Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield, Massachusetts ranks 462nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chemnitz, Wimbledon, London, and Erfurt. Memorable people born in Springfield, Massachusetts include Dr. Seuss, Kurt Russell, and Donald Davidson. Memorable people who died in Springfield, Massachusetts include Eddie Shore. Springfield, Massachusetts has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many hockey players. Springfield, Massachusetts is located in United States.
Springfield is the most populous city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, and its county seat. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern Mill River. At the 2020 census, the city's population was 155,929, making it the third most populous city in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the fourth most populous city in New England after Boston, Worcester, and Providence. Metropolitan Springfield, as one of two metropolitan areas in Massachusetts, had a population of 699,162 in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1838 and 2001, Springfield, Massachusetts was the birth place of 32 globally memorable people, including Dr. Seuss, Kurt Russell, and Donald Davidson. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Springfield, Massachusetts including Eddie Shore.
People Born in Springfield, Massachusetts
Go to all RankingsDr. Seuss
WRITER
1904 - 1991
HPI: 79.94
Rank: 7
Kurt Russell
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 32
Donald Davidson
PHILOSOPHER
1917 - 2003
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 15
Richard F. Heck
CHEMIST
1931 - 2015
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 3
Timothy Leary
PSYCHOLOGIST
1920 - 1996
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 31
Herbert Blomstedt
CONDUCTOR
1927 - Present
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 22
Alan Kay
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 17
Creighton Abrams
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1974
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 11
Joel Asaph Allen
BIOLOGIST
1838 - 1921
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 9
John Ashton
ACTOR
1948 - 2024
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 24
Linda Perry
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 20
Albert Charles Smith
BIOLOGIST
1906 - 1999
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 29
People Deceased in Springfield, Massachusetts
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Most individuals born in present day Springfield, Massachusetts were actors (6), politicians (5), musicians (4), writers (2), and chemists (2), while most who died were hockey players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Springfield, Massachusetts, including Kurt Russell, John Ashton, and Chloë Sevigny. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Springfield, Massachusetts, including Kurt Russell, John Ashton, and Chloë Sevigny.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 16 globally memorable people born in Springfield, Massachusetts since 1700.