White Plains, New York
White Plains, New York ranks 726th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Shenyang, Koblenz, and Chernivtsi. Memorable people born in White Plains, New York include George E. Smith, Mark Zuckerberg, and Joseph Campbell. Memorable people who died in White Plains, New York include Vincent du Vigneaud, Les Paul, and Jean Stafford. White Plains, New York has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many singers, and chemists. White Plains, New York is located in United States.
White Plains is a city in and the county seat of Westchester County, New York, United States. It is an inner suburb of New York City, and a commercial hub of Westchester County, a densely populated suburban county that is home to about one million people. White Plains is located in south-central Westchester County. Its downtown is 25 miles (40 km) north of Midtown Manhattan. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1894 and 2007, White Plains, New York was the birth place of 21 globally memorable people, including George E. Smith, Mark Zuckerberg, and Joseph Campbell. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in White Plains, New York including Vincent du Vigneaud, Les Paul, and Jean Stafford.
People Born in White Plains, New York
Go to all RankingsGeorge E. Smith
PHYSICIST
1930 - 2025
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 17
Mark Zuckerberg
BUSINESSPERSON
1984 - Present
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 13
Joseph Campbell
WRITER
1904 - 1987
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 8
James Whitmore
ACTOR
1921 - 2009
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 21
Ralph Waite
ACTOR
1928 - 2014
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 3
David Harbour
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 19
Chris Murphy
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 12
Alfred Romer
BIOLOGIST
1894 - 1973
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 7
Dan Duryea
ACTOR
1907 - 1968
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 20
Danger Mouse
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 18
Joseph Polchinski
PHYSICIST
1954 - 2018
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 6
Jonathan Larson
COMPOSER
1960 - 1996
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 9
People Deceased in White Plains, New York
Go to all RankingsVincent du Vigneaud
CHEMIST
1901 - 1978
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Rank: 1
Les Paul
INVENTOR
1915 - 2009
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Rank: 2
Jean Stafford
WRITER
1915 - 1979
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Rank: 3
Paul Pilgrim
ATHLETE
1883 - 1958
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Rank: 4
DMX
SINGER
1970 - 2021
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Rank: 5
Percy Grainger
COMPOSER
1882 - 1961
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Rank: 6
Big Pun
SINGER
1971 - 2000
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Rank: 7
James W. Nye
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1876
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Rank: 8
Newly Added People Deceased in White Plains, New York
Go to all RankingsVincent du Vigneaud
CHEMIST
1901 - 1978
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Rank: 1
Les Paul
INVENTOR
1915 - 2009
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Rank: 2
Jean Stafford
WRITER
1915 - 1979
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Rank: 3
Paul Pilgrim
ATHLETE
1883 - 1958
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Rank: 4
DMX
SINGER
1970 - 2021
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Rank: 5
Percy Grainger
COMPOSER
1882 - 1961
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Rank: 6
Big Pun
SINGER
1971 - 2000
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Rank: 7
James W. Nye
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1876
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Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day White Plains, New York were actors (5), writers (3), physicists (2), politicians (2), and singers (2), while most who died were singers (2), chemists (1), inventors (1), writers (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in White Plains, New York, including Ralph Waite, David Harbour, and Kevin Meaney. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day White Plains, New York, including James Whitmore, Ralph Waite, and David Harbour.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 12 globally memorable people born in White Plains, New York since 1700.