Paul R. Ehrlich

American biologist and environmentalist (1932–2026).

Born May 29th, 1932 in Philadelphia.

Died March 13th, 2026 at 93 years old in Palo Alto. ^[ref]

Danny Woodburn

American actor.

Born July 26th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Philadelphia.

Anne Spielberg

American screenwriter (born 1949).

Born December 25th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Philadelphia.

Billy Paul

American singer-songwriter (1934-2016).

Born December 1st, 1934 in Philadelphia.

Died April 24th, 2016 at 81 years old in Blackwood (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Guion Bluford

American astronaut (born 1942).

Born November 22nd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Philadelphia.

Charles Dera

American pornographic actor and martial artist.

Born December 21st, 1978 (age 47 years) in Philadelphia. ^[ref]

Dereck Lively II

American basketball player.

Born February 12th, 2004 (age 22 years) in Philadelphia.

Walter E. Williams

American economist, commentator, and academic (1936-2020).

Born March 31st, 1936 in Philadelphia. ^[ref]

Died December 1st, 2020 at 84 years old in Arlington, George Mason University. ^[ref]

Whittaker Chambers

Defected communist spy, writer, editor (1901–1961).

Born April 1st, 1901 in Philadelphia.

Died July 9th, 1961 at 60 years old in Westminster.

Charles Hallahan

American actor (1943–1997).

Born July 29th, 1943 in Philadelphia.

Died November 25th, 1997 at 54 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).