Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania ranks 2,362nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Manama, Ryazan Governorate, and Lubumbashi. Memorable people born in Pennsylvania include Edgar Adams, Krysten Ritter, and Amy Steel. Memorable people who died in Pennsylvania include Fethullah Gülen, and John Eke. Pennsylvania has been the birth place of many actors, and swimmers and the death place of many religious figures, and athletes. Pennsylvania is located in United States.
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio and the Ohio River to its west, Lake Erie and New York to its north, the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east, and the Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest via Lake Erie. Pennsylvania's most populous city is Philadelphia. The state capital is Harrisburg. Among all states, Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous with over 13 million residents as of the 2020 United States census, the ninth-highest by population density, and the 33rd-largest by land area. The largest metropolitan statistical area is the southeastern Philadelphia metropolitan area, centered on Philadelphia, the state's most populous and nation's sixth-most populous city. The second-largest metropolitan area, Greater Pittsburgh, is centered in and around Pittsburgh, the state's second-largest city. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1855 and 1981, Pennsylvania was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Edgar Adams, Krysten Ritter, and Amy Steel. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Pennsylvania including Fethullah Gülen, and John Eke.
People Born in Pennsylvania
Go to all RankingsEdgar Adams
SWIMMER
1868 - 1940
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 7
Krysten Ritter
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 3
Amy Steel
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 6
Edward Angle
PHYSICIAN
1855 - 1930
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 2
Kevin Kelly
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 4
Nancy Cartwright
PHILOSOPHER
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 5
Bruce Harlan
ATHLETE
1926 - 1959
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 1
People Deceased in Pennsylvania
Go to all RankingsFethullah Gülen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - 2024
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 2
John Eke
ATHLETE
1886 - 1964
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Pennsylvania were actors (2), swimmers (1), physicians (1), writers (1), and philosophers (1), while most who died were religious figures (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pennsylvania, including Krysten Ritter, and Amy Steel. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pennsylvania, including Krysten Ritter, and Amy Steel.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Pennsylvania since 1700.