Brookline, Massachusetts
Brookline, Massachusetts ranks 765th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Barakaldo, Ōita Prefecture, and Mashhad. The most famous people from Brookline, Massachusetts are John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Mike Wallace. The most famous people who died in Brookline, Massachusetts are William P. Murphy, Saul Bellow, and George Minot. Brookline, Massachusetts has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many writers, and physicians. Brookline, Massachusetts is located in United States.
People
Between 1818 and 2000, Brookline, Massachusetts was the birth place of 21 globally memorable people, including John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Mike Wallace. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Brookline, Massachusetts including William P. Murphy, Saul Bellow, and George Minot.
People Born in Brookline, Massachusetts
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John F. Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1963
HPI: 86.01
Rank: 1
Robert F. Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1968
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 2
Mike Wallace
ACTOR
1918 - 2012
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 3
Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington
NOBLEMAN
1920 - 1948
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 4
Rosemary Kennedy
CELEBRITY
1918 - 2005
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 5
William A. Wellman
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1975
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 6
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2009
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 7
Conan O'Brien
PRESENTER
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 8
Michael Dukakis
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 9
Amy Lowell
WRITER
1874 - 1925
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 10
Patricia Kennedy Lawford
ACTOR
1924 - 2006
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 11
Jon Krakauer
MOUNTAINEER
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Brookline, Massachusetts
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Michelle Thomas
ACTOR
1968 - 1998
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 18
Jeff Adrien
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.73
Rank: 19
People Deceased in Brookline, Massachusetts
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William P. Murphy
PHYSICIAN
1892 - 1987
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 1
Saul Bellow
WRITER
1915 - 2005
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 2
George Minot
PHYSICIAN
1885 - 1950
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 3
Peter L. Berger
SOCIOLOGIST
1929 - 2017
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 4
James Brendan Connolly
WRITER
1868 - 1957
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 5
Oscar Zariski
MATHEMATICIAN
1899 - 1986
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 6
Amy Lowell
WRITER
1874 - 1925
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 7
John Munro Longyear
BUSINESSPERSON
1850 - 1922
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 8
Henry Hobson Richardson
ARCHITECT
1838 - 1886
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 9
Arthur Fiedler
CONDUCTOR
1894 - 1979
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 10
Theresa Weld
SKATER
1893 - 1978
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 11
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Brookline, Massachusetts were politicians (5), actors (3), noblemen (1), celebrities (1), and film directors (1), while most who died were writers (3), physicians (2), sociologists (1), mathematicians (1), and businesspeople (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, presenters have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Brookline, Massachusetts, including Conan O'Brien. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Brookline, Massachusetts, including John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 15 globally memorable people born in Brookline, Massachusetts since 1700.
