Davenport, Iowa
Davenport, Iowa ranks 1,121st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Rockford, Illinois, Culver City, California, and Paysandú. Memorable people born in Davenport, Iowa include Sue Lyon, Bix Beiderbecke, and Lara Flynn Boyle. Memorable people who died in Davenport, Iowa include Cary Grant. Davenport, Iowa has been the birth place of many actors and musicians and the death place of many actors. Davenport, Iowa is located in United States.
Davenport is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Iowa, United States. Located along the Mississippi River on the eastern border of the state, it is the largest of the Quad Cities, a metropolitan area with a population of 384,324 and a combined statistical area population of 474,019, ranking as the 147th-largest MSA and 91st-largest CSA in the nation. According to the 2020 census, the city had a population of 101,724, making it Iowa's third-most populous city after Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836, by Antoine Le Claire and named for his friend George Davenport. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1876 and 1993, Davenport, Iowa was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Sue Lyon, Bix Beiderbecke, and Lara Flynn Boyle. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Davenport, Iowa including Cary Grant.
People Born in Davenport, Iowa
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Sue Lyon
1946 - 2019
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 1
Bix Beiderbecke
1903 - 1931
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 2
Lara Flynn Boyle
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 3
Mary Beth Peil
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 4
John Getz
1946 - Present
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 5
Seth Rollins
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 6
Susan Glaspell
1876 - 1948
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 7
Linnea Quigley
1958 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 8
Nat Pendleton
1895 - 1967
HPI: 36.71
Rank: 9
Patricia Barry
1921 - 2016
HPI: 36.14
Rank: 10
Julia Michaels
1993 - Present
HPI: 29.69
Rank: 11
Dana Davis
1978 - Present
HPI: 28.16
Rank: 12
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Most individuals born in present day Davenport, Iowa were actors (8), musicians (1), wrestlers (1), writers (1), and singers (1), while most who died were actors (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Davenport, Iowa, including Sue Lyon, Lara Flynn Boyle, and Mary Beth Peil. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Davenport, Iowa, including Sue Lyon, Lara Flynn Boyle, and Mary Beth Peil.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Davenport, Iowa since 1700.
