Portland, Indiana
Portland, Indiana ranks 6,323rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nagareyama, Urayasu, and Shiroi. Memorable people born in Portland, Indiana include Leon Ames, Twyla Tharp, and Kevin A. Ford. Portland, Indiana has been the birth place of many actors, and dancers. Portland, Indiana is located in United States.
Portland is a city in and the county seat of Jay County, Indiana, United States. The population was 6,223 at the 2010 census, and in 2018 the estimated population was 6,085. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1902 and 1960, Portland, Indiana was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Leon Ames, Twyla Tharp, and Kevin A. Ford.
People Born in Portland, Indiana
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Leon Ames
ACTOR
1902 - 1993
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 1
Twyla Tharp
DANCER
1941 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 2
Kevin A. Ford
ASTRONAUT
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Portland, Indiana were actors (1), dancers (1), and astronauts (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, dancers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Portland, Indiana, including Twyla Tharp. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Portland, Indiana, including Leon Ames.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Portland, Indiana since 1700.
