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Philadelphia ranks 15th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Saint Petersburg, Tokyo, and Madrid. The most famous people from Philadelphia are Grace Kelly, Noam Chomsky, and Will Smith. The most famous people who died in Philadelphia are Benjamin Franklin, Frederick Winslow Taylor, and Otto Fritz Meyerhof. Philadelphia has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians and the death place of many politicians, and athletes. Philadelphia is located in United States.

Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is the sixth-most populous city in the United States with a population of 1.6 million at the 2020 census, while the Philadelphia metropolitan area with 6.33 million residents is the nation's ninth-largest metropolitan area. Philadelphia is known for its culture, cuisine, and history, maintaining contemporary influence in business and industry, culture, sports, and music. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2003, Philadelphia was the birth place of 443 globally memorable people, including Grace Kelly, Noam Chomsky, and Will Smith. Additionaly, 109 globally memorable people have passed away in Philadelphia including Benjamin Franklin, Frederick Winslow Taylor, and Otto Fritz Meyerhof.

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Philadelphia were actors (105), musicians (39), athletes (31), basketball players (29), and singers (25),  while most who died were politicians (16), athletes (13), musicians (10), biologists (10), and writers (7).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Philadelphia, including Grace Kelly, Will Smith, and Richard Gere. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Philadelphia, including Grace Kelly, Will Smith, and Richard Gere.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Philadelphia since 1700.