The following is a list of notable people who were born, or have lived a significant portion of their lives, in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania .
Allentown , the largest city in the Lehigh Valley , third-largest city in Pennsylvania , and county seat of Lehigh County in May 2010
H.D.
Lauren Weisberger
Christian Bauman , novelist
Stephen Vincent Benét , former Pulitzer Prize -winning author and poet
Charles Bierbauer , former University of South Carolina dean and former CNN correspondent
John Birmelin , former Pennsylvania German language poet and playwright
Clair Blank , author, Beverly Gray series of books
Katherine Boehret , former Wall Street Journal technology journalist
Jen Bryant , poet and author
Solomon DeLong (pen name Obediah Grouthomel), former Pennsylvania German newspaper columnist
Michael Flynn , science fiction author
Matthew Giobbi , author
H.D. , former writer and modernist poet
Alfred Hassler , former journalist and author
Carmen Maria Machado , short story author and essayist
Francis March , former academic and founder of comparative linguistics in Old English
Randall Munroe , writer, XKCD comic series
Sandra Novack , novelist
Alix Olson , spoken word artist
Michael Pocalyko , business executive and financial novelist
Marci Shore , author and historian
Elsie Singmaster , former author
Jennifer Storm , author, Blackout Girl: Growing Up and Drying Out in America and Leave the Light On
Lauren Weisberger , author, The Devil Wears Prada
Michael Johns
Charles Schwab
Roy Afflerbach , lobbyist and former Allentown mayor
William F. Andrews , former Florida State Representative
James Soloman Biery , former member of Congress
Joseph Force Crater , former New York State Supreme Court justice
James B. Cunningham , former U.S. ambassador to Israel and Afghanistan
Charlie Dent , former member of Congress
Charles L. Gerlach , former member of Congress
Fred B. Gernerd , former member of Congress
Rick Glazier , former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Murray H. Goodman , former real estate developer[1]
Eugene Grace , former industrialist and president of Bethlehem Steel
Erskine Hazard , co-founder of Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company , Lehigh Canal , and Lehigh Crane Iron Company
David W. Hess , member of New Hampshire House of Representatives
Lee Iacocca , former chairman of Chrysler
Michael Johns , healthcare executive and former White House presidential speechwriter
John Kline , former member of Congress
Marcus C. L. Kline , former member of Congress
Fred Ewing Lewis , former member of Congress
Norton Lewis Lichtenwalner , former member of Congress
John E. McGlade , former chairman, chief executive officer and president of Air Products
Peter Newhard , former member of Congress
Andrew Horatio Reeder , former governor of Kansas
Donald L. Ritter , former member of Congress
James Ritter , former member, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Charles M. Schwab , former president, Bethlehem Steel
Samuel Sitgreaves , former U.S. commissioner to Great Britain and former member of Congress
Richard A. Snelling , former governor of Vermont
George Taylor , Founding Father and Second Continental Congress delegate who signed Declaration of Independence
Susan Wild , member of Congress, Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district
Lisa Ann
Devon
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Amanda Seyfried
Lisa Ann , adult film actress
Alexandra Chando , actress, As the World Turns
Jack Coleman , television actor, Dynasty , Heroes , The Office , and Castle
Dane DeHaan , television and film actor, In Treatment , Chronicle , A Cure for Wellness , and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Devon , adult film actress
Omar Doom , actor, Inglourious Basterds
Oakes Fegley , actor, The Goldfinch
Winslow Fegley , actor, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Jonathan Frakes , actor, Star Trek: The Next Generation
Mel Harris , actress, Thirtysomething
Althea Henley , former actress
Tim Heidecker , actor and comedian, Adult Swim 's Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Dwayne Johnson ("The Rock"), actor, former professional wrestler[2]
Daniel Dae Kim , actor, Lost
Gelsey Kirkland , ballerina
Carson Kressley , fashion consultant, Bravo 's Queer Eye
Christopher Lennertz , film, television, and video game music composer, Alvin and the Chipmunks and Supernatural
William Marchant , former playwright and screenwriter
Michael McDonald , costume designer and 2009 Tony Award and Drama Desk nominee for Hair [3]
