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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ranks 1,408th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Erlangen, Reus, and Yaizu. Memorable people born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania include Newt Gingrich, Jean Shiley, and John Kunkel Small. Memorable people who died in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania include 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 the county seat of Dauphin County. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 1995, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was the birth place of 14 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

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Harrisburg, Pennsylvania were athletes (5), actors (3), politicians (1), biologists (1), and composers (1),  while most who died were politicians (2).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, including Eric Mabius, 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.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania since 1700.