Washington, Pennsylvania
Washington, Pennsylvania ranks 5,351st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Concordia, Entre Ríos, Devdaha, and La Celle-Saint-Cloud. The most famous people from Washington, Pennsylvania are 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 Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. The population was 13,176 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area in southwestern Pennsylvania. Nicknamed "Little Washington" to distinguish it from Washington, D.C., the city is home to Washington & Jefferson College and Pony League baseball. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1856 and 1965, Washington, Pennsylvania was the birth place of 4 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: 58.79
Rank: 1
Edward Goodrich Acheson
CHEMIST
1856 - 1931
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 2
Bud Yorkin
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2015
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 3
Dave McCormick
BUSINESSPERSON
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Born in Washington, Pennsylvania
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Most individuals born in present day Washington, Pennsylvania were astronauts (1), chemists (1), film directors (1), and businesspeople (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.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Washington, Pennsylvania since 1700.
