-last=Heathcote |editor-first=C. W. |publisher=National Historical Association, Inc. |year=1932 |page=84 |via=[[Archive.org]] |access-date=2023-12-20}}{{Open access}}</ref>
* [[Ray Keech]], auto racing pioneer in the 1920s, won the [[1929 Indianapolis 500]]
* [[Terrance Laird]], NCAA Division I collegiate sprinter
* [[Rodney Linderman]], founding member of punk band The Dead Milkmen, grew up in the Coatesville area
* [[Rebecca Lukens]], owner of [[Lukens Steel Company]], first American female CEO of an industrial company
* [[Mary Alice Dorrance Malone]], [[billionaire]] Campbell Soup heiress, lives in Coatesville<ref name="forbes1">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/mary-alice-dorrance-malone/ |title=Mary Alice Dorrance Malone |magazine=Forbes.com |access-date=2017-06-24}}</ref>
* [[Ed Marion]] (1927–2008), National Football League referee and union executive<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-obituary-for-e/152533771/ "Edward P. Marion,"] ''Philadelphia Inquirer,'' April 30, 2008, p. B12.</ref>
* [[Fred Mascherino]], musician and vocalist, [[Taking Back Sunday]], [[The Color Fred]], [[Terrible Things]]
* [[Charles Moore (athlete)|Charles Moore]], Olympic champion, [[400 m hurdles]], [[Helsinki 1952]]
* [[Derrick Morgan (American football)|Derrick Morgan]], defensive end, [[Tennessee Titans]]
* [[John Parke|John Grubb Parke]], [[Union Army|Union]] general during the [[American Civil War]]
* [[Rod Perry (actor)|Rod Perry]], actor best known for his role as Sgt. David "Deacon" Kay in the 1970s TV series ''[[S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series)|S.W.A.T.]]''
* [[Susan Richardson]], actress, best known for her role as Susan Bradford on the television series ''[[Eight Is Enough]]''
* [[Chris Scott (chef)|Chris Scott]], chef and restaurateur<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Campbell-Schmitt |first=Adam |date=28 January 2019 |title=You Won't Find 'Gentrified Soul Food' at Chris Scott's Connecticut Restaurant |url=https://www.foodandwine.com/news/chris-scott-birdman-bridgeport-ct-interview |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=[[Food & Wine]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Rapp |first=Julia |date=2023-02-10 |title=Coatesville Chef’s Amish Soul Food Celebrates Black History |url=https://vista.today/2023/02/coatesville-chefs-amish/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=[[VISTA.Today]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[George A. Spratt]] (1870–1934), inventor and aviation pioneer associated with the [[Wright brothers]]
* [[Zack Steffen]], professional soccer player for [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
* [[Essie Mae Washington-Williams]], daughter of Senator Strom Thurmond, grew up in Coatesville
* [[Avery Storm]], born in Coatesville
* [[Johnny Weir]], figure skater, Olympian, and TV personality
* [[John L. Withrow]], minister, author