Williams (born 1967), Philadelphia district attorney Fernando Wood (1812–1881), former Mayor of New York Sports Chris Achuff (born 1975), defensive line coach, Syracuse University John Abadie (1854–1905), former professional baseball player, Brooklyn Atlantics and Philadelphia Athletics Cal Abrams (1924–1997), former professional baseball player, Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, and Pittsburgh Pirates Chris Albright (born 1979), MLS defender, FC Cincinnati Dick Allen (1942–2020), former professional baseball player, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, and St. Louis Cardinals, National League Rookie of the Year, and seven-time All-Star Doug Allison (1846–1916), first professional baseball player ever to use a baseball glove Eddie Alvarez (born 1984), mixed martial artist, ONE Championship Rubén Amaro Jr. (born 1965), former professional baseball player, general manager, and coach Paul Arizin (1928–2006), former professional basketball player, Camden Bullets and Philadelphia Warriors Charles Barkley (born 1963), former Philadelphia 76ers professional basketball player, NBA MVP, 11-time All-Star, and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member Deion Barnes (born 1993), former professional football player, Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets Reds Bassman (1913–2010), former professional football player, Philadelphia Eagles Bert Bell (1895–1959), founder of Philadelphia Eagles football team and former NFL commissioner Barney Berlinger (1908–2002), former 1928 Summer Olympics decathlete Mohini Bhardwaj (born 1978), former 2004 Summer Olympics gymnast Tyrell Biggs (born 1960), former boxer, 1984 Summer Olympics gold medalist Audrey Bleiler (1933–1975), former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player, South Bend Blue Sox Chaim Bloom (born 1983), Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Thomas Brennan (1922–2003), former professional hockey player, Boston Bruins Charles Brewer (born 1969), former boxer and IBF super middleweight champion Derek Bryant (born 1971) former heavyweight boxer Kobe Bryant (1978–2020), former professional basketball player and five-time NBA Finals champion Michael Brooks (1958–2016), former professional basketball player Roy Campanella (1921–1993), former professional baseball player, three-time National League Most Valuable Player Wilt Chamberlain (1936–1999), former professional basketball player and two-time NBA champion Ben Clime (1891–1973), former professional football player Randall "Tex" Cobb (born 1950), former boxer and actor Tim Cooney (born 1990), professional baseball player Don Cohan (1930–2018), 1972 Olympic bronze medalist, sailing Brian Cohen (born 1976), professional boxer Julia Cohen (born 1989) professional tennis player Steve Coleman (born 1950), former professional football player Bobby Convey (born 1983), professional soccer player for the San Jose Earthquakes and the U.S. Men's National Soccer team Tyrone Crawley (1958–2021), former boxer Fran Crippen (1984–2010),