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==Notable people== === Government and politics === * [[Jesse Matlack Baker]] (1854-1913), Pennsylvania State Representative and State Senator * [[Crosby M. Black]] (1866-1916), Pennsylvania State Representative and mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania * [[John M. Broomall]], member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]] from 1863 to 1869 * [[Orson Flagg Bullard]] (1834-1906), Pennsylvania State Representative * [[William H. G. Bullard]], admiral of the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] * [[Thomas Valentine Cooper]], Pennsylvania State Senator and Representative * [[Edward Darlington]], member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]] from 1833 to 1839 * [[Graceanna Lewis]], ornithologist, abolitionist, and suffragist * [[Ida Saxton McKinley]], [[First Lady of the United States]] from 1897 until 1901 * [[Joan Mondale]], [[Second Lady of the United States]] from 1977 until 1981 * [[Mildred Scott Olmsted]], peace activist and suffragist<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.delconewsnetwork.com/articles/2015/10/02/life/doc560eadf33417e824904545.txt|title=Marker celebrates Peace Activist Mildred Olmsted's life|last=Neborak|first=Anne|access-date=June 5, 2016|work=October 02, 2015|via=www.delconewsnetwork.com|archive-date=July 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701190007/http://www.delconewsnetwork.com/articles/2015/10/02/life/doc560eadf33417e824904545.txt|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[John Buchanan Robinson]], member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]] from 1893 to 1899 * [[V. Gilpin Robinson]], Pennsylvania State Representative * [[Anna Howard Shaw]], physician and suffragist * [[Bill Whitaker (journalist)|Bill Whitaker]], journalist on CBS ''[[60 minutes]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.delcotimes.com/2021/08/26/media-fellowship-house-thanks-bill-whitaker/|title = Media Fellowship House thanks Bill Whitaker|date = 26 August 2021}}</ref> === Business === * [[Jonathan Bixby (costume designer)|Jonathan Bixby]], costume designer * [[Samuel D. Riddle]], textile mill owner and race-horse owner === Sports === * [[Sean Bettenhausen]], soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sean Bettenhausen |url=https://gopsusports.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/player/sean-bettenhausen |access-date=January 24, 2025 |website=[[Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer|Penn State Nittany Lions]]}}</ref> * [[Jon Conway]], soccer player and coach<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jon Conway |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/jon-conway/ |access-date=April 24, 2025 |website=[[Major League Soccer]]}}</ref> * [[Mark Donohue]], racing driver, winner of the [[1972 Indianapolis 500]] * [[Harry Kalas]], broadcaster for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] * [[Lew Krausse Jr.]], former pitcher for the [[Oakland Athletics|Kansas City/Oakland Athletics]] and other teams<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/krausle02.shtml|title=Lew Krausse Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=February 17, 2021}} {{link note|note=Lew Jr.}}</ref> * [[Lew Krausse Sr.]], former pitcher for the [[History of the Oakland Athletics|Philadelphia Athletics]] * [[Phil Martelli]], former head basketball coach, [[Saint Joseph's University]] * [[Tug McGraw]], former pitcher for the [[New York Mets]] and [[Philadelphia Phillies]]<ref>"Dave Anderson, "[https://www.nytimes.com/1985/02/19/sports/sports-of-the-times-tug-mcgraw-changes-lanes.html SPORTS OF THE TIMES; Tug McGraw Changes Lanes]", ''The New York Times'', Feb 19, 1985."</ref> * [[Ted Meredith]], former double Olympic gold medallist * [[Auston Trusty]], soccer player * [[Jonah Jackson]], professional football player, [[Los Angeles Rams]] === Entertainment === * [[John Billingsley]], actor * [[Jim Croce]], singer and songwriter<ref>''I Got a Name: The Jim Croce Story''. Da Capo Press, 2012</ref> * [[Ann Crumb]], Broadway actress * [[Paul DiMeo]], actor, ''[[Extreme Makeover: Home Edition]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://realitytv.about.com/od/extrememakeoverhome/a/PaulDimeo.htm |title=Bio: Carpenter Paul Dimeo of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201170136/http://realitytv.about.com/od/extrememakeoverhome/a/PaulDimeo.htm |archive-date=2008-02-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[Dave Miller (producer)|Dave Miller]], record producer for [[Bill Haley (musician)|Bill Haley]]'s early recordings;<ref name="autogenerated1" /> creator of the [[101 Strings]] franchise of [[Easy Listening]] record albums<ref>{{Cite web|URL=http://www.spaceagepop.com/millerdl.htm|title = D. L. Miller AKA Dave Miller, David L. Miller, Dick L. Miller, and Leo Muller}}</ref> * [[Todd Robinson (film director)|Todd Robinson]], Emmy-winning director and screenwriter * [[Dean Sabatino]], drummer for [[The Dead Milkmen]] * [[Wanda Sykes]], actress and comedian === Science === * [[John Heysham Gibbon]], surgeon known for inventing the [[Cardiopulmonary bypass|heart-lung machine]]<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Bauer|first1=Tyler M.|last2=Tchantchaleishvili|first2=Vakhtang|date=August 2018|title=The Person Behind the Inventor of the Heart-Lung Machine: John H. Gibbon Jr, MD (1903-1973)|journal=Artificial Organs|volume=42|issue=8|pages=765β775|doi=10.1111/aor.13280|pmid=30178889|s2cid=52147068|issn=0160-564X|doi-access=free}}</ref> === Art === * [[Frank Furness]], renowned Philadelphia architect * [[Charles Lewis Fussell]], 19th-century landscape painter<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schwarzgallery.com/artist/207/Charles-Lewis-Fussell|title=Schwarz Gallery : Charles Lewis Fussell|date=2016|website=www.schwarzgallery.com|access-date=March 1, 2016}}</ref> * [[Michael A. O'Donnell]], author, researcher, international lecturer, and Episcopal priest ===Military=== * [[Harold J. Lavell]], US Army major general<ref name="Decorated">{{cite news |date=6 January 2000 |title=Highly decorated WWII veteran, Lt. Gen. Lavell, dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-news-decorated/169914427/ |work=[[Lebanon Daily News]] |location=Lebanon, Pennsylvania |page=2 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=1940 |title=1940 United States Federal Census, Entry for Maude Lavell Family |url=https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/35518853?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a2241446e664349574b6a6c4f4545372b4f2f5675704f734e48476e3933464a617766356435427a337231416b3d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d |website=Ancestry.com |location=Lehi, Utah |publisher=Ancestry.com, LLC |url-access=subscription |access-date=9 April 2025}}</ref>
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