Northampton, Massachusetts
Northampton, Massachusetts ranks 3,513th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Heerlen, and Joinville. Memorable people born in Northampton, Massachusetts include Lydia Davis, William Dwight Whitney, and William Yorzyk. Memorable people who died in Northampton, Massachusetts include Calvin Coolidge, Kurt Koffka, and Eric Carle. Northampton, Massachusetts has been the birth place of many writers, and linguists and the death place of many politicians, and psychologists. Northampton, Massachusetts is located in United States.
The city of Northampton is the county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of Northampton was 29,571. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1745 and 1966, Northampton, Massachusetts was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Lydia Davis, William Dwight Whitney, and William Yorzyk. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Northampton, Massachusetts including Calvin Coolidge, Kurt Koffka, and Eric Carle. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Northampton, Massachusetts than were born there.
People Born in Northampton, Massachusetts
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Lydia Davis
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 1
William Dwight Whitney
LINGUIST
1827 - 1894
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 2
William Yorzyk
SWIMMER
1933 - 2020
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 3
Caleb Strong
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1819
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 4
A. O. Scott
JOURNALIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 29.21
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Born in Northampton, Massachusetts
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Calvin Coolidge
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1933
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 1
Kurt Koffka
PSYCHOLOGIST
1886 - 1941
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 2
Eric Carle
WRITER
1929 - 2021
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 3
Grace Coolidge
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1957
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 4
Sylvester Graham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1794 - 1851
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 5
Caleb Strong
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1819
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Northampton, Massachusetts were writers (1), linguists (1), swimmers (1), politicians (1), and journalists (1), while most who died were politicians (3), psychologists (1), writers (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Northampton, Massachusetts, including Lydia Davis. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Northampton, Massachusetts, including Lydia Davis.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Northampton, Massachusetts since 1700.
