Nantucket
Nantucket ranks 3,041st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Germantown, Philadelphia, Beja, Portugal, and São José do Rio Preto. Memorable people born in Nantucket include Maria Mitchell, Lucretia Mott, and Charles J. Folger. Memorable people who died in Nantucket include Alfred W. Crosby. Nantucket has been the birth place of many musicians, and astronomers and the death place of many historians. Nantucket is located in United States.
Nantucket is an island in the state of Massachusetts in the United States, about 30 miles (48 km) south of the Cape Cod peninsula. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government. Nantucket is the southeasternmost town in both Massachusetts and the New England region. The name "Nantucket" is adapted from similar Algonquian names for the island. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1793 and 1993, Nantucket was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Maria Mitchell, Lucretia Mott, and Charles J. Folger. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Nantucket including Alfred W. Crosby.
People Born in Nantucket
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Maria Mitchell
ASTRONOMER
1818 - 1889
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 3
Lucretia Mott
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1793 - 1880
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 5
Charles J. Folger
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1884
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 4
Bill Dixon
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2010
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 2
Meghan Trainor
MUSICIAN
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 1
People Deceased in Nantucket
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Newly Added People Deceased in Nantucket
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Most individuals born in present day Nantucket were musicians (2), astronomers (1), social activists (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were historians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nantucket, including Bill Dixon, and Meghan Trainor. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nantucket, including Bill Dixon, and Meghan Trainor.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Nantucket since 1700.
