Altoona, Pennsylvania
Altoona, Pennsylvania ranks 2,824th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Beckenham, Bethnal Green, and Motala. Memorable people born in Altoona, Pennsylvania include Michael Behe, Paul Winter, and Andrew Kevin Walker. Altoona, Pennsylvania has been the birth place of many writers, and chemists. Altoona, Pennsylvania is located in United States.
Altoona is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 43,963 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Altoona metropolitan area, which includes all of Blair County and was recorded as having a population of 122,823. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1904 and 1964, Altoona, Pennsylvania was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Michael Behe, Paul Winter, and Andrew Kevin Walker.
People Born in Altoona, Pennsylvania
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Michael Behe
CHEMIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 1
Paul Winter
MUSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 2
Andrew Kevin Walker
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 3
Janet Blair
ACTOR
1921 - 2007
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 4
Charlie Crist
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 5
H. Beam Piper
WRITER
1904 - 1964
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Altoona, Pennsylvania
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Most individuals born in present day Altoona, Pennsylvania were writers (2), chemists (1), musicians (1), actors (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, chemists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, including Michael Behe. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Altoona, Pennsylvania, including Andrew Kevin Walker, and H. Beam Piper.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Altoona, Pennsylvania since 1700.
