List of people from the Lehigh Valley

The following is a list of notable people who were born, or lived a significant portion of their lives, in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. == Authors, journalists, playwrights, and poets == Christian Bauman, novelist Stephen Vincent Benét, former Pulitzer Prize-winning author and poet Charles Bierbauer, former dean, University of South Carolina, and former CNN correspondent John Birmelin, former Pennsylvania German language poet and playwright Clair Blank, former author, Beverly Gray series of books Katherine Boehret, former technology journalist, The Wall Street Journal Jen Bryant, poet and author Solomon DeLong (pen name Obediah Grouthomel), former Pennsylvania German newspaper columnist Michael Flynn, former 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, 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 == Business and politics == Roy Afflerbach, lobbyist and former Allentown mayor William F. Andrews, former Florida state representative James S. Biery, former member of Congress Joseph Force Crater, former justice, New York State Supreme Court 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 North Carolina state representative Murray H. Goodman, former real estate developer Eugene Grace, former president, Bethlehem Steel Erskine Hazard, co-founder, Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company, Lehigh Canal, and Lehigh Crane Iron Company David W. Hess, former New Hampshire state representative Lee Iacocca, former chairman and CEO, 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 E. Lewis, former member of Congress Norton Lichtenwalner, former member of Congress Ryan Mackenzie, U.S. representative for Pennsylvania John E. McGlade, former chairman, chief executive officer, and president, 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 member of Congress Richard A. Snelling, former governor of Vermont George Taylor, Founding Father and Second Continental Congress delegate who signed the Declaration of Independence Susan Wild, former member of Congress == Film, television, and stage == 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, 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!

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