West Chester, Pennsylvania
West Chester, Pennsylvania ranks 1,398th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ferrol, Spain, Edogawa, Tokyo, and Bedford. Memorable people born in West Chester, Pennsylvania include Samuel Barber, Matisyahu, and Smedley Butler. Memorable people who died in West Chester, Pennsylvania include Henry Russell, and Frank Sheeran. West Chester, Pennsylvania has been the birth place of many actors, and composers and the death place of many athletes, and extremists. West Chester, Pennsylvania is located in United States.
West Chester is a borough and the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, the borough had a population of 18,671 at the 2020 census. West Chester is the mailing address for most of its neighboring townships. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1881 and 1990, West Chester, Pennsylvania was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Samuel Barber, Matisyahu, and Smedley Butler. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in West Chester, Pennsylvania including Henry Russell, and Frank Sheeran.
People Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania
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Samuel Barber
COMPOSER
1910 - 1981
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 5
Matisyahu
MUSICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 11
Smedley Butler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1940
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 7
Lawrence Shields
ATHLETE
1895 - 1976
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 6
Matthew McGrory
ACTOR
1973 - 2005
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 8
Bayard Rustin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 1987
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 9
Bam Margera
SKATER
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 4
Graham Rogers
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 3
Kyle Gallner
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 2
Charlie McDermott
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 10
Jim Furyk
GOLFER
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.84
Rank: 1
People Deceased in West Chester, Pennsylvania
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Newly Added People Deceased in West Chester, Pennsylvania
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Most individuals born in present day West Chester, Pennsylvania were actors (4), composers (1), musicians (1), military personnels (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were athletes (1), and extremists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, including Matthew McGrory, Graham Rogers, and Kyle Gallner. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day West Chester, Pennsylvania, including Matthew McGrory, Graham Rogers, and Kyle Gallner.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in West Chester, Pennsylvania since 1700.
