Norristown, Pennsylvania
Norristown, Pennsylvania ranks 1,621st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Antananarivo, Douai, and Evansville, Indiana. The most famous people from Norristown, Pennsylvania are Jaco Pastorius, Peter Boyle, and Maria Bello. The most famous people who died in Norristown, Pennsylvania are Soh Jaipil. Norristown, Pennsylvania has been the birth place of many musicians, and actors and the death place of many social activists. Norristown, Pennsylvania is located in United States.
Norristown is a borough with home rule status and the county seat of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Located along the Schuylkill River, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) from Philadelphia, Norristown had a population of 35,748 as of the 2020 census. It is the fourth-most populous municipality in the county and second-most populous borough in Pennsylvania. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1896 and 1999, Norristown, Pennsylvania was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Jaco Pastorius, Peter Boyle, and Maria Bello. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Norristown, Pennsylvania including Soh Jaipil.
People Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania
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Jaco Pastorius
MUSICIAN
1951 - 1987
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 1
Peter Boyle
ACTOR
1935 - 2006
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 2
Maria Bello
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 3
Ken Myers
ATHLETE
1896 - 1974
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 4
Jimmy Smith
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2005
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 5
Lisa Raymond
TENNIS PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 6
Michael Everson
BUSINESSPERSON
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 7
Mike Piazza
BASEBALL PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 8
Richard Schweiker
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2015
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 9
Cam Reddish
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 10
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Norristown, Pennsylvania were musicians (2), actors (2), athletes (1), tennis players (1), and businesspeople (1), while most who died were social activists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, including Jaco Pastorius, and Jimmy Smith. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Norristown, Pennsylvania, including Jaco Pastorius, and Jimmy Smith.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Norristown, Pennsylvania since 1700.
