Jamestown, North Dakota
Jamestown, North Dakota ranks 3,935th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kotel, Bulgaria, Penzing (Vienna), and Lippstadt. The most famous people from Jamestown, North Dakota are Peggy Lee, Louis L'Amour, and Rodney Stark. Jamestown, North Dakota has been the birth place of many musicians, and writers. Jamestown, North Dakota is located in United States.
People
Between 1908 and 1955, Jamestown, North Dakota was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Peggy Lee, Louis L'Amour, and Rodney Stark.
People Born in Jamestown, North Dakota
Go to all RankingsPeggy Lee
MUSICIAN
1920 - 2002
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 1
Louis L'Amour
WRITER
1908 - 1988
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 2
Rodney Stark
SOCIOLOGIST
1934 - 2022
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 3
Richard Hieb
ASTRONAUT
1955 - Present
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Jamestown, North Dakotawere musicians (1), writers (1), sociologists (1), and astronauts (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, sociologists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Jamestown, North Dakota, including Rodney Stark. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jamestown, North Dakota, including Peggy Lee.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Jamestown, North Dakota since 1700.




