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      The following is a list of notable residents, natives, and persons generally associated with the city of Chester, Pennsylvania, the first city in Pennsylvania.


      A


      Al Alberts, lead singer of The Four Aces
      Samuel Anderson, U.S. Congressman for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district
      William Anderson, major in the Continental Army and U.S. Congressman
      Henry Graham Ashmead, journalist and historian of Delaware County, Pennsylvania


      B


      J. Pius Barbour, executive director of the National Baptist Association, mentor to then-college student Martin Luther King Jr.

      Thomas N. Barnes, first African-American Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
      Joseph F. Battle Jr., 25th Mayor of Chester and judge on Delaware County Court of Common Pleas
      Ruth L. Bennett, social worker, first president of the Chester branch of the NAACP
      William H. Berry, 10th Mayor of Chester and Treasurer of Pennsylvania
      Jahlil Beats, music producer
      Marcus Belgrave, jazz trumpeter
      Ron Bennington, host of XM Satellite Radio program The Ron and Fez Show
      Crosby M. Black, Pennsylvania State Representative for Delaware County and 7th Mayor of Chester
      Ed Blizzard, prominent pharmaceutical injury attorney
      Louis A. Bloom, Pennsylvania State Representative for Delaware County (1947-1952), Judge on Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas for Delaware County
      Barbara Bohannan-Sheppard, 27th Mayor of Chester
      Stanley Branche, civil rights leader, founder of the Committee for Freedom Now
      Ethel Hampson Brewster, Swarthmore College professor and philologist
      Fran Brill, voice actress and Muppeteer
      Anna Broomall, obstetrician, surgeon and educator
      Wendell Butler Jr., mayor of Chester


      C


      George Campbell, soccer player for Atlanta United
      Lamar Campbell, former NFL defensive back
      Ted Cather, professional baseball player
      Dorothy Chacko, social worker, medical doctor, Padma Shri award recipient
      E. Wallace Chadwick, U.S. Congressman
      Robert Chadwick, Pennsylvania State Representative for Delaware County
      Joe Chambers, jazz drummer
      Tom Chism, Major League Baseball player
      Thomas Clyde, founder of the Clyde Line of steamers

      George Clymer, Founding Father of the United States, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, lived in Chester with his family during the British Army assault on Philadelphia
      Joseph R. T. Coates, 5th mayor of Chester and officer in the Union Army during the US Civil War
      Audrey B. Collins, United States District Judge
      Lawrence A. Conner, Sr., Pennsylvania State Representative for Delaware County (1953-1954)
      Ted Cottrell, NFL player and coach
      Walter H. Craig, Pennsylvania State Representative for Delaware County (1923-1925), Chester City Council member (1925-1937)
      John Price Crozer, textile manufacturer and philanthropist
      Helen Curry (1896-1931), stage actress


      D


      Clamma Dale, opera singer
      Edward Darlington, U.S. Congressman
      Ben Davis, Major League Baseball player, Philadelphia Phillies sports announcer
      Dux and Julie DeJohn, professional singers

      Alfred O. Deshong, industrialist, philanthropist and art collector
      John O. Deshong, businessman and banker
      Peter Deshong, businessman and banker
      Elaine Diacumakos, cell biologist and head of the cytobiology laboratory at Rockefeller University
      Franklin Archibald Dick, Missouri provost marshal general
      Fred Diodati, lead singer of The Four Aces
      Fred Draper, film and television actor
      Kathrynann Durham, Pennsylvania State Representative for 160th district (1979-1996) and Judge on Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas for Delaware County
      Jill Duson, lawyer, lobbyist and politician in Maine


      E


      Samuel Edwards, U.S. Congressman
      Carolyn J. Elmore, Maryland State Representative
      Frederick K. Engle, rear admiral of the United States Navy
      Theodore Enslin, poet
      David Reese Esrey, businessman and banker

      Tyreke Evans, professional basketball player


      F


      Bill Fleischman (1939–2019), sports journalist and professor
      Lenora Fulani, psychologist, psychotherapist and political activist


      G


      J. R. Gach, talk radio host
      Margaret H. George, Pennsylvania State representative
      Fredia Gibbs, martial artist, kickboxer, boxer
      James Henry Gorbey, United States federal judge and 25th mayor of Chester
      Steve Gordon, screenwriter and film director
      Darrin Govens, professional basketball player
      Bud Grace, cartoonist
      Ralph Greenberg, mathematician
      John E. Gremminger, Pennsylvania State Representative
      Frank Hastings Griffin, invented rayon manufacturing process


      H


      John K. Hagerty, Pennsylvania State Representative for Delaware County (1921-1922), Chester City Council member (1907-1918)

      Bill Haley, rock-and-roll musician
      Robert Harland, actor
      Hubert R. Harmon, first superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy
      Herman Harris, professional basketball player
      Evalena Fryer Hedley, journalist, editor, and author
      Ron Henry, professional baseball player
      John B. Hinkson, lawyer, businessman, 6th mayor of Chester
      Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson, professional basketball player
      Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Toronto Raptors forward
      John Martin Howard, U.S. Navy officer, mine disposal unit, USS John M. Howard (IX-75) named in his honor
      Will Hunter, Minnesota Vikings safety and Syracuse University standout


