Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania ranks 1,082nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Baden-Baden, Leytonstone, and Neuwied. Memorable people born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania include David Bohm, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and Florence Foster Jenkins. Memorable people who died in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania include Alvin Kraenzlein, Jess McMahon, and Jozef Murgaš. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania has been the birth place of many actors, and physicists and the death place of many athletes, and celebrities. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is located in United States.
Wilkes-Barre is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. Located along the Susquehanna River in Northeastern Pennsylvania, it had a population of 44,328 in the 2020 census. It is part of the Wyoming Valley metropolitan area, which includes five cities and more than 40 boroughs forming a contiguous urban corridor with an estimated 574,000 residents. Wilkes-Barre is located 49 miles (79 km) north-northwest of Allentown, 97 miles (156 km) north-northwest of Philadelphia, and 106 miles (171 km) west-northwest of New York City. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1796 and 1992, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including David Bohm, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and Florence Foster Jenkins. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania including Alvin Kraenzlein, Jess McMahon, and Jozef Murgaš.
People Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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David Bohm
PHYSICIST
1992 - 1992
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 8
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
FILM DIRECTOR
1909 - 1993
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 5
Florence Foster Jenkins
SINGER
1868 - 1944
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 7
Edward B. Lewis
BIOLOGIST
1918 - 2004
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 6
William Daniel Phillips
PHYSICIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 1
Mary McDonnell
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 2
Harold Rainsford Stark
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1972
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 11
Franz Kline
PAINTER
1910 - 1962
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 9
James Karen
ACTOR
1923 - 2018
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 4
George Catlin
PAINTER
1796 - 1872
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 10
Darlanne Fluegel
ACTOR
1953 - 2017
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 12
Rose O'Neill
COMIC ARTIST
1874 - 1944
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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Alvin Kraenzlein
ATHLETE
1876 - 1928
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 2
Jess McMahon
CELEBRITY
1882 - 1954
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 1
Jozef Murgaš
INVENTOR
1864 - 1929
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania were actors (4), physicists (2), painters (2), film directors (1), and singers (1), while most who died were athletes (1), celebrities (1), and inventors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, including Mary McDonnell, Darlanne Fluegel, and Harley Jane Kozak. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, including Mary McDonnell, James Karen, and Darlanne Fluegel.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania since 1700.
