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{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2017}}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. - Aquaria, drag queen, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 10
- Samuel Barber, musical composer[2]
- Eric Bernotas, skeleton athlete, coach and double Winter Olympian[3]
- Tom Bostelle, painter and sculptor
- Norman Braman, former owner of NFL's Philadelphia Eagles
- Ellen Starr Brinton, Quaker; internationalist; feminist; early leader of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
- Al Bruno, football player and coach
- Smedley Butler, U.S. Marine Corps, two-time Medal of Honor recipient and anti-war activist
- CKY, alternative metal band
- Camp Kill Yourself Crew, also known as CKY Crew, group of skateboarders and stuntmen
- Henry Conner, member of Wisconsin State Senate
- George Cope, painter[4]
- William Darlington, botanist and United States House of Representatives member[5]
- Stephen Dennis (born 1987), basketball player for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Ryan Dunn, actor, stuntman
- Jim Furyk, professional golfer, 2003 U.S. Open champion
- Kyle Gallner, actor
- Phil Gosselin, Major League baseball player
- Brandon Guyer, Major League Baseball player
- Joseph Hemphill, United States House of Representatives member, practiced law in West Chester[6]
- Joseph Hergesheimer, novelist[7]
- Anna Jarvis, founder of Mother's Day holiday in the United States
- Walter T. Kerwin Jr., United States Army four-star general
- Bruce Larkin, children's book author
- Jim Liberman, auto racing driver
- John Lilley, guitarist
- April Margera, reality television personality
- Bam Margera, professional skateboarder and actor
- Jess Margera, drummer
- Phil Margera, reality television personality
- Vincent Margera, "Don Vito", reality television personality
- Brandon DiCamillo, actor and stuntman
- Matisyahu, reggae musician
- Jon Matlack, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Charlie McDermott, actor[8]
- Muffet McGraw, women's basketball coach, 2001 NCAA champion, member of Basketball Hall of Fame
- Matthew McGrory, actor
- Charles R. Miller, 54th Governor of Delaware
- Carl Nassib, defensive end for NFL's Cleveland Browns
- Ryan Nassib, National Football League quarterback
- Brandon Novak, professional skateboarder, actor and stuntman
- Sean O'Hair, professional golfer
- Kevin Orie, Major League Baseball player
- Glen Osbourne, professional wrestler
- Giovanni Palandrani, season 10 winner of RuPaul's Drag Race
- Horace Pippin, painter
- Chris Raab, actor, stuntman, member of CKY Crew
- Jonathan Lee Riches, lawyer, actor
- David M. Rodriguez, General, U.S. Army Forces Command
- Graham Rogers, actor
- Joseph Rothrock, botanist and environmentalist, died in West Chester in 1922{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}
- Bayard Rustin, civil rights activist
- Matt Schaub, National Football League quarterback[9]
- George Escol Sellers, inventor; resided here as child attending private school
- Bud Sharpe, Major League Baseball player
- Lawrence Shields, runner, Olympic bronze medalist
- Kerr Smith, actor
- Amy Steel, actress
- Bayard Taylor, poet
- Theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish Republican
- Washington Townsend, United States House of Representatives member[10]
- Morgan Turner, actress
- Noel Jan Tyl, opera singer and astrologer
- Mary Schäffer Warren, Canadian explorer and botanical illustrator
- Geralyn Wolf, Episcopal bishop
- William H. Whyte, sociologist
- Rake Yohn, actor, member of CKY Crew, stuntman, chemist
- Richard Zobel, actor
- Jeff Larentowicz, professional soccer player [11]
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST10&prodType=table|title=American FactFinder – Results|website=factfinder2.census.gov|accessdate=November 24, 2017}} 2. ^Broder, Nathan. Samuel Barber, p. 9-10. New York: G. Schirmer, 1954. Reprinted, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1985. {{ISBN|0-313-24984-9}}. 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://au.eurosport.com/skeleton/eric-bernotas_prs231461/person.shtml |title=Eric Bernotas |author= |website=Eurosport|accessdate=January 16, 2015}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=About This Artwork|url=http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/154495|website=Collections|publisher=Art Institute Chicago|accessdate=August 1, 2015}} 5. ^{{cite web | url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000059 | title=DARLINGTON, William, (1782–1863) | work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress | accessdate=November 27, 2013}} 6. ^{{cite web | url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000470 | title=HEMPHILL, Joseph, (1770–1842) | work= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress | accessdate=November 28, 2013}} 7. ^{{cite web|last=Larrabee|first=Kevin|title=Hergesheimer, Joseph|url=http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Hergesheimer__Joseph.html|work=pabook.libraries.psu.edu|publisher=Penn State University|accessdate=January 9, 2013}} 8. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.charliemcdermott.com/bio.html |title=Charlie McDermott...Bio | publisher=Charlie McDermott | work=website | accessdate=June 9, 2014 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223071014/http://www.charliemcdermott.com/bio.html | archivedate=December 23, 2009 | df=mdy-all }} 9. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.mattschaub.com/Bio.aspx | title=Matt's Bio | publisher=Matt Schaub | accessdate=November 27, 2013 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318125608/http://www.mattschaub.com/Bio.aspx | archivedate=March 18, 2012 | df=mdy-all }} 10. ^{{cite web | url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000337 | title=TOWNSEND, Washington, (1813–1894) | work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress | accessdate=November 27, 2013}} 11. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/jeff-larentowicz | title=Jeff Larentowicz Major League Soccer | work=MLS Player Profile | accessdate=March 7, 2019}}
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