Scranton, Pennsylvania
Scranton, Pennsylvania ranks 958th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Manisa, Jyväskylä, and Wuppertal. Memorable people born in Scranton, Pennsylvania include Joe Biden, Howard Gardner, and Hugh Glass. Memorable people who died in Scranton, Pennsylvania include Don Budge, Jason Miller, and Peter Steele. Scranton, Pennsylvania has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many tennis players, and actors. Scranton, Pennsylvania is located in United States.
Scranton is a city in and the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 76,328 as of the 2020 U.S. census, Scranton is the most populous city in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Wyoming Valley metropolitan area, which has a population of 562,037 as of 2020. It is the sixth-most populous city in Pennsylvania. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1783 and 1989, Scranton, Pennsylvania was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Joe Biden, Howard Gardner, and Hugh Glass. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Scranton, Pennsylvania including Don Budge, Jason Miller, and Peter Steele.
People Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania
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Joe Biden
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 1
Howard Gardner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 2
Hugh Glass
EXPLORER
1783 - 1833
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 3
Robert Reich
ECONOMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 4
Jane Jacobs
WRITER
1916 - 2006
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 5
Frank Carlucci
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2018
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 6
Charles David Keeling
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 2005
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 7
Lizabeth Scott
ACTOR
1922 - 2015
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 8
Teddy Mayer
BUSINESSPERSON
1935 - 2009
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 9
Mike Dunleavy
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 10
Michael Patrick King
PRODUCER
1954 - Present
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 11
Lauren Weisberger
WRITER
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania
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People Deceased in Scranton, Pennsylvania
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Don Budge
TENNIS PLAYER
1915 - 2000
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 1
Jason Miller
ACTOR
1939 - 2001
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 2
Peter Steele
SINGER
1962 - 2010
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Scranton, Pennsylvania were politicians (4), writers (2), actors (2), psychologists (1), and explorers (1), while most who died were tennis players (1), actors (1), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, including Joe Biden, Frank Carlucci, and Mike Dunleavy. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Scranton, Pennsylvania, including Joe Biden, Frank Carlucci, and Mike Dunleavy.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Scranton, Pennsylvania since 1700.
