Chester, Pennsylvania
Chester, Pennsylvania ranks 2,173rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bremerton, Washington, Sarasota, Florida, and Shumen. The most famous people from Chester, Pennsylvania are Alex North, Sylvanus Morley, and Ethel Waters. Chester, Pennsylvania has been the birth place of many basketball players, and composers. Chester, Pennsylvania is located in United States.
People
Between 1813 and 1997, Chester, Pennsylvania was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Alex North, Sylvanus Morley, and Ethel Waters.
People Born in Chester, Pennsylvania
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Alex North
COMPOSER
1910 - 1991
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 1
Sylvanus Morley
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1883 - 1948
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 2
Ethel Waters
SINGER
1896 - 1977
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 3
David Dixon Porter
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1813 - 1891
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 4
Jameer Nelson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 5
Tyreke Evans
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 6
Derrick Jones Jr.
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 32.85
Rank: 7
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 32.40
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Chester, Pennsylvania
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Most individuals born in present day Chester, Pennsylvania were basketball players (4), composers (1), archaeologists (1), singers (1), and military personnels (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, basketball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Chester, Pennsylvania, including Jameer Nelson, Tyreke Evans, and Derrick Jones Jr.. Whereas, throughout history, basketball players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Chester, Pennsylvania, including Jameer Nelson, Tyreke Evans, and Derrick Jones Jr..
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Chester, Pennsylvania since 1700.
