Editing Allentown, Pennsylvania (section)

==Notable people==
{{Main|List of people from the Lehigh Valley}}
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Since its 1762 founding, Allentown has been the birthplace or home to several notable Americans, including:<ref>[http://www.baltimoresun.com/all-lvcommfamouspeople-story.html "Famous People from the Lehigh Valley," ''The Baltimore Sun''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104406/http://www.baltimoresun.com/all-lvcommfamouspeople-story.html |date=April 2, 2015 }}, retrieved March 5, 2015.</ref>
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* [[Saquon Barkley]], professional football player, [[Philadelphia Eagles]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Connor |first=Ian |date=April 18, 2018 |title=The legend of Saquon Barkley was born long before Penn State |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/23218469/saquon-barkley-hometown-superstar-2018-nfl-draft-projected-first-round-running-back |access-date=October 5, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Stephen Barrett]], former psychiatrist and co-founder, [[Quackwatch]]
* [[Clair Blank]], former author, ''[[Beverly Gray]]'' mystery series
* [[Chakaia Booker]], sculptor<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://artdaily.cc/news/24670/Chakaia-Booker-Transforms-Salvaged-Tires-into-Art-at-Kemper-Museum-of-Contemporary-Art |title=Chakaia Booker Transforms Salvaged Tires into Art at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art |website=Artdaily.cc |access-date=September 24, 2020 |archive-date=October 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016140542/https://artdaily.cc/news/24670/Chakaia-Booker-Transforms-Salvaged-Tires-into-Art-at-Kemper-Museum-of-Contemporary-Art |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Lillian Briggs]], former rock music singer
* [[Thom Browne]], fashion designer
* [[Frank Buchman]], founder, [[Oxford Group]] and [[Moral Re-Armament]] religious movements
* [[Howard J. Buss]], composer and music publisher
* [[Leon Carr]], former [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] composer and television advertising songwriter
* [[Francesco Caruso]], soccer player<ref>{{cite web |title=Frank Carusco |url=https://goaztecs.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/season/2004/player/frank-caruso |website=[[San Diego State Aztecs men's soccer|San Diego State Aztecs]] |access-date=March 20, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Alexis Cohen]], former ''[[American Idol]]'' contestant
* [[Michaela Conlin]], film and television actress, [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox's]] ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]''
* [[Dane DeHaan]], film and television actor, ''[[In Treatment]]'' and ''[[Chronicle (film)|Chronicle]]''
* [[Devon (actress)|Devon]], porn star
* [[Stanley Dziedzic]], [[freestyle wrestling]] Olympic bronze medalist, [[1976 Summer Olympics]], and 1977 [[1977 World Wrestling Championships|World Wrestling Championships]] champion
* [[Gloria Ehret]], former professional golfer and 1966 [[Women's PGA Championship|LPGA Championship]] winner
* [[Oakes Fegley]], actor
* [[Winslow Fegley]], actor
* [[Victoria Fuller (artist)|Victoria Fuller]], sculptor
* [[James Knoll Gardner]], former U.S. federal judge
* [[Scott Haltzman]], psychiatrist, relationship counselor, and author
* [[Tim Heidecker]], film and television actor, ''[[Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!]]''
* [[Lee Iacocca]], former chairman, [[Chrysler]]
* [[Sam Iorio]], professional basketball player, [[Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C.]] in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
* [[Keith Jarrett]], jazz musician
* [[Michael Johns (policy analyst)|Michael Johns]], healthcare executive and former [[White House]] presidential speechwriter
* [[Billy Kidman]], former professional wrestler 
* [[Sarah Knauss]], [[supercentenarian]], longest-lived American ever, third oldest person verified to have ever lived
* [[Brian Knobbs]], former professional wrestler
* [[Sally Kohn]], political commentator
* [[Carson Kressley]], television personality and designer
* [[Varvara Lepchenko]], professional tennis player
* [[William Marchant (playwright)|William Marchant]], former playwright and screenwriter
* [[Tyrese Martin]], professional basketball player, [[Brooklyn Nets]]
* [[Ed McCaffrey]], former professional football player, [[Denver Broncos]], [[New York Giants]], and [[San Francisco 49ers]]
* [[Lara Jill Miller]], actress and voice actress
* [[Hans Moller (painter)|Hans Moller]], former painter
* [[Aimee Mullins]], Paralympian, model, actress
* [[Lawrence Nuesslein]], former five-time [[Shooting at the Summer Olympics|Olympic shooting medal winner]], [[1920 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Lil Peep]], former [[emo rap|emo rapper]], singer, songwriter, and model
* [[Marty Ravellette]], armless rehabilitation patient who saved an elderly woman from a burning car
* [[Anthony Recker]], former professional baseball player, [[Atlanta Braves]], [[Chicago Cubs]], [[New York Mets]], and [[Oakland Athletics]]
* [[Andre Reed]], former professional football player, [[Buffalo Bills]] and [[Washington Redskins]], and [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] inductee
* [[Ian Riccaboni]], professional wrestling sportscaster, [[Ring of Honor]] professional wrestling
* [[Matt Riddle]], professional wrestler, [[Major League Wrestling]] 
* [[Jerry Sags]], professional wrestler
* [[Larry Seiple]], former professional football player, [[Miami Dolphins]], two-time [[Super Bowl]] champion
* [[Amanda Seyfried]], actress, ''[[Veronica Mars]]'', ''[[Big Love]]'', ''[[Mamma Mia! (film)|Mamma Mia!]]'', and ''[[Les Misérables (2012 film)|Les Misérables]]''
* [[Dana Snyder]], voice actor, [[Adult Swim]] 
* [[Andrea Tantaros]], former political analyst and commentator
* [[Christine Taylor]], actress and wife of actor [[Ben Stiller]]
* [[Mildred Ladner Thompson]], former ''[[The Wall Street Journal|Wall Street Journal]]'' reporter<ref name=tworld>{{cite news |first=Tim |last=Stanley |title=Mildred Ladner Thompson 1918–2013: Former Tulsa World columnist witnessed history |url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/article.aspx/Mildred_Ladner_Thompson_1918_2013_Former_Tulsa_World/20130707_11_A17_CUTLIN575368?r=1383 |work=[[Tulsa World]] |publisher=2013-07-07 |access-date=July 16, 2013}}</ref>
* [[DeNorval Unthank]], former physician and civil rights activist
* [[Donald Voorhees (conductor)|Donald Voorhees]], former [[Emmy Awards|Emmy]]-nominated [[orchestra]]l [[conducting|conductor]]
* [[Jamie Weinstein]], political journalist and commentator
* [[Lauren Weisberger]], author, ''[[The Devil Wears Prada (novel)|The Devil Wears Prada]]''
* [[Hana Wirth-Nesher]], literary scholar and university professor, [[Tel Aviv University]]
* [[Chris Wyles]], former professional [[rugby union]] player, [[Saracens F.C.]], and [[United States national rugby union team|U.S. national rugby team player]]
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