Allentown is the birthplace of, or home to, several notable Americans, including:
- Thom Browne, fashion designer
- Frank N. D. Buchman, founder of the Oxford Group and Moral Re-Armament religious movements
- Leon Carr, Broadway composer and television advertising songwriter
- Michaela Conlin, actress, Fox's Bones
- Gloria Ehret, professional golfer, winner of the 1966 LPGA Championship
- Peter Gruner, professional wrestler known as Billy Kidman
- Tim Heidecker, star of Adult Swim show Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
- Lee Iacocca, former chairman of Chrysler Corporation
- Keith Jarrett, jazz musician
- Michael Johns, health care executive and former White House speechwriter
- Brian Knobbs, former professional wrestler
- William Marchant, playwright and screenwriter
- Ed McCaffrey, former professional football player, Denver Broncos, New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers
- Lara Jill Miller, voice actress, Cartoon Network's The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
- Andre Reed, former professional football player, Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins
- Matthew Riddle, professional UFC mixed martial fighter
- Jerry Sags, former professional wrestler
- Amanda Seyfried, model and actress, The CW's Veronica Mars, HBO's Big Love and the films Mamma Mia! and Dear John
- Andrea Tantaros, political analyst and commentator
- Christine Taylor, actress and wife of actor Ben Stiller
- Donald Voorhees, Emmy-nominated orchestral conductor
- Lauren Weisberger, author, The Devil Wears Prada
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