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
• Chas Alecxih, NFL defensive lineman
• Andy Baldwin, U.S. Navy lieutenant and physician, bachelor of season 10 of The Bachelor
• James Buchanan (1791–1868), 15th President of the United States
• Thomas Burch (1778–1849), Methodist circuit rider
• Simon Cameron (1799–1889), Secretary of War
• Miles B. Carpenter (1889–1985), sculptor
• Diane Cluck, singer-songwriter
• Lewis Cohen, playing card manufacturer
• Adam Cole, professional wrestler
• Michael Deibert, journalist, author
• Charles Demuth (1883–1935), painter
• Jon Dough (born Chet Anuszak), born in Lancaster
• William Duchman (1809–1881), Wisconsin state legislator and sawmill operator
• 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)
• Andrew J. Feustel, NASA astronaut
• FFH, Contemporary Christian band
• Robert Fulton (1765–1815), engineer, inventor, creator of Clermont steamboat
• Jim Furyk, professional golfer
• Cam Gallagher, professional baseball player
• Gene Garber, Major League Baseball relief pitcher
• Jennifer Gareis, actress and 1994 Miss New York
• Lewis E. Gettle, Wisconsin State Assemblyman and lawyer
• Matt Greiner, drummer of metalcore band August Burns Red
• Jonathan Groff, actor and singer who originated role of "Melchior" in the Broadway musical Spring Awakening
• Klaus Grutzka (1923–2011), industrial artist
• Edward Hand (1744–1802), physician, farmer, congressman, general officer in Continental Army during American Revolutionary War
• Tom Herr, MLB second baseman
• Milton S. Hershey (1857–1945), chocolatier, founder of the Hershey Company
• S. Dale High, chairman of High Industries
• Rev. Earl Honaman (1904–1982), Suffragan Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania
• The Innocence Mission, band from Lancaster (performed the hit song "Bright as Yellow")
• Travis Jankowski, professional baseball player
• Taylor Kinney, actor and model
• Maria Louise Kirk, painter and illustrator ^[1]
• Dan Kreider, NFL fullback
• Floyd Landis, professional road bicycle racer
• D. Ross Lederman (1894–1972), film director
• Frank B. McClain (1864–1925), Mayor of Lancaster(24th), Pennsylvania, Lt Gov State of Pennsylvania (1914)
• Alexander McNair, first Governor of Missouri
• Thomas Mifflin, merchant, politician, governor of Pennsylvania
• Anna Balmer Myers, author of early 20th-century novels centered in Lancaster County
• Clarence Charles Newcomer (1923–2005), United States federal judge
• Karin Olah (born 1977), contemporary painter, collage, and fiber artist
• Amish Outlaws, cover band
• Nguyen Chanh Thi (1923–2007), Army of the Republic of Vietnam general, retired to Lancaster
• John Parrish, MLB relief pitcher
• Barry Pearl (born 1950), actor
• Molly Picon (1898–1992), actress, died in Lancaster
• Peter Reesor (1775-1854) along with family including father Christian Reesor (1747-1806) moved to settled in what is now Markham, Ontario in 1804
• John F. Reynolds (1820–1863), U.S. Army major general, American Civil War
• Keegan Rosenberry, professional soccer player, Philadelphia Union
• Brad Rutter, Jeopardy! champion
• Theodore Emanuel Schmauk (1860–1920), Lutheran theologian, educator
• Frank H. Shaw (1882–1950), civil engineer
• Lloyd Smucker (born 1974), U.S. representative for Pennsylvania ^[2]
• Pete Snyder, founder of New Media Strategies
• Thaddeus Stevens (1792–1868), U.S. representative, Republican
• John Stockton, Michigan territorial legislator
• Daniel B. Strickler (1897–1992), U.S. Army lieutenant general, lieutenant governor
• Bruce Sutter, Hall of Fame pitcher
• William G. Thompson, mayor of Detroit, Michigan 1881-83
• Julian Valentin, professional soccer player
• Zarek Valentin, professional soccer player
• Junior Vasquez, New York City club DJ, remixer, producer
• Robert S. Walker, U.S. representative, Republican
• Jemima Warner, Continental Army camp follower and first American military KIA in the Battle of Quebec
• James Weaver, California Angels pitcher
• Andrew Wenger, professional soccer player
• Suzanne Westenhoefer, comedian
• William Whipper (1804–1876), African American businessman, activist
• Charlotte White (1782–1863), first unmarried American female missionary, arrived in India in 1816
• Marianne Wiggins, author
• Kristen Wiig, actress and comedian
• Michael Willis, character actor
• Richard Winters, U.S. Army paratrooper portrayed in Stephen Ambrose's 1992 book and miniseries Band of Brothers

References

1. M. L. Kirk Biography, pookpress.co.uk, accessed 14 October 2021
2. "SMUCKER, Lloyd K." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 26, 2025.