West Lafayette, Indiana
West Lafayette, Indiana ranks 9,471st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Taurida Governorate, Maynooth, and Hamada, Shimane. Memorable people born in West Lafayette, Indiana include Katie Bouman, and Amanda Elmore. Memorable people who died in West Lafayette, Indiana include Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar. West Lafayette, Indiana has been the birth place of many computer scientists, and athletes and the death place of many mathematicians. West Lafayette, Indiana is located in United States.
West Lafayette is a city in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, approximately 65 miles (105 km) northwest of the state capital of Indianapolis and 113 miles (182 km) southeast of Chicago. West Lafayette is directly across the Wabash River from its sister city, Lafayette. As of the 2020 census, its population was 44,595. Home to Purdue University, it is a college town and the most densely populated city in Indiana. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1989 and 1991, West Lafayette, Indiana was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Katie Bouman, and Amanda Elmore. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in West Lafayette, Indiana including Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar.
People Born in West Lafayette, Indiana
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Katie Bouman
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1989 - Present
HPI: 31.86
Rank: 1
Amanda Elmore
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 26.07
Rank: 2
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Most individuals born in present day West Lafayette, Indiana were computer scientists (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were mathematicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, computer scientists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in West Lafayette, Indiana, including Katie Bouman. Whereas, throughout history, computer scientists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day West Lafayette, Indiana, including Katie Bouman.
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Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in West Lafayette, Indiana since 1700.
