List of people from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
List of people from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
This is a list of notable people who were born, or who have lived in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
- William Addams (1777–1858), U.S. representative
- David Hayes Agnew, (1818–1892), surgeon
- Andy Baldwin, U.S. Navy lieutenant and physician, and the bachelor of season 10 of The Bachelor
- James Buchanan (1791-1868), U.S. president
- Thomas Burch (1778–1849), Methodist circuit rider
- Simon Cameron, (1799–1889), Secretary of War
- Kevin Carvell, actor, producer, founder of Flashpoint Studios
- Lewis Cohen, playing card manufacturer
- Michael Deibert, journalist, author
- Charles Demuth (1883-1935), painter
- Gretchen Egolf, actress, sister of Tristan Egolf
- Tristan Egolf (1971-2005), novelist, author, activist
- Andrew Ellicott (1754-1820), surveyor
- Michael Erlewine, founder of All Media Guide (AMG)
- Robert Fulton (1765-1815), engineer, inventor, creator of the Clermont steamboat
- Jim Furyk, professional golfer
- Gene Garber, major league relief pitcher
- Matt Greiner, drummer of the metalcore band August Burns Red
- Jonathan Groff, actor and singer who originated the role of "Melchior" in the Broadway musical, Spring Awakening
- Edward Hand (1744-1802), physician, farmer, congressman, and a general officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War
- Tom Herr, major league second baseman
- Milton S. Hershey (1857-1945), chocolatier, founder of The Hershey Company
- The Innocence Mission, band from Lancaster, PA (performed the hit song "Bright as Yellow")
- Dan Kreider, NFL fullback
- Floyd Landis, professional road bicycle racer
- David Lucca, businessman and registered investment advisor
- Thomas Mifflin, merchant, politician, governor of Pennsylvania
- Anna Balmer Myers, author of early 20th-century novels centered in Lancaster County
- Nguyen Chanh Thi (1923-2007), Army of the Republic of Vietnam general, retired to Lancaster
- John Parrish, major leagure relief pitcher
- John F. Reynolds (1820-1863), U.S. Army major general, American Civil War
- Richard Robinson - investment Banker
- Brad Rutter, Jeopardy! champion
- Theodore Emanuel Schmauk (1860-1920), Lutheran theologian, educator.
- Frank H. Shaw, (1882-1950), civil engineer
- Pete Snyder, founder of New Media Strategies
- Daniel B. Strickler (1897-1992), U.S. Army lieutenant general, lieutenant governor
- Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868), U.S. representative, Republican
- Bruce Sutter, Hall of Fame pitcher
- Julian Valentin, ex-professional soccer player
- Zarek Valentin, professional soccer player
- Junior Vasquez, famous New York City club DJ and remixer/producer
- Suzanne Westenhoefer, comedian
- Marianne Wiggins, author
- Michael Willis, character actor
- Richard Winters, U.S. Army paratrooper portrayed in Stephen Ambrose's 1992 book and miniseries Band of Brothers
- William Whipper (1804-1876), African American businessman, activist.
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