Kristen McMenamy , fashion model
Kate Micucci , actress, comedian, artist, and singer-songwriter
Lara Jill Miller , voice actress, The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
Aimee Mullins , model and actress
Robert Newhard , former cinematographer
Sally Jessy Raphael , former television talk show host
Daniel Roebuck , actor, Lost
Amanda Seyfried , model and actress, Mean Girls Big Love , Mama Mia! , and Les Misérables
Sheetal Sheth , actress, Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Dana Snyder , voice actor, Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Sarah Strohmeyer , novelist and creator of Bubbles Yablonsky
Andrea Tantaros , political analyst and commentator
Christine Taylor , actress
Jonathan Taylor Thomas , actor, Home Improvement [4]
David Zippel , Tony-award-winning lyricist, City of Angels
Jimmy DeGrasso
Steve Kimock
Lil Peep
Rick Braun , smooth jazz trumpet player[5]
Lillian Briggs , former rockabilly musician
Howard J. Buss , contemporary classical music composer
Leon Carr , former Broadway composer and television advertising songwriter
Jimmy DeGrasso , heavy metal drummer, Ozzy Osbourne , Alice Cooper Band , Megadeth , Dokken , and Ratt
Walt Groller , Grammy -nominated polka musician
George Hrab , rock and funk musician
Keith Jarrett , jazz musician
Steve Kimock , rock musician
Ludwig Lenel , former organist and composer
Lil Peep , former rapper
Albertus L. Meyers , former music conductor, Allentown Band
Mulgrew Miller , jazz pianist
Farley Parkenfarker , keyboardist
Mike Portnoy , progressive metal drummer[6]
Thom Schuyler , country music singer and songwriter
Shadow Gallery , progressive metal band
Melissa VanFleet , alternative metal singer, songwriter, and musician
Donald Voorhees , former Emmy -nominated orchestra conductor
Jordan White , rock musician
Stephanie Woodling , opera singer
David Bader , director, Institute of Data Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology , and professor
Michael Behe , biochemist at Lehigh University and intelligent design proponent
James McKeen Cattell , first U.S. psychology professor
Richard Diehl , archaeologist and Mesoamerica scholar
Edwin Drake , former oil driller
Terry Hart , former Space Shuttle Challenger astronaut
Aaron D. O'Connell , created the world's first quantum machine
Beth Shapiro , evolutionary molecular biologist, University of California, Santa Cruz
Walter O. Snelling , former chemist and explosives expert who discovered propane
Saquon Barkley
Chuck Bednarik
Jahan Dotson
Tyrese Martin
Matt Millen
Andre Reed
Mario Andretti
Larry Holmes , "The Easton Assassin"
Major League Baseball (MLB)
Slim Emmerich , former professional baseball player, New York Giants
Bob Heffner , former professional baseball player, Boston Red Sox , California Angels , and Cleveland Indians
Gary Lavelle , former professional baseball player, Oakland Athletics , San Francisco Giants , and Toronto Blue Jays
John Meister , former professional baseball player, New York Metropolitans
Jeff Mutis , former professional baseball player, Cleveland Indians and Florida Marlins
Jimmie Schaffer , former professional baseball player, Chicago Cubs , Chicago White Sox , Cincinnati Reds , New York Mets , Philadelphia Phillies , and St. Louis Cardinals
Dave Schneck , former professional baseball player, New York Mets
Brian Schneider , former professional baseball player, Montreal Expos , New York Mets , Philadelphia Phillies , and Washington Nationals
Curt Simmons , former professional baseball player, California Angels , Chicago Cubs , Philadelphia Phillies , and St. Louis Cardinals
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Pete Carril , former professional and collegiate basketball coach, Sacramento Kings and Princeton University
Aaron Gray , former professional basketball player, Chicago Bulls , New Orleans Hornets , Sacramento Kings , and Toronto Raptors
Tyrese Martin , professional basketball player, Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League
Brant Weidner , former professional basketball player, San Antonio Spurs
Bob Weiss , former professional basketball player and head coach of four NBA teams
Saquon Barkley , professional football player, Philadelphia Eagles
Chuck Bednarik , former professional football player, Philadelphia Eagles , and 1967 Pro Football Hall of Fame member
Keith Dorney , former professional football player, Detroit Lions
Jahan Dotson , professional football player, Philadelphia Eagles [7] [8]
