Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ranks 1,408th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Erlangen, Reus, and Yaizu. The most famous people from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania are Newt Gingrich, Jean Shiley, and John Kunkel Small. The most famous people who died in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania are R. Budd Dwyer, and John W. Geary. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has been the birth place of many athletes, and actors and the death place of many politicians. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is located in United States.
Harrisburg is the capital city of the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the ninth-most populous city in the state, with a population of 50,099 at the 2020 census, while the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area has an estimated 615,000 residents and is the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in Pennsylvania. Harrisburg is situated on the east bank of the Susquehanna River 83 miles (134 km) southwest of Allentown and 107 miles (172 km) northwest of Philadelphia. It is officially incorporated as a third-class city and is the county seat of Dauphin County. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1995, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Newt Gingrich, Jean Shiley, and John Kunkel Small. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania including R. Budd Dwyer, and John W. Geary.
People Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Go to all RankingsNewt Gingrich
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 1
Jean Shiley
ATHLETE
1911 - 1998
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 2
John Kunkel Small
BIOLOGIST
1869 - 1938
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 3
Glenn Branca
COMPOSER
1948 - 2018
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 4
Barney Ewell
ATHLETE
1918 - 1996
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 5
Eric Mabius
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 6
Jules Jordan
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 7
Bobby Troup
ACTOR
1918 - 1999
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 8
Jennifer Brady
TENNIS PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 9
Kimberly Peirce
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 10
Sam Hardy
ATHLETE
HPI: 36.56
Rank: 11
Andy Panko
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.60
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Go to all RankingsJules Jordan
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 7
Andy Panko
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.60
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Go to all RankingsR. Budd Dwyer
POLITICIAN
1939 - 1987
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 1
John W. Geary
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1873
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Harrisburg, Pennsylvania were athletes (5), actors (4), basketball players (2), politicians (1), and biologists (1), while most who died were politicians (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, including Eric Mabius, Jules Jordan, and Ciara Renée. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, including Jean Shiley, Barney Ewell, and Sam Hardy.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania since 1700.














