White Plains, New York
White Plains, New York ranks 660th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Herat, Örebro, and Montgomery, Alabama. Memorable people born in White Plains, New York include Mark Zuckerberg, Joseph Campbell, and George E. Smith. Memorable people who died in White Plains, New York include Les Paul, Vincent du Vigneaud, and DMX. White Plains, New York has been the birth place of many actors and writers and the death place of many singers and inventors. White Plains, New York is located in United States.
White Plains is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is the 29th-largest municipality in the state of New York, an inner suburb of New York City, and the county seat and commercial hub of Westchester County, a densely populated suburban county that is home to about one million people. White Plains is located in south-central Westchester County. Its downtown is 25 miles (40 km) north of Midtown Manhattan. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1894 and 1984, White Plains, New York was the birth place of 18 globally memorable people, including Mark Zuckerberg, Joseph Campbell, and George E. Smith. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in White Plains, New York including Les Paul, Vincent du Vigneaud, and DMX.
People Born in White Plains, New York
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Mark Zuckerberg
1984 - Present
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 1
Joseph Campbell
1904 - 1987
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 2
George E. Smith
1930 - Present
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 3
James Whitmore
1921 - 2009
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 4
Ralph Waite
1928 - 2014
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 5
Jonathan Larson
1960 - 1996
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 6
David Harbour
1975 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 7
Dan Duryea
1907 - 1968
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 8
Joseph Polchinski
1954 - 2018
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 9
Alfred Romer
1894 - 1973
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 10
Robert Spitzer
1932 - 2015
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 11
Dave Williams
1972 - 2002
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in White Plains, New York
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People Deceased in White Plains, New York
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Les Paul
1915 - 2009
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 1
Vincent du Vigneaud
1901 - 1978
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 2
DMX
1970 - 2021
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 3
Percy Grainger
1882 - 1961
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 4
Paul Pilgrim
1883 - 1958
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 5
Big Pun
1971 - 2000
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 6
Jean Stafford
1915 - 1979
HPI: 34.51
Rank: 7
Most individuals born in present day White Plains, New York were actors (5), writers (2), physicists (2), singers (2), and politicians (2), while most who died were singers (2), inventors (1), chemists (1), composers (1), and athletes (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in White Plains, New York, including Ralph Waite, David Harbour, and Kevin Meaney. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day White Plains, New York, including James Whitmore, Ralph Waite, and David Harbour.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 11 globally memorable people born in White Plains, New York since 1700.