Dan Koppen , former professional football player, Denver Broncos and New England Patriots
Noel LaMontagne , former professional football player, Cleveland Browns
Jonathan Linton , former professional football player, Buffalo Bills
Ed McCaffrey , former professional football player, Denver Broncos , New York Giants , and San Francisco 49ers
Joe Milinichik , former professional football player, Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams , and San Diego Chargers
Matt Millen , former professional football player, Oakland Raiders , San Francisco 49ers , and Washington Redskins , former president and general manager, Detroit Lions , and broadcaster on NFL on Fox
Andre Reed , former professional football player, Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins , and 2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
Larry Seiple , former professional football player, Miami Dolphins
John Spagnola , former professional football player, Green Bay Packers , Philadelphia Eagles , and Seattle Seahawks
Tony Stewart , former professional football player, Cincinnati Bengals , Oakland Raiders , and Philadelphia Eagles
Kevin White , former professional football player, Chicago Bears , New Orleans Saints , and San Francisco 49ers
Kyzir White , professional football player, Arizona Cardinals [9]
Andre Williams , former professional football player, New York Giants
Joe Wolf , former professional football player, Arizona Cardinals
Walt Zirinsky , former professional football player who won 1945 national championship with Cleveland Rams
Olympic athletes
Joe Kovacs , silver medalist, shot put, 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics
Thomas Litz , former figure skater, 1964 Winter Olympics
Kristen Maloney , former gymnastics medalist, 2000 Summer Olympics
Marty Nothstein , 2000 Summer Olympics gold medal winner, track cycling
Cheryl Van Kuren , former Olympic field hockey player
Bobby Weaver , 1984 Summer Olympics gold medal winner, freestyle wrestling
Cindy Werley , former 1996 Summer Olympics field hockey player
Professional boxing
Larry Holmes , former boxing heavyweight champion who fought under nickname "The Easton Assassin"
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
Other sports
Ian "Rocky" Butler , former professional football player, Canadian Football League
George Daniel , former commissioner, National Lacrosse League
Michelle M. Marciniak , former women's college basketball coach, South Carolina , and former professional basketball player, WNBA 's Portland Fire and Seattle Storm
Billy Packer , former CBS Sports basketball analyst
Zach Rey , amateur wrestler who competed in the 2015 World Wrestling Championships
Ian Riccaboni , author, host of Ring of Honor Wrestling
Matt Riddle , professional UFC mixed martial fighter
Theo Tran , professional poker player
Dave Van Horne , former professional baseball broadcaster, Florida Marlins and Montreal Expos
Dan Yochum , former professional football player, Montreal Alouettes and Edmonton Eskimos
John E. Berninger , former Pennsylvania impressionist landscape painter and first Allentown Art Museum curator
Mark Beyer , comic book artist
Chakaia Booker , sculptor
Karl Buesgen , former landscape painter and Pennsylvania impressionist
Mario Dal Fabbro , furniture designer, sculptor, and author
Don Dixon , astronomical artist
Peter Alfred Gross , former landscape painter
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer , former illustrator, painter, and printmaker
Herman Leonard , former photographer noted for jazz portraits
Arlington Nelson Lindenmuth , former landscape and portrait painter and photographer
Antonio Salemme , former sculptor and painter
Grover Simcox , former illustrator
Gary Mark Smith , street photographer
Karl Stirner , former sculptor
Boris Vallejo , fantasy artist[11]
Orlando Gray Wales , former landscape painter and Pennsylvania impressionist
Stephen Barrett , psychiatrist and webmaster, Quackwatch [12]
Karen Bausman , architect
Thom Browne , fashion designer[13]
Frank Reed Horton , founder of Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity
Sarah Knauss , supercentenarian recognized as the "world's oldest person" by Guinness World Records from April 16, 1998, until her death at age 119 in 1999
Harvey Miguel Robinson , serial killer
Ryo Tokita , artist
Charles A. Wikoff , the most senior ranking U.S. Army officer killed in the Spanish–American War
Lauer-Williams, Kathy (June 7, 2009), "Designs on a Tony: Allentown Native Michael McDonald is Nominated for Broadway's Top Honor for Costumes for 'Hair' ", The Morning Call