No other town in America has been home to so much Irish royalty. Some of them spent their entire lives in the Delaware Valley. Some—notably, the professional athletes—were just passing through.

Here is a list of some of the most noteworthy Irish Philadelphians from the past:

• Clark, Dennis, author, "The Irish in Philadelphia: Ten Generations of Urban Experience"
• Conwell, Henry, bishop
• Dougherty, Dennis, cardinal archbishop
• Egan, Michael Francis, bishop
• Green, William Joseph, Jr., U.S. Representative
• Kelly, Grace, actress, princess of Monaco
• Kelly, John Brenden "J.B." Sr., Olympic oarsman, politician and president of the largest bricklaying company in the U.S.
• Kelly, John Brenden "Jack," Philadelphia City Council and Olympic oarsman
• Hynes, Sister Margaret "Peg"
• Kenrick, Francis Patrick, bishop
• Mack, Connie, managerand owner of the Athletics
• O'Hara, John Francis, cardinal archbishop
• Prendergast, Edmond Francis, archbishop
• Ryan, Patrick John, archbishop
• Tate, James H. J., mayor of Philadelphia
• O'Connor, Cardinal John Joseph, Diocese of New York