Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ranks 1,408th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Erlangen, Reus, and Yaizu. Memorable people born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania include Newt Gingrich, Jean Shiley, and Glenn Branca. Memorable people who died in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania include R. Budd Dwyer, and John W. Geary. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has been the birth place of many athletes, and actors and the death place of many politicians. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is located in .
Harrisburg is the capital city of the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,099 as of 2020, Harrisburg is the ninth-most populous city in Pennsylvania. It is the larger principal city of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area, also known as the Susquehanna Valley, which had a population of 591,712 in 2020 and is the fourth-most populous metro area in Pennsylvania. Harrisburg is situated on the east bank of the Susquehanna River and is located 83 miles (134 km) southwest of Allentown and 107 miles (172 km) northwest of Philadelphia. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1995, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Newt Gingrich, Jean Shiley, and Glenn Branca. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania including R. Budd Dwyer, and John W. Geary.
People Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Newt Gingrich
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 1
Jean Shiley
ATHLETE
1911 - 1998
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 2
Glenn Branca
COMPOSER
1948 - 2018
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 3
Barney Ewell
ATHLETE
1918 - 1996
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 4
Eric Mabius
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 5
John Kunkel Small
BIOLOGIST
1869 - 1938
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 6
Bobby Troup
ACTOR
1918 - 1999
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 7
Kimberly Peirce
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 36.94
Rank: 8
Jennifer Brady
TENNIS PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 31.01
Rank: 9
Ciara Renée
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 25.19
Rank: 10
Ryan Whiting
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 22.20
Rank: 11
Alyssa Thomas
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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BASKETBALL PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Sam Hardy
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 13
Casey Eichfeld
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 14
People Deceased in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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R. Budd Dwyer
POLITICIAN
1939 - 1987
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 1
John W. Geary
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1873
HPI: 38.82
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Harrisburg, Pennsylvania were athletes (5), actors (3), politicians (1), composers (1), and biologists (1), while most who died were politicians (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, including Eric Mabius, and Ciara Renée. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, including Jean Shiley, Barney Ewell, and Ryan Whiting.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania since 1700.
