Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ranks 1,138th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Syria, Cochabamba, and Nagasaki. 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 United States.
Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of 2021, Harrisburg is the ninth-most populous city in Pennsylvania. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1869 and 1995, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was the birth place of 11 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
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 1
Jean Shiley
1911 - 1998
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 2
Glenn Branca
1948 - 2018
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 3
Barney Ewell
1918 - 1996
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 4
Eric Mabius
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 5
John Kunkel Small
1869 - 1938
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 6
Bobby Troup
1918 - 1999
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 7
Kimberly Peirce
1967 - Present
HPI: 33.85
Rank: 8
Jennifer Brady
1995 - Present
HPI: 24.38
Rank: 9
Ciara Renée
1990 - Present
HPI: 23.56
Rank: 10
Ryan Whiting
1986 - Present
HPI: 16.08
Rank: 11
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Most individuals born in present day Harrisburg, Pennsylvania were athletes (3), actors (3), politicians (1), composers (1), and biologists (1), while most who died were politicians (2).
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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania since 1700.
