West Lafayette, Indiana
West Lafayette, Indiana ranks 9,471st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Taurida Governorate, Maynooth, and Hamada, Shimane. The most famous people from West Lafayette, Indiana are Katie Bouman, and Amanda Elmore. The most famous people who died in West Lafayette, Indiana are 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. The population was 44,595 at the 2020 census. West Lafayette sits across the Wabash River from its sister city, Lafayette, and is a college town, home to Purdue University. It is the most densely populated city in Indiana, located 65 miles (105 km) northwest of Indianapolis and 113 miles (182 km) southeast of Chicago. 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: 52.08
Rank: 1
Amanda Elmore
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 31.62
Rank: 2
People Deceased in West Lafayette, Indiana
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Occupations
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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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in West Lafayette, Indiana since 1700.
