Amherst, Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts ranks 1,488th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bad Kreuznach, Shimonoseki, and Barnaul. The most famous people from Amherst, Massachusetts are Emily Dickinson, Helen Hunt Jackson, and Michael E. Mann. The most famous people who died in Amherst, Massachusetts are Emily Dickinson, and Lynn Margulis. Amherst, Massachusetts has been the birth place of many writers, and actors and the death place of many writers, and biologists. Amherst, Massachusetts is located in United States.
People
Between 1830 and 1994, Amherst, Massachusetts was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Emily Dickinson, Helen Hunt Jackson, and Michael E. Mann. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Amherst, Massachusetts including Emily Dickinson, and Lynn Margulis.
People Born in Amherst, Massachusetts
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Emily Dickinson
WRITER
1830 - 1886
HPI: 85.12
Rank: 1
Helen Hunt Jackson
WRITER
1830 - 1885
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 2
Michael E. Mann
GEOLOGIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 3
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 4
Margaret Morse Nice
BIOLOGIST
1883 - 1974
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 5
Paul Nitze
POLITICIAN
1907 - 2004
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 6
Stuart Symington
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1988
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 7
J Mascis
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 8
Julie McNiven
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 9
Michael Hixon
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 27.12
Rank: 10
People Deceased in Amherst, Massachusetts
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Amherst, Massachusetts were writers (2), actors (2), politicians (2), geologists (1), and biologists (1), while most who died were writers (1), and biologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Amherst, Massachusetts, including Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Julie McNiven. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Amherst, Massachusetts, including Emily Dickinson, and Helen Hunt Jackson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Amherst, Massachusetts since 1700.
