Chesapeake, Virginia
Chesapeake, Virginia ranks 5,181st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fairfax County, Virginia, Elis (city), and Gosford. Memorable people born in Chesapeake, Virginia include Alonzo Mourning, Michael Copon, and Grant Holloway. Memorable people who died in Chesapeake, Virginia include Randy Pausch. Chesapeake, Virginia has been the birth place of many basketball players, and actors and the death place of many computer scientists. Chesapeake, Virginia is located in United States.
Chesapeake is an independent city in Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 249,422, making it the second-most populous city in Virginia, the tenth largest in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 92nd-most populous city in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1970 and 1997, Chesapeake, Virginia was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Alonzo Mourning, Michael Copon, and Grant Holloway. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Chesapeake, Virginia including Randy Pausch.
People Born in Chesapeake, Virginia
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Alonzo Mourning
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 6
Michael Copon
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 5
Grant Holloway
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 4
Jay Pharoah
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 29.77
Rank: 2
Mike Scott
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 29.39
Rank: 1
Caine Wilkes
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Born in Chesapeake, Virginia
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ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 29.77
Rank: 2
Mike Scott
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 29.39
Rank: 1
People Deceased in Chesapeake, Virginia
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Chesapeake, Virginia were basketball players (2), actors (2), and athletes (2), while most who died were computer scientists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, basketball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Chesapeake, Virginia, including Alonzo Mourning, and Mike Scott. Whereas, throughout history, basketball players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Chesapeake, Virginia, including Alonzo Mourning, and Mike Scott.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Chesapeake, Virginia since 1700.
