Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia ranks 3,173rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Don Host Oblast, Ocala, Florida, and Lamia (city). Memorable people born in Roanoke, Virginia include John Payne, John C. Mather, and Henrietta Lacks. Memorable people who died in Roanoke, Virginia include Audie Murphy. Roanoke, Virginia has been the birth place of many actors, and physicists and the death place of many actors. Roanoke, Virginia is located in United States.
Roanoke is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located in Southwest Virginia along the Roanoke River, in the Blue Ridge range of the greater Appalachian Mountains. Roanoke is approximately 50 miles (80 km) north of the Virginia–North Carolina border and 250 miles (400 km) southwest of Washington, D.C., along Interstate 81. At the 2020 census, Roanoke's population was 100,011, making it the most-populous city in Virginia west of the state capital Richmond. It is the primary population center of the Roanoke metropolitan area, which had a population of 315,251 in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1891 and 1946, Roanoke, Virginia was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including John Payne, John C. Mather, and Henrietta Lacks. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Roanoke, Virginia including Audie Murphy.
People Born in Roanoke, Virginia
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John Payne
ACTOR
1912 - 1989
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 1
John C. Mather
PHYSICIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 2
Henrietta Lacks
BIOLOGIST
1920 - 1951
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 3
Lynn Bari
ACTOR
1913 - 1989
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 4
Louis A. Johnson
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1966
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 5
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Roanoke, Virginia were actors (2), physicists (1), biologists (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were actors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, physicists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Roanoke, Virginia, including John C. Mather. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Roanoke, Virginia, including John Payne, and Lynn Bari.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Roanoke, Virginia since 1700.
