West Chester, Pennsylvania
West Chester, Pennsylvania ranks 1,398th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ferrol, Spain, Edogawa, Tokyo, and Bedford. Memorable people born in West Chester, Pennsylvania include Samuel Barber, Matisyahu, and Bayard Rustin. Memorable people who died in West Chester, Pennsylvania include Frank Sheeran, and Henry Russell. West Chester, Pennsylvania has been the birth place of many actors, and composers and the death place of many extremists, and athletes. West Chester, Pennsylvania is located in United States.
West Chester is a borough and the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, the borough had a population of 18,461 at the 2010 census. West Chester is the mailing address for most of its neighboring townships. When calculated by mailing address, the population as of the 2010 U.S. census was 108,696, which would make it the 10th-largest city by mailing address in Pennsylvania. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1881 and 1990, West Chester, Pennsylvania was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Samuel Barber, Matisyahu, and Bayard Rustin. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in West Chester, Pennsylvania including Frank Sheeran, and Henry Russell.
People Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania
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Samuel Barber
COMPOSER
1910 - 1981
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 1
Matisyahu
MUSICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 2
Bayard Rustin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 1987
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 3
Smedley Butler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1940
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 4
Matthew McGrory
ACTOR
1973 - 2005
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 5
Bam Margera
SKATER
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 6
Lawrence Shields
ATHLETE
1895 - 1976
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 7
Graham Rogers
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 37.69
Rank: 8
Kyle Gallner
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.74
Rank: 9
Charlie McDermott
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 10
Jim Furyk
GOLFER
1970 - Present
HPI: 27.39
Rank: 11
People Deceased in West Chester, Pennsylvania
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day West Chester, Pennsylvania were actors (4), composers (1), musicians (1), social activists (1), and military personnels (1), while most who died were extremists (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, including Matthew McGrory, Graham Rogers, and Kyle Gallner. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day West Chester, Pennsylvania, including Matthew McGrory, Graham Rogers, and Kyle Gallner.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in West Chester, Pennsylvania since 1700.
