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 Jess McMahon, Alvin Kraenzlein, and Jozef Murgaš. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania has been the birth place of many actors, and physicists and the death place of many celebrities, and athletes. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is located in United States.
Wilkes-Barre is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. Located at the center of the Wyoming Valley in Northeastern Pennsylvania, it had a population of 44,328 in the 2020 census. It is the second-largest city, after Scranton, in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 567,559 as of the 2020 census, making it the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Pennsylvania after the Delaware Valley, Greater Pittsburgh, the Lehigh Valley, and Greater Harrisburg. 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 Jess McMahon, Alvin Kraenzlein, and Jozef Murgaš.
People Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Go to all RankingsDavid Bohm
PHYSICIST
1992 - 1992
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 7
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
FILM DIRECTOR
1909 - 1993
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 4
Florence Foster Jenkins
SINGER
1868 - 1944
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 6
Edward B. Lewis
BIOLOGIST
1918 - 2004
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 5
William Daniel Phillips
PHYSICIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 13
Mary McDonnell
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 1
Harold Rainsford Stark
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1972
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 10
Franz Kline
PAINTER
1910 - 1962
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 8
James Karen
ACTOR
1923 - 2018
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 3
George Catlin
PAINTER
1796 - 1872
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 9
Darlanne Fluegel
ACTOR
1953 - 2017
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 11
Rose O'Neill
COMIC ARTIST
1874 - 1944
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Go to all RankingsJess McMahon
CELEBRITY
1882 - 1954
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Rank: 1
Alvin Kraenzlein
ATHLETE
1876 - 1928
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Rank: 2
Jozef Murgaš
INVENTOR
1864 - 1929
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Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Go to all RankingsJess McMahon
CELEBRITY
1882 - 1954
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Alvin Kraenzlein
ATHLETE
1876 - 1928
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Jozef Murgaš
INVENTOR
1864 - 1929
HPI: NaN
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 celebrities (1), athletes (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.