Lawrence, Kansas ranks 2,623rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sucre, Telšiai, and Villeurbanne. Memorable people born in Lawrence, Kansas include Erin Brockovich, Delbert Mann, and Bart D. Ehrman. Memorable people who died in Lawrence, Kansas include James Naismith, William S. Burroughs, and Fritz Heider. Lawrence, Kansas has been the birth place of many businesspeople and film directors and the death place of many writers and inventors. Lawrence, Kansas is located in United States.
Lawrence is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, United States, and the sixth-largest city in the state. It is in the northeastern sector of the state, astride Interstate 70, between the Kansas and Wakarusa Rivers. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 94,934. Lawrence is a college town and the home to both the University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1920 and 1961, Lawrence, Kansas was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Erin Brockovich, Delbert Mann, and Bart D. Ehrman. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Lawrence, Kansas including James Naismith, William S. Burroughs, and Fritz Heider.
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 1
1920 - 2007
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 2
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 3
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 4
1954 - Present
HPI: 33.99
Rank: 5
1861 - 1939
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 1
1914 - 1997
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 2
1896 - 1988
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 3
1923 - 2020
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 4
1930 - 2017
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 5
Most individuals born in present day Lawrence, Kansas were businesspeople (1), film directors (1), writers (1), musicians (1), and basketball players (1), while most who died were writers (2), inventors (1), psychologists (1), and basketball players (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Lawrence, Kansas since 1700.