Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown, Pennsylvania ranks 787th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Thebes, Egypt, Salto, Uruguay, and Mongolia. Memorable people born in Allentown, Pennsylvania include Keith Jarrett, Lee Iacocca, and Amanda Seyfried. Memorable people who died in Allentown, Pennsylvania include Sarah Knauss, Paul Felix Schmidt, and Justin Wilson. Allentown, Pennsylvania has been the birth place of many actors and wrestlers and the death place of many racing drivers and celebrities. Allentown, Pennsylvania is located in United States.
Allentown is a city in Pennsylvania and the county seat of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the third-most-populous city in Pennsylvania with a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 census and the most populous city in the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the nation as of 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1924 and 2004, Allentown, Pennsylvania was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Keith Jarrett, Lee Iacocca, and Amanda Seyfried. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Allentown, Pennsylvania including Sarah Knauss, Paul Felix Schmidt, and Justin Wilson.
People Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
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Keith Jarrett
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 1
Lee Iacocca
1924 - 2019
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 2
Amanda Seyfried
1985 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 3
Lil Peep
1996 - 2017
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 4
Dane DeHaan
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 5
David Dastmalchian
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 6
Michaela Conlin
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 7
Christine Taylor
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 8
Devon
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.17
Rank: 9
Aimee Mullins
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.06
Rank: 10
Tim Keller
1950 - 2023
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 11
Joseph Atiyeh
1957 - Present
HPI: 36.56
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
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People Deceased in Allentown, Pennsylvania
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Sarah Knauss
1880 - 1999
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 1
Paul Felix Schmidt
1916 - 1984
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 2
Justin Wilson
1978 - 2015
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 3
Johnny Thomson
1922 - 1960
HPI: 40.40
Rank: 4
Most individuals born in present day Allentown, Pennsylvania were actors (8), wrestlers (2), musicians (1), businesspeople (1), and singers (1), while most who died were racing drivers (2), celebrities (1), and chess players (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, including Amanda Seyfried, Dane DeHaan, and David Dastmalchian. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Allentown, Pennsylvania, including Amanda Seyfried, Dane DeHaan, and David Dastmalchian.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Allentown, Pennsylvania since 1700.
