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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.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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Thomas N. Barnes was the first African-American Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force[1]

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George Clymer fled Philadelphia due to the British Army assault during the American Revolutionary War and lived on a farm in Chester with his family[2]

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After his death, Alfred O. Deshong left his art collection, mansion and 27-acre estate to the city of Chester[3]

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Tyreke Evans was the 4th overall pick of the 2009 NBA draft[4]

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  • John K. Hagerty, Pennsylvania State Representative for Delaware County (1921-1922), Chester City Council member (1907-1918)
Bill Haley worked as the musical director for radio station WPWA in Chester[6]

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Mignonette Kokin danced on the vaudeville circuit throughout the United States[7] and in Paris, Great Britain and Ireland[8]

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In 1933, Pennsylvania State Senator John J. McClure and 69 associates were found guilty of vice and rum running[9]

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  • 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

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David Dixon Porter served as acting Rear Admiral in the Union Navy for the Mississippi Squadron during the American Civil War[11]

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Singer AverySunshine's real name is Denise White. Her stage name is derived from the characters Shug Avery in The Color Purple and Sunshine from Harlem Nights[12]

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  • 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)

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Ethel Waters was the first African-American to star in her own television show[13]

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References are on the article pages if not listed here.

  1. ^ "Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Thomas N. Barnes". www.af.mil. United States Air Force. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "George Clymer". www.dsdi1776.com. Descendents of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Widener University Art Gallery". www.visitdelcopa.com. Visit Delco. January 5, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Tyreke Evans". www.basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  5. ^ Barkowitz, Ed (May 2, 2019). "Bill Fleischman, 80, versatile journalist". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. A38.Free access icon; Barkowitz, Ed (May 2, 2019). "Bill Fleischman; covered Flyers in Stanley Cup years". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. B8.Free access icon
  6. ^ "Bill Haley and his Comets". www.classicbands.com. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "Mignonette Kokin at Oakland Orpheum". Oakland Tribune. June 1, 1908. p. 10. Retrieved April 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vaudeville Star Says Chance Decides Success or Failure". Los Angeles Herald. February 28, 1906. p. 8. Retrieved April 24, 2019 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  9. ^ "M'CLURE WITH 70 GUILTY TO RUM CASE; State Senator Gets 18 Months as Head of Pennsylvania Protection Ring. HE IS RELEASED ON BOND Judge Tells Jury that "Might Forces" Backed Defendants -- Trial Lasted Eight Weeks". The New York Times. November 25, 1933. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  10. ^ Morton was born in nearby Ridley Township and is buried in Chester.
    "Old Chester, PA: Cemeteries — St. Paul's Burying Ground". Retrieved October 22, 2007.
  11. ^ "David Dixon Porter". National Park Service. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  12. ^ Gayle, Darryl. "Successful Chester singer Sunshine comes home". Philadelphia Tribune. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  13. ^ "First Black Seen on Television". African American Registry. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
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