West Chester, Pennsylvania
West Chester, Pennsylvania ranks 1,029th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Englewood, New Jersey, Sousse, and Hasselt. Memorable people born in West Chester, Pennsylvania include Samuel Barber, Matisyahu, and Smedley Butler. 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 military personnels 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 within 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 the state of Pennsylvania. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1881 and 1990, West Chester, Pennsylvania was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Samuel Barber, Matisyahu, and Smedley Butler. 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
1910 - 1981
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 1
Matisyahu
1979 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 2
Smedley Butler
1881 - 1940
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 3
Matthew McGrory
1973 - 2005
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 4
Bayard Rustin
1912 - 1987
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 5
Bam Margera
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 6
Lawrence Shields
1895 - 1976
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 7
Graham Rogers
1990 - Present
HPI: 36.99
Rank: 8
Kyle Gallner
1986 - Present
HPI: 33.60
Rank: 9
Charlie McDermott
1990 - Present
HPI: 32.61
Rank: 10
Nick Berg
1978 - 2004
HPI: 31.56
Rank: 11
Jim Furyk
1970 - Present
HPI: 26.45
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania
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Most individuals born in present day West Chester, Pennsylvania were actors (4), military personnels (2), composers (1), musicians (1), and social activists (1), while most who died were extremists (1) and athletes (1).
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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in West Chester, Pennsylvania since 1700.
