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==Notable people== {{more citations needed|section|date=July 2020}} *[[Benjamin W. Arnett]] (1838β1906), Bishop of A.M.E. Church, civil rights activist, Bishop at Wilberforce College in Ohio *[[John Brashear]] (1840β1920), astronomer and builder of scientific instruments *[[Thomas Brown (businessman)|Thomas Brown]] (1738β1797), founder and entrepreneur *[[Vinnie Colaiuta]] (born 1956 in Brownsville, but lived in [[Republic, Pennsylvania|Republic]]), renowned jazz-rock-pop drummer *[[Richard G. Colbert]] (February 12, 1915 β December 2, 1973), four-star admiral in the United States Navy and former President of the Naval War College *[[Doug Dascenzo]] (born 1964), former MLB outfielder with the [[Chicago Cubs]], [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] and [[San Diego Padres]] *[[Bill Eadie]] (born 1947), three-time WWF tag team champion Ax of [[Demolition (professional wrestling)|Demolition]] *[[Daniel French (inventor)|Daniel French]] (1770β1853), pioneering designer and builder of steam engines *[[Israel Gregg]] (1775β1847), first captain of the steamboat [[Enterprise (1814)|''Enterprise'']] *[[Andy Gresh]] (born 1974) talk show host, television host, color commentator *[[Alfred Hunt (steel magnate)|Alfred Hunt]] (1817β1888), first president of Bethlehem Iron Company, precursor of Bethlehem Steel Corporation<ref>[http://www.pa-roots.org/data/read.php?360,473948 Alfred Hunt's obituary] "The announcement of the death of Alfred Hunt, president of the Bethlehem Iron Company, will be a shock to his numerous friends throughout the Lehigh Valley and the State. The sad event occurred last evening at the home of his brother, Mordecai Hunt, in Moorestown, N. J." "Mr. Hunt was born of Quaker parentage, at Brownsville, Pa., on April 5, 1817, and was consequently in the 71st year of his age."</ref><ref>[http://www.pa-roots.org/data/read.php?351,608760,608760#msg-608760 Hunt family history]</ref> *[[Esther Hunt]] (1751β1820), a pioneer who lived on America's frontier as a wife, a mother and a leader in her Quaker faith<ref>Specht, Neva Jean (1997), ''Mixed blessing: trans-Appalachian settlement and the Society of Friends, 1780β1813'', Ph. D. dissertation, University of Delaware.</ref><ref>Specht, Neva Jean (2003), "Women of one or many bonnets?: Quaker women and the role of religion in trans-Appalachian settlement", ''NWSA Journal'' '''15 (2)''': 27β44.</ref> *[[Lisa Kirk]] (1925β1990), singer and actress *[[Philander C. Knox]] (1853β1921), [[lawyer]] and [[politician]] who served as [[United States Attorney General]] (1901β1904), a [[United States Senate|senator]] from Pennsylvania (1904β1909, 1917β1921) and [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] (1909β1913) *[[Gary L. Lancaster]] (1949β2013), United States court judge *[[Andy Linden (racing driver)|Andy Linden]] (1922β1987), Indy car driver *[[George E. Marcus]] (born 1946), anthropologist *[[Thomas Novak (engineer)|Thomas Novak]] (born 1952), mining safety engineer *[[Samuel Shapiro (Maine politician)|Samuel Shapiro]], state treasurer of Maine (1981β1996) *[[Henry Miller Shreve]] (1785β1851), pioneering steamboat captain, and steamboat designer *[[Jacob B. Sweitzer]] (1821β1881), Civil War Union Army brigade commander *[[Joe Taffoni]] (1945β2021), NFL player *[[Amos Townsend]] (1821β1895), U.S. congressman *[[Bill Viola (martial artist)|Bill Viola]] (born 1947), [[martial arts]] instructor
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