Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington, Massachusetts ranks 8,305th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pitane (Aeolis), Haltern am See, and Herten. The most famous people from Lexington, Massachusetts are Drew Weissman, and Rachel Dratch. The most famous people who died in Lexington, Massachusetts are John Rawls, Robert Solow, and John Tate. Lexington, Massachusetts has been the birth place of many physicians, and actors and the death place of many economists, and philosophers. Lexington, Massachusetts is located in United States.
People
Between 1959 and 1966, Lexington, Massachusetts was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Drew Weissman, and Rachel Dratch. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Lexington, Massachusetts including John Rawls, Robert Solow, and John Tate. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Lexington, Massachusetts than were born there.
People Born in Lexington, Massachusetts
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Drew Weissman
PHYSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 1
Rachel Dratch
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Lexington, Massachusetts
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John Rawls
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 2002
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 1
Robert Solow
ECONOMIST
1924 - 2023
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 2
John Tate
MATHEMATICIAN
1925 - 2019
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 3
Salvador Luria
BIOLOGIST
1912 - 1991
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 4
David McClelland
PSYCHOLOGIST
1917 - 1998
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 5
Stanley Fischer
ECONOMIST
1943 - 2025
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 6
Charles Bachman
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1924 - 2017
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 7
Kenneth Bainbridge
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1996
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 8
Carl Joachim Friedrich
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1901 - 1984
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 9
John Huchra
ASTRONOMER
1948 - 2010
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 10
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Lexington, Massachusetts were physicians (1), and actors (1), while most who died were economists (2), philosophers (1), mathematicians (1), biologists (1), and psychologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, physicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lexington, Massachusetts, including Drew Weissman. Whereas, throughout history, physicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lexington, Massachusetts, including Drew Weissman.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Lexington, Massachusetts since 1700.
