Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster, Pennsylvania ranks 1,196th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kent, Gloucester, and Patna. Memorable people born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania include Jonathan Groff, Robert Smith, and Charles Demuth. Memorable people who died in Lancaster, Pennsylvania include James Buchanan, James McKeen Cattell, and Charles Demuth. Lancaster, Pennsylvania has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and psychologists. Lancaster, Pennsylvania is located in United States.
Lancaster is a city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 58,039 at the 2020 census, it is the tenth-most populous city in the state. It is a core city within South Central Pennsylvania, with 552,984 residents in the Lancaster metropolitan area. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1757 and 1993, Lancaster, Pennsylvania was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Jonathan Groff, Robert Smith, and Charles Demuth. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Lancaster, Pennsylvania including James Buchanan, James McKeen Cattell, and Charles Demuth.
People Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Jonathan Groff
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 1
Robert Smith
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1842
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 2
Charles Demuth
PAINTER
1883 - 1935
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 3
John F. Reynolds
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1820 - 1863
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 4
Taylor Kinney
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 5
Benjamin Smith Barton
BIOLOGIST
1766 - 1815
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 6
Rya Kihlstedt
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 7
Beth Behrs
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.94
Rank: 8
Andrew J. Feustel
ASTRONAUT
1965 - Present
HPI: 37.27
Rank: 9
Jennifer Gareis
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 36.07
Rank: 10
Todd Young
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.52
Rank: 11
Adam Cole
WRESTLER
1989 - Present
HPI: 28.57
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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James Buchanan
POLITICIAN
1791 - 1868
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 1
James McKeen Cattell
PSYCHOLOGIST
1860 - 1944
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 2
Charles Demuth
PAINTER
1883 - 1935
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 3
Frederick Muhlenberg
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1801
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 4
Barney Ewell
ATHLETE
1918 - 1996
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 5
Thomas Mifflin
POLITICIAN
1744 - 1800
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 6
Molly Picon
ACTOR
1898 - 1992
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Lancaster, Pennsylvania were actors (5), politicians (2), painters (1), military personnels (1), and biologists (1), while most who died were politicians (3), psychologists (1), painters (1), athletes (1), and actors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, including Jonathan Groff, Taylor Kinney, and Rya Kihlstedt. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lancaster, Pennsylvania, including Jonathan Groff, Taylor Kinney, and Rya Kihlstedt.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania since 1700.
