Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield, Massachusetts ranks 415th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Braunschweig, Mainz, and Karachi. Memorable people born in Springfield, Massachusetts include Dr. Seuss, Kurt Russell, and Timothy Leary. Springfield, Massachusetts has been the birth place of many actors and politicians. Springfield, Massachusetts is located in United States.
Springfield is the most populous city in and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern Mill River. At the 2020 census, the city's population was 155,929, making it the 3rd most populous city in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the 4th most populous city in New England after Boston, Worcester, and Providence. Metropolitan Springfield, as one of two metropolitan areas in Massachusetts, had a population of 699,162 in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1838 and 2001, Springfield, Massachusetts was the birth place of 28 globally memorable people, including Dr. Seuss, Kurt Russell, and Timothy Leary.
People Born in Springfield, Massachusetts
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Dr. Seuss
1904 - 1991
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 1
Kurt Russell
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 2
Timothy Leary
1920 - 1996
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 3
Richard F. Heck
1931 - 2015
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 4
Alan Kay
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 5
Creighton Abrams
1914 - 1974
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 6
Joel Asaph Allen
1838 - 1921
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 7
Donald Davidson
1917 - 2003
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 8
John Ashton
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 9
Phil Woods
1931 - 2015
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 10
Linda Perry
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 11
Chloë Sevigny
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Springfield, Massachusetts
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Most individuals born in present day Springfield, Massachusetts were actors (6), politicians (5), musicians (4), writers (2), and biologists (2), while most who died were .
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Springfield, Massachusetts, including Kurt Russell, John Ashton, and Chloë Sevigny. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Springfield, Massachusetts, including Kurt Russell, John Ashton, and Chloë Sevigny.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Springfield, Massachusetts since 1700.
