Concord, Massachusetts
Concord, Massachusetts ranks 2,614th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Montego Bay, Almere, and Mindelo. Memorable people born in Concord, Massachusetts include Henry David Thoreau, Steve Carell, and Robert W. Wood. Memorable people who died in Concord, Massachusetts include Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Har Gobind Khorana. Concord, Massachusetts has been the birth place of many writers, and actors and the death place of many writers, and biologists. Concord, Massachusetts is located in United States.
Concord is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. In the 2020 census, the town population was 18,491. The United States Census Bureau considers Concord part of Greater Boston. The town center is near where the Sudbury and Assabet rivers join to form the Concord River. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1817 and 1969, Concord, Massachusetts was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Henry David Thoreau, Steve Carell, and Robert W. Wood. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Concord, Massachusetts including Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Har Gobind Khorana.
People Born in Concord, Massachusetts
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Henry David Thoreau
WRITER
1817 - 1862
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 1
Steve Carell
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 2
Robert W. Wood
PHYSICIST
1868 - 1955
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 3
Paget Brewster
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 4
Cass Sunstein
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 5
Lev Grossman
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 32.85
Rank: 6
People Deceased in Concord, Massachusetts
Go to all RankingsHenry David Thoreau
WRITER
1817 - 1862
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 1
Ralph Waldo Emerson
WRITER
1803 - 1882
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 2
Har Gobind Khorana
BIOLOGIST
1922 - 2011
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 3
Jay Wright Forrester
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1918 - 2016
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 4
Thomas J. Hudner Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 2017
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Deceased in Concord, Massachusetts
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Most individuals born in present day Concord, Massachusetts were writers (2), actors (2), physicists (1), and political scientists (1), while most who died were writers (2), biologists (1), computer scientists (1), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Concord, Massachusetts, including Steve Carell, and Paget Brewster. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Concord, Massachusetts, including Henry David Thoreau, and Lev Grossman.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Concord, Massachusetts since 1700.
