North Adams, Massachusetts
North Adams, Massachusetts ranks 3,412th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, Pokój, and Motta di Livenza. Memorable people born in North Adams, Massachusetts include Will Durant, Frank Vincent, and John Henry Schwarz. North Adams, Massachusetts has been the birth place of many writers, and actors. North Adams, Massachusetts is located in United States.
North Adams is a city in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its population was 12,961 as of the 2020 census. Best known as the home of the largest contemporary art museum in the United States, the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams has in recent years become a center for tourism, culture and recreation. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1885 and 1965, North Adams, Massachusetts was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Will Durant, Frank Vincent, and John Henry Schwarz.
People Born in North Adams, Massachusetts
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Will Durant
WRITER
1885 - 1981
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 1
Frank Vincent
ACTOR
1939 - 2017
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 2
John Henry Schwarz
PHYSICIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 3
Peter Laird
COMIC ARTIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 4
Jane Swift
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 34.10
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Born in North Adams, Massachusetts
Go to all RankingsPeter Laird
COMIC ARTIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 4
Jane Swift
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 34.10
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day North Adams, Massachusetts were writers (1), actors (1), physicists (1), comic artists (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in North Adams, Massachusetts, including Frank Vincent. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day North Adams, Massachusetts, including Will Durant.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in North Adams, Massachusetts since 1700.
