Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts ranks 403rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Edmonton, Kitakyushu, and Kumamoto Prefecture. Memorable people born in Worcester, Massachusetts include Robert H. Goddard, Arthur Kennedy, and Noah Gordon. Memorable people who died in Worcester, Massachusetts include G. Stanley Hall, Levi Lincoln Sr., and Ernest Henry Wilson. Worcester, Massachusetts has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many psychologists, and politicians. Worcester, Massachusetts is located in United States.
Worcester is a city in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The principal city of Central Massachusetts, Worcester is the second-most populous city in the state and the 113th most populous city in the United States. Named after Worcester, England, the city had 206,518 people at the 2020 census, also making it the second-most populous city in New England, after Boston. Because it is near the geographic center of Massachusetts, Worcester is known as the "Heart of the Commonwealth"; a heart is the official symbol of the city. Worcester is the historical seat of Worcester County. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1800 and 1998, Worcester, Massachusetts was the birth place of 35 globally memorable people, including Robert H. Goddard, Arthur Kennedy, and Noah Gordon. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Worcester, Massachusetts including G. Stanley Hall, Levi Lincoln Sr., and Ernest Henry Wilson.
People Born in Worcester, Massachusetts
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Robert H. Goddard
PHYSICIST
1882 - 1945
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 15
Arthur Kennedy
ACTOR
1914 - 1990
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 14
Noah Gordon
WRITER
1926 - 2021
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 8
Lillian Asplund
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1906 - 2006
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 4
Samuel Fuller
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 1997
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 13
Elizabeth Bishop
WRITER
1911 - 1979
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 3
John Adams
COMPOSER
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 32
Fanny Bullock Workman
MOUNTAINEER
1859 - 1925
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 9
Abbie Hoffman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1936 - 1989
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 6
Myrtle Bachelder
CHEMIST
1908 - 1997
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 35
Jay Cutler
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 25
Albina Osipowich
SWIMMER
1911 - 1964
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Worcester, Massachusetts
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G. Stanley Hall
PSYCHOLOGIST
1846 - 1924
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 1
Levi Lincoln Sr.
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1820
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 4
Ernest Henry Wilson
EXPLORER
1876 - 1930
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 2
Arthur L. Newton
ATHLETE
1883 - 1950
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Worcester, Massachusetts were actors (9), writers (5), politicians (3), film directors (2), and athletes (2), while most who died were psychologists (1), politicians (1), explorers (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Worcester, Massachusetts, including Alicia Witt, Erik Per Sullivan, and Alisan Porter. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Worcester, Massachusetts, including Arthur Kennedy, Lewis Stone, and Alicia Witt.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 18 globally memorable people born in Worcester, Massachusetts since 1700.
