• Al Albertini, or Al Alberts, and THE FOUR ACES were all born or resided in Chester

• RAY ARTHUR, director

• THOMAS N. BARNES, first African-American Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force

• MARCUS BELGRAVE, musician

• RON BENNINGTON, host of XM Satellite Radio program "The Ron and Fez Show"

• ALLEN BEY, producer

• ED BLIZZARD, prominent pharmaceutical injury attorney

• FRAN BRILL, voice actress and muppeteer

• LAMAR CAMPBELL, former Detroit Lions defensive back and former Strath Haven, University of Wisconsin and Detroit Lions standout

• TED COTTRELL, former NFL player and coach

• SASHA CZACK, actress and director

• CLAMMA DALE, opera singer

• WILLIAM DANDRIDGE, JR., artist

• BEN DAVIS (baseball), former Seattle Mariners catcher

• KELLY DIVINE, actress

• FRED P. DRAPER, actor

• TYREKE EVANS, NBA basketball player for the Sacramento Kings

• LAURENCE EYRE, writer

• JOSEPH D. FERGUSON SR., producer and director

• TARA FLYNN, actress

• WILLIAM T. FONTAINE, American Philosopher

• JOHN 'SLIM' FURNESS, guitarist, Member of "The 3 Keys" jazz vocal group

• GREGORY ALLEN GABROY, actor

• J. R. GACH, talk radio host

• KELLY GARRETT, actress

• ROBERT GERMANOVICH, actor

• BARRY GODIN, casting director

• STEVE GORDON, director

• TANISHA GRANT, actress

• BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS, the pioneering rock-and-roll band, was based in Chester and maintained their corporate headquarters there into the 1960s. Many of its members came from Chester or nearby towns

• THELMA K. HASKINS, author and playwright

• ROBERT HARLAND, former actor and writer

• JAMES HESTER, filmographer

• HUBERT R. HARMON, first superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy

• WILLIAM HENRY, gunsmith and a delegate to the Continental Congress

• CHIP HIPKINS, actor

• ISABELLA HOOPES, actress

• ROBERT HOPKINS, actor

• WILL HUNTER, retired Minnesota Vikings Safety and former University of Syracuse standout

• E. W. JACKSON, Virginia politician and Christian minister

• RONDAE HOLLIS-JEFFERSON, professional basketball player

• NICOLAS IACONA JUNIOR, who adopted the screen name, Joey Stefano in filmography

• KEVIN JONES, a Chicago Bears running back and former Virginia Tech football standout

• RALPH JONES, original drummer for Bill Haley’s Comets, Chester High School Class of 1940

• MUHAMMAD KENYATTA, civil rights leader

• JOE KLECKO, American football lineman with the New York Jets and Temple University; father of Dan Klecko of the New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, and Philadelphia Eagles

• BOB KUBERSKI, football player for the Green Bay Packers

• BOB LAMEY, Radio announcer

• CARMELLA LASPADA, Chester High School graduate and founder of the No Greater Love organization

• MIRIAM LAVELLE, actress

• NANCY LEE, Nancy Lou Rodgers, recording artist for Robert Mullen Publishing House in NY City, a 1952 Chester High graduate. Recordings included "So Lonely for You" and "Don't You Care"

• EDWARD C. LILLEY, stage actor and director of Broadway musicals

• JOHN LINEHAN, former Providence College guard and NCAA men's basketball steals leader as of 2002

• MARSHALL LYTLE, member of the Comets

• CHRISTOPHER MANN, actor and producer

• VINCENT MARGERA, actor

• LEE MCLAUGHLIN, actor

• KEVIN MICHAEL, a soul singer

• DERON MILLER, front man for CKY

• TAINA MIRACH, director

• JOHN ULYSSES MOBLEY, retired Denver Broncos linebacker and former Kutztown University football standout

• JOHN MORTON, a resident of Chester, cast a key vote on the Declaration of Independence

• CARRIE MULLEN, actress

• SYLVANUS MORLEY, archaeologist and Mayanist scholar

• DANNY MURTAUGH, former manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates who guided the team to World Series titles in 1960 and 1971

• JAMEER NELSON, professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the NBA

• ALEX NORTH, composer of "Unchained Melody" and more than 50 film scores including A Streetcar Named Desire, Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf, Rich Man Poor Man, Spartacus, and Prizzi's Honor

• VINCE PAPALE, Wide Receiver for the Eagles

• JOHN M. PAXTON, JR., United States Marine Corps general officer

• VAN BUREN PAYNE, artist

• JOHNNY PODGAJNY, professional baseball player

• RUDY POMPILLI, member of the Comets

• DAVID DIXON PORTER, American Civil War naval hero

• CALEB PUSEY, a friend and business partner of William Penn

• JOE PYNE, radio and television talk show host

• BERTICE READING, actress and singer

• JAMES W. REESE, a U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient in World War II

• BO RYAN, head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, coached UW-Plattville to four NCAA Division III national championships

• MATTHEW RYAN, an alternative country singer-songwriter

• IAIN SANDISON, actor and director

• JOSIAH SLEEPER, local businessman and founder of Sleeper’s College

• BRENT STAPLES, author and editorial writer for the New York Times

• JACK STONEY, actor

• AVERY SUNSHINE (Denise White), singer, songwriter and composer

• ROBERT TOTERAS, composer

• ORLANDO “JAHLIL BEATS” TUCKER, Entrepreneur, music producer and 2019 Grammy winner

• ANDREW TURNER, artist

• ETHEL WATERS, Grammy Hall of Fame Award winning Blues recording artist, Broadway performer winner of New York Drama Critics award, Academy Award nomination movie Pinky

• BRANDI WELLS (Marguerite J. (nee Pinder) Bannister), singer, songwriter, recording artist and entertainer

• ELEANOR D. WILSON, actress

*LEE IACOCCA, Although not a Chester Native, Lee Iacocca, best known for his role as CEO of Chrysler Corporation, spent a part of his early automotive career in Chester at the Ford assembly plant.

*DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., Although not a Chester Native, Dr. King obtained his Bachelor of Divinity here in 1951 from Crozer Theological Seminary and was active at Calvary Baptist Church.