Philadelphia (usa)

Philadelphia

Philadelphia ranks 15th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Saint Petersburg, Budapest, and Madrid. Memorable people born in Philadelphia include Grace Kelly, Noam Chomsky, and Will Smith. Memorable people who died in Philadelphia include Benjamin Franklin, Frederick Winslow Taylor, and Erving Goffman. Philadelphia has been the birth place of many actors and musicians and the death place of many politicians and musicians. Philadelphia is located in United States.

Philadelphia, commonly referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia is the nation's sixth-most populous city, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census and is the urban core of the larger Delaware Valley, the nation's seventh-largest and one of the world's largest metropolitan regions consisting of 6.245 million residents in the metropolitan statistical area and 7.366 million residents in its combined statistical area. Philadelphia is known for its extensive contributions to United States history, especially the American Revolution, and served as the nation's capital until 1800. It maintains contemporary influence in business and industry, culture, sports, and music. Read more on Wikipedia