Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Pottsville, Pennsylvania ranks 5,346th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Rotherhithe, Kashmir, and Saint Petersburg Governorate. Memorable people born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania include Gary Becker, John O'Hara, and Matt Wachter. Memorable people who died in Pottsville, Pennsylvania include Conrad Richter. Pottsville, Pennsylvania has been the birth place of many economists, and writers and the death place of many writers. Pottsville, Pennsylvania is located in United States.
Pottsville is a city and the county seat of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,346 at the 2020 census, and is the principal city of the Pottsville, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city lies along the west bank of the Schuylkill River, 52 miles (84 km) south of Wilkes-Barre. It is located in Pennsylvania's Coal Region. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1905 and 1976, Pottsville, Pennsylvania was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Gary Becker, John O'Hara, and Matt Wachter. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Pottsville, Pennsylvania including Conrad Richter.
People Born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania
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Gary Becker
ECONOMIST
1930 - 2014
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 1
John O'Hara
WRITER
1905 - 1970
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 2
Matt Wachter
MUSICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 30.84
Rank: 3
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Pottsville, Pennsylvania were economists (1), writers (1), and musicians (1), while most who died were writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, economists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, including Gary Becker. Whereas, throughout history, economists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pottsville, Pennsylvania, including Gary Becker.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania since 1700.
