The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Its history began in 1740 when a group of Philadelphians organized to erect a great preaching hall for George Whitefield, a traveling evangelist. The building was designed and constructed by Edmund Woolley and was the largest building in Philadelphia at the time, drawing thousands of people the first time in which it was preached.
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University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~2003 (est.)
OtherAmerican businesswoman, socialite and political advisior (born 1981)
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~2000 (est.)
Arts & EntertainmentAmerican singer-songwriter
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1996 (est.)
Arts & EntertainmentAmerican actress (born 1974)
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1993 (est.)
Businessbusinessman and entrepreneur (born 1971)
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1979 (est.)
Arts & EntertainmentChinese Conceptual artist (born 1957)
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1975 (est.)
PoliticsEstonian politician and diplomat, fourth president of Estonia (born 1953)
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1968 (est.)
PoliticsPresident of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1968 (est.)
Arts & EntertainmentAmerican actress
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1957 (est.)
ScienceJapanese chemist (1935 - 2021)
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1952 (est.)
BusinessAmerican investor, entrepreneur and businessman
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1952 (est.)
ScienceNobel prize winning American physicist
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1950 (est.)
OtherAmerican linguist and activist (born 1928)
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1939 (est.)
EngineeringChinese-American architect (1917–2019)
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1938 (est.)
ScienceAmerican biochemist (1916–1995)
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1907 (est.)
Arts & EntertainmentAmerican poet and critic (1885–1972)
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1795 (est.)
Politicspresident of the United States in 1841