      J


      E. W. Jackson, Virginia politician and Christian minister
      Amaire Johnson, Record producer and songwriter
      Derrick Jones Jr., Dallas Mavericks forward
      Edmund Jones, Pennsylvania State Representative
      Kevin Jones, Detroit Lions Chicago Bears running back and former Virginia Tech football standout


      K


      Carol Kazeem, Pennsylvania State Representative
      John Ernst Worrell Keely, con man, inventor of the Keely Motor
      Muhammad Kenyatta, civil rights leader
      Lisa Kereszi, photographer
      Brian Joseph Kirkland, Pennsylvania state representative
      Thaddeus Kirkland, Pennsylvania State Representative, 32nd Mayor of Chester
      Joe Klecko, lineman with New York Jets and Temple University; father of Dan Klecko of New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles

      Mignonette Kokin, vaudeville dancer, comedian
      Lew Krausse Jr., professional baseball player
      Bob Kuberski, football player for Green Bay Packers


      L


      Bob Lamey, radio announcer, play-by-play announcer for the Indianapolis Colts
      John Larkin, Jr., businessman, banker and first mayor of Chester
      Willie Mae James Leake, first African-American and female Mayor of Chester
      John Linder, 31st Mayor of Chester
      John Linehan, assistant basketball coach for the Saint Joseph's Hawks
      David Lloyd, Attorney General of Pennsylvania, six-term Speaker of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court


      M



      John J. McClure, Pennsylvania State Senator and leader of Delaware County Republican political machine
      Lee McLaughlin, film and television actor
      Kevin Michael, soul singer
      Nicholas K. Miller, middle guard, and defensive MVP for Ohio State Buckeyes
      John Mobley, Denver Broncos linebacker and former Kutztown University football standout
      Sylvanus Morley, archaeologist and Mayanist scholar
      Charles Morris, journalist and author
      John Morton, Founding Father of the United States, cast a key vote on the Declaration of Independence. Buried in Chester.
      Danny Murtaugh, manager of Pittsburgh Pirates who guided team to World Series titles in 1960 and 1971


      N


      John H. Nacrelli, 24th Mayor of Chester, convicted of racketeering and bribery
      Jameer Nelson, professional basketball player
      Alex North, composer, 15-time Academy Award nominee
      Edward Nothnagle, Pennsylvania State Representative for Delaware County (1926-1936), Chester City Council member


      O


      Curly Ogden, professional baseball player
      Jack Ogden, professional baseball player
      Donnie Owens, singer, guitarist, producer and composer


      P


      John M. Paxton, Jr., United States Marine Corps general officer
      Dominic Pileggi, Pennsylvania State Senator
      Johnny Podgajny, professional baseball player
      Rudy Pompilli, saxophonist with Bill Haley and the Comets

      David Dixon Porter, leading officer and reformer in the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War
      William D. Porter, flag officer in the U.S. Navy
      William G. Price Jr., commander of the Pennsylvania National Guard's 28th Infantry Division
      Joe Pyne, radio and TV talk show host
      Caleb Pusey, early settler of Chester, friend and business partner of William Penn


      R


      William T. Ramsey, Pennsylvania State Representative and 16th mayor of Chester
      George Raymond, president of NAACP Chester branch from 1942 to 1977
      Ronald C. Raymond, Pennsylvania state representative
      Bertice Reading, actress, singer, revue artiste
      James W. Reese, U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient in World War II
      John Roach, industrialist and shipbuilder
      V. Gilpin Robinson, Pennsylvania State Representative
      Stefan Roots, Mayor of Chester
      Bo Ryan, former head coach of Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, coached UW-Platteville to four NCAA Division III national championships
      Matthew Ryan, singer-songwriter


      S


      William I. Schaffer, Pennsylvania Attorney General
      Josiah Sleeper, founder of Sleeper's College
      Jerome Smith, professional football player
      James Ross Snowden (1809-1878), 67th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Director of the U.S. Mint
      Dawn Sowell, professional Track and Field athlete
      William Cameron Sproul, 27th Governor of Pennsylvania
      Brent Staples, editorial writer for the New York Times
      Joey Stefano, pornographic actor

      AverySunshine, soul singer


      T


      Robin Toner, national political correspondent for the New York Times
      David Trainer, textile manufacturer and banker
      Anthony Tucker, also known as The Beat Bully, record producer and songwriter
      Ellwood J. Turner, Pennsylvania State Representative for Delaware County (1925-1948), 119th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1939-1941)


      W


      Horace Walker, professional basketball player
      Young Singleton Walter, Pennsylvania State Representative and owner of the Delaware County Republican newspaper
      William Ward, U.S. Congressman
      William Ward Jr., Pennsylvania State Representative and two term mayor of Chester

      Ethel Waters, Grammy-winning blues recording artist, Broadway performer, Academy Award nominee for Pinky (1949)
      George Watkins, U.S. Congressman
      Brandi Wells, singer-songwriter
      Eleanor D. Wilson, Tony-nominated actress and artist
      Stephen M. Wolownik, Russian and Eastern European musician
      Jonathan Edwards Woodbridge, shipbuilder and naval architect
      Thomas Worrilow, Pennsylvania State Representative
      Robert C. Wright, Pennsylvania State Representative


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