Washington, Pennsylvania
Washington, Pennsylvania ranks 5,351st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Concordia, Entre Ríos, Devdaha, and La Celle-Saint-Cloud. Memorable people born in Washington, Pennsylvania include Joseph A. Walker, Edward Goodrich Acheson, and Bud Yorkin. Washington, Pennsylvania has been the birth place of many astronauts, and chemists. Washington, Pennsylvania is located in United States.
Washington is a city in, and the county seat of, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,176 at the time of the 2020 census. Part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area in the southwestern part of the state, the city is home to Washington & Jefferson College and Pony League baseball. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1856 and 1926, Washington, Pennsylvania was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Joseph A. Walker, Edward Goodrich Acheson, and Bud Yorkin.
People Born in Washington, Pennsylvania
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Joseph A. Walker
ASTRONAUT
1921 - 1966
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 1
Edward Goodrich Acheson
CHEMIST
1856 - 1931
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 2
Bud Yorkin
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2015
HPI: 37.96
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Washington, Pennsylvania were astronauts (1), chemists (1), and film directors (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, film directors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Washington, Pennsylvania, including Bud Yorkin. Whereas, throughout history, astronauts have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Washington, Pennsylvania, including Joseph A. Walker.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Washington, Pennsylvania since 1700.
