Holyoke, Massachusetts
Holyoke, Massachusetts ranks 4,001st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Suwałki, Xuzhou, and Corleone. Memorable people born in Holyoke, Massachusetts include Morris Swadesh, Ann Dowd, and Hal Blaine. Memorable people who died in Holyoke, Massachusetts include Anna J. Harrison. Holyoke, Massachusetts has been the birth place of many linguists, and actors and the death place of many chemists. Holyoke, Massachusetts is located in United States.
Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, that lies between the western bank of the Connecticut River and the Mount Tom Range. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 38,247. Located 8 miles (13 km) north of Springfield, Holyoke is part of the Springfield Metropolitan Area, one of the two distinct metropolitan areas in Massachusetts. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1909 and 1956, Holyoke, Massachusetts was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Morris Swadesh, Ann Dowd, and Hal Blaine. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Holyoke, Massachusetts including Anna J. Harrison.
People Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts
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Morris Swadesh
LINGUIST
1909 - 1967
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 1
Ann Dowd
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 2
Hal Blaine
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2019
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 3
John Clellon Holmes
WRITER
1926 - 1988
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 4
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Holyoke, Massachusetts were linguists (1), actors (1), musicians (1), and writers (1), while most who died were chemists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, including Ann Dowd. Whereas, throughout history, linguists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Holyoke, Massachusetts, including Morris Swadesh.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Holyoke, Massachusetts since 1700.
