Blacksburg, Virginia
Blacksburg, Virginia ranks 10,575th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Joigny, Xiangkhouang province, and Semur-en-Auxois. Memorable people born in Blacksburg, Virginia include Henry Lee Lucas, and John B. Floyd. Memorable people who died in Blacksburg, Virginia include James M. Buchanan, Liviu Librescu, and Seung-Hui Cho. Blacksburg, Virginia has been the birth place of many extremists, and politicians and the death place of many economists, and computer scientists. Blacksburg, Virginia is located in United States.
Blacksburg is an incorporated town in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 44,826 at the 2020 census. Blacksburg and the surrounding county is dominated economically and demographically by the presence of Virginia Tech. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1806 and 1936, Blacksburg, Virginia was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Henry Lee Lucas, and John B. Floyd. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Blacksburg, Virginia including James M. Buchanan, Liviu Librescu, and Seung-Hui Cho. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Blacksburg, Virginia than were born there.
People Born in Blacksburg, Virginia
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Henry Lee Lucas
EXTREMIST
1936 - 2001
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1
John B. Floyd
POLITICIAN
1806 - 1863
HPI: 40.39
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Blacksburg, Virginia
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James M. Buchanan
ECONOMIST
1919 - 2013
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 1
Liviu Librescu
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1930 - 2007
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 2
Seung-Hui Cho
EXTREMIST
1984 - 2007
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Blacksburg, Virginia were extremists (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were economists (1), computer scientists (1), and extremists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, extremists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Blacksburg, Virginia, including Henry Lee Lucas. Whereas, throughout history, extremists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Blacksburg, Virginia, including Henry Lee Lucas.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Blacksburg, Virginia since 1700.
