Winchester, Virginia
Winchester, Virginia ranks 2,186th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tripoli, Greece, Linares, Jaén, and Mol, Belgium. Memorable people born in Winchester, Virginia include Richard E. Byrd, Harry F. Byrd Jr., and Patsy Cline. Memorable people who died in Winchester, Virginia include Harry F. Byrd Jr., and Daniel Morgan. Winchester, Virginia has been the birth place of many politicians, and explorers and the death place of many politicians. Winchester, Virginia is located in United States.
Winchester is the northwesternmost independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of Frederick County, although the two are separate jurisdictions. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 28,120. It is the principal city of the Winchester metropolitan area with a population of just over 145,000 extending into West Virginia, which is a part of the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area. Winchester is home to Shenandoah University and the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1804 and 1958, Winchester, Virginia was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Richard E. Byrd, Harry F. Byrd Jr., and Patsy Cline. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Winchester, Virginia including Harry F. Byrd Jr., and Daniel Morgan.
People Born in Winchester, Virginia
Go to all RankingsRichard E. Byrd
EXPLORER
1888 - 1957
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 4
Harry F. Byrd Jr.
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2013
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 6
Patsy Cline
SINGER
1932 - 1963
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 7
Brian Benben
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 2
Paul Orndorff
WRESTLER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 5
Charles Magill Conrad
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1878
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 3
Rick Santorum
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 1
People Deceased in Winchester, Virginia
Go to all RankingsHarry F. Byrd Jr.
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2013
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 1
Daniel Morgan
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1802
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Deceased in Winchester, Virginia
Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most individuals born in present day Winchester, Virginia were politicians (3), explorers (1), singers (1), actors (1), and wrestlers (1), while most who died were politicians (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Winchester, Virginia, including Patsy Cline. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Winchester, Virginia, including Harry F. Byrd Jr., Charles Magill Conrad, and Rick Santorum.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Winchester, Virginia since 1700.