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Worcester, Massachusetts ranks 403rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Edmonton, Kitakyushu, and Kumamoto Prefecture. Memorable people born in Worcester, Massachusetts include Robert H. Goddard, Noah Gordon, and Elizabeth Bishop. Memorable people who died in Worcester, Massachusetts include G. Stanley Hall, Arthur L. Newton, and Ernest Henry Wilson. Worcester, Massachusetts has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many psychologists, and athletes. Worcester, Massachusetts is located in United States.

Worcester is the 2nd most populous city in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the 114th most populous city in the United States. Named after Worcester, England, the city's population was 206,518 at the 2020 census, also making it the second-most populous city in New England after Boston. Worcester is approximately 40 miles (64 km) west of Boston, 50 miles (80 km) east of Springfield and 40 miles (64 km) north-northwest of Providence. Due to its location near the geographic center of Massachusetts, Worcester is known as the "Heart of the Commonwealth"; a heart is the official symbol of the city. Worcester is the historical seat of Worcester County in central Massachusetts. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1800 and 1991, Worcester, Massachusetts was the birth place of 34 globally memorable people, including Robert H. Goddard, Noah Gordon, and Elizabeth Bishop. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Worcester, Massachusetts including G. Stanley Hall, Arthur L. Newton, and Ernest Henry Wilson.

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People Deceased in Worcester, Massachusetts

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Worcester, Massachusetts were actors (9), writers (5), politicians (3), film directors (2), and athletes (2),  while most who died were psychologists (1), athletes (1), explorers (1), and politicians (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Worcester, Massachusetts, including Alicia Witt, Erik Per Sullivan, and H. Jon Benjamin. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Worcester, Massachusetts, including Arthur Kennedy, Lewis Stone, and Alicia Witt.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in Worcester, Massachusetts since 1700.