Butte, Montana
Butte, Montana ranks 2,720th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Khanbaliq, Shewa, and Mackay, Queensland. Memorable people born in Butte, Montana include Evel Knievel, Barbara Ehrenreich, and Andrea Leeds. Butte, Montana has been the birth place of many actors, and painters. Butte, Montana is located in United States.
Butte is a consolidated city-county and the county seat of Silver Bow County, Montana, United States. In 1977, the city and county governments consolidated to form the sole entity of Butte-Silver Bow. The city covers 718 square miles (1,860 km2), and, according to the 2020 census, has a population of 34,494, making it Montana's fifth-largest city. It is served by Bert Mooney Airport with airport code BTM. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1879 and 1973, Butte, Montana was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Evel Knievel, Barbara Ehrenreich, and Andrea Leeds.
People Born in Butte, Montana
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Evel Knievel
PAINTER
1938 - 2007
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 1
Barbara Ehrenreich
WRITER
1941 - 2022
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 2
Andrea Leeds
ACTOR
1914 - 1984
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 3
Martha Raye
ACTOR
1916 - 1994
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 4
Levi Leipheimer
CYCLIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 5
Kathlyn Williams
ACTOR
1879 - 1960
HPI: 38.90
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Butte, Montana were actors (3), painters (1), writers (1), and cyclists (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, painters have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Butte, Montana, including Evel Knievel. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Butte, Montana, including Andrea Leeds, Martha Raye, and Kathlyn Williams.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Butte, Montana since 1700.
