New Bedford, Massachusetts
New Bedford, Massachusetts ranks 2,498th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, and Bendigo. Memorable people born in New Bedford, Massachusetts include Hetty Green, John Tukey, and Albert Pinkham Ryder. Memorable people who died in New Bedford, Massachusetts include Arnie Oliver. New Bedford, Massachusetts has been the birth place of many businesspeople, and chemists and the death place of many soccer players. New Bedford, Massachusetts is located in United States.
New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located on the Acushnet River in what is known as the South Coast region, abutting Buzzards Bay. At the 2020 census, New Bedford had a population of 101,079, making it the state's ninth-largest city and the largest of the South Coast region. It is the second-largest city in the Providence metropolitan area and included in the greater Boston combined statistical area. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1834 and 1954, New Bedford, Massachusetts was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Hetty Green, John Tukey, and Albert Pinkham Ryder. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in New Bedford, Massachusetts including Arnie Oliver.
People Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts
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Hetty Green
BUSINESSPERSON
1834 - 1916
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 4
John Tukey
CHEMIST
1915 - 2000
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 5
Albert Pinkham Ryder
PAINTER
1847 - 1917
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 6
Irwin M. Jacobs
BUSINESSPERSON
1933 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 2
Arnie Oliver
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1993
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 3
Pete Souza
PHOTOGRAPHER
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 1
People Deceased in New Bedford, Massachusetts
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Most individuals born in present day New Bedford, Massachusetts were businesspeople (2), chemists (1), painters (1), soccer players (1), and photographers (1), while most who died were soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, businesspeople have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, including Irwin M. Jacobs. Whereas, throughout history, businesspeople have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day New Bedford, Massachusetts, including Hetty Green, and Irwin M. Jacobs.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in New Bedford, Massachusetts since 1700.
