Belmont, Massachusetts
Belmont, Massachusetts ranks 13,996th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Windsor Locks, Connecticut, Orange, Connecticut, and Saugus, Massachusetts. The most famous people from Belmont, Massachusetts are Maxie Long. The most famous people who died in Belmont, Massachusetts are Paul Samuelson, Karl Korsch, and Vannevar Bush. Belmont, Massachusetts has been the birth place of many athletes and the death place of many economists, and philosophers. Belmont, Massachusetts is located in United States.
Belmont is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a western suburb of Boston and is part of the Greater Boston metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, its population was 27,295, an increase of 10.4% from 2010. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1878, Belmont, Massachusetts was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Maxie Long. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Belmont, Massachusetts including Paul Samuelson, Karl Korsch, and Vannevar Bush. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Belmont, Massachusetts than were born there.
People Born in Belmont, Massachusetts
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People Deceased in Belmont, Massachusetts
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Paul Samuelson
ECONOMIST
1915 - 2009
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 1
Karl Korsch
PHILOSOPHER
1886 - 1961
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 2
Vannevar Bush
ENGINEER
1890 - 1974
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 3
Frederick Law Olmsted
ARCHITECT
1822 - 1903
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 4
Walter Piston
COMPOSER
1894 - 1976
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 5
Theodore Levitt
ECONOMIST
1925 - 2006
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 6
Richard Brauer
MATHEMATICIAN
1901 - 1977
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 7
Richard Wilbur
WRITER
1921 - 2017
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 8
Bernard Bailyn
HISTORIAN
1922 - 2020
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 9
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Belmont, Massachusetts were athletes (1), while most who died were economists (2), philosophers (1), engineers (1), architects (1), and composers (1).
Occupational Trends
Throughout history athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Belmont, Massachusetts, including Maxie Long.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Belmont, Massachusetts since 1700.
