Famous People Born in Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the place where the famous declaration of independence was signed. This is the fifth most populous city in Pennsylvania. The Greek meaning of the word Philadelphia is brotherly love. We can see Independence Hall here. This is the place where the treaty of independence was signed.It is a commercial, educational and legal center, which is evident from the extremely talented people who are born and raised here.

  • Bob McDonnell Success Story
    Bob McDonnell is a Republican politician of America, who became the 71st Governor of Virginia in 2010. He has also been the Chairman of the National Governors Association...

  • Chaka Fattah Success Story
    Chaka Fattah is a representative of the second Congressional District of Pennsylvania since 1995, and a Democratic member in the US House of Representatives. Previously, he was the Pennsylvania Senator, and a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. ...

  • Amber Rose Success Story
    Synopsis Amber Levonchuck popularly known as Amber Ross is an American model, hip-hop artist, actress and fashion designer. She featured in Louis Vuitton print advertisement. ...
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    Meek Mill Success Story
    Synopsis Meek Mill is an American Hip Hop artist. Mill released his debut album, Dreams & Nightmares in 2012, which debuted at number two on the U.S Billboard 200. Before breaking into the main stream music, Mills made four mix tapes with the rap grou...
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    Alex Karp Story
    Career The man behind the immense success of Palantir, the first private company to avail funding by the CIA and gain an identification in the Silicon Valley, is Alexander Karp. He co-founded the firm and is serving as the CEO, under whom the company experienced a ...
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    Bradley Cooper Success Story
    Synopsis “Where there is a will there is a way”. The quote is symbolic with renowned actor Bradley Cooper. He is one of the hottest stars of Hollywood today. Success did not elude this handsome and talented actor who rose from the odds and adv...

One fine example of such persons is Alexander Karp, who is the Cofounder of a private firm called Palantir. He is a person who became famous in Silicon valley even though he did not have a technical degree. His initial enterprise was an asset management company which was successful. The secret of his success is that he hired many technical people in his company to make his dream come true.

Amber Rose is an American actress who was initially a model for Louis Vuitton print. When she was a dancer, she was given a chance to cast in music videos. This made her famous when the music videos like Massive attack, vacation and a few others were a hit. She is an actress who had made herself bald for the past 8 years.

In the field of sports, Kobe Bryant has made a mark as a very good player. He was considered to be the best player in the 20th century has seen. He brought victory to his team by winning two Gold medals at Olympics during the year 2008 and 2012. He, along with his team has won 5 NBA Championships. He played a major role in achieving them.