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List of people from West Chester, Pennsylvania

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The borough of West Chester, Pennsylvania, was established in 1762 and incorporated in 1799. The population in the 2010 census was 18,461.[1] Notable residents or those who were born in West Chester are listed below.

West Chester Downtown Historic District

Academics, science, and literature

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Art

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Horace Pippin - "Self Portrait"

Entertainment

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Boyhood home of Samuel Barber in West Chester
Bam Margera
Kyle Gallner

Politics, government, military, and law

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Smedley Butler
William Darlington

Sports

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Phillip Gosselin

Other

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References

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  1. ^ "American FactFinder – Results". factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved November 24, 2017.[dead link]
  2. ^ Larrabee, Kevin. "Hergesheimer, Joseph". pabook.libraries.psu.edu. Penn State University. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  3. ^ "About This Artwork". Collections. Art Institute Chicago. December 8, 1887. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  4. ^ "Capturing Nature in Watercolor" pgs 5
  5. ^ Broder, Nathan. Samuel Barber, p. 9-10. New York: G. Schirmer, 1954. Reprinted, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1985. ISBN 0-313-24984-9.
  6. ^ "Charlie McDermott...Bio". website. Charlie McDermott. Archived from the original on December 23, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  7. ^ "DARLINGTON, William, (1782–1863)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  8. ^ Futhey, John Smith; Cope, Gilbert (1881). History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches. Philadelphia: L. H. Everts. p. 541.
  9. ^ "HEMPHILL, Joseph, (1770–1842)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  10. ^ "TOWNSEND, Washington, (1813–1894)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  11. ^ "Eric Bernotas". Eurosport. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  12. ^ "Jeff Larentowicz Major League Soccer". MLS Player Profile. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  13. ^ "Matt's Bio". Matt Schaub. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2013.