San Francisco
San Francisco ranks 34th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Amsterdam, Florence, and Mexico City. The most famous people from San Francisco are Clint Eastwood, Steve Jobs, and Bruce Lee. The most famous people who died in San Francisco are Anton LaVey, Milton Friedman, and Warren G. Harding. San Francisco has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many actors, and politicians. San Francisco is located in United States.
People
Between 1853 and 2003, San Francisco was the birth place of 258 globally memorable people, including Clint Eastwood, Steve Jobs, and Bruce Lee. Additionaly, 114 globally memorable people have passed away in San Francisco including Anton LaVey, Milton Friedman, and Warren G. Harding.
People Born in San Francisco
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Clint Eastwood
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 89.20
Rank: 1
Steve Jobs
DESIGNER
1955 - 2011
HPI: 88.84
Rank: 2
Bruce Lee
ACTOR
1940 - 1973
HPI: 86.28
Rank: 3
Robert Frost
WRITER
1874 - 1963
HPI: 83.18
Rank: 4
Jack London
WRITER
1876 - 1916
HPI: 81.73
Rank: 5
Isadora Duncan
DANCER
1877 - 1927
HPI: 79.77
Rank: 6
Robert McNamara
BUSINESSPERSON
1916 - 2009
HPI: 79.30
Rank: 7
Luis Walter Alvarez
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1988
HPI: 76.99
Rank: 8
O. J. Simpson
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1947 - 2024
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 9
Jerry Brown
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 76.05
Rank: 10
John Young
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2018
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 11
Maria Branyas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1907 - 2024
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in San Francisco
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Carré Otis
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 147
Satoshi Hino
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 181
Rosey
WRESTLER
1970 - 2017
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 204
Audrey Wells
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - 2018
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 206
Kirk Wise
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 210
Karl Sanders
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 215
Jey Uso
WRESTLER
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 224
Jimmy Uso
WRESTLER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 226
Colin Woodell
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 39.99
Rank: 228
Devin Haney
BOXER
1998 - Present
HPI: 39.60
Rank: 230
Crash Holly
WRESTLER
1971 - 2003
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 231
Chanté Moore
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.18
Rank: 232
People Deceased in San Francisco
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Anton LaVey
OCCULTIST
1930 - 1997
HPI: 79.08
Rank: 1
Milton Friedman
ECONOMIST
1912 - 2006
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 2
Warren G. Harding
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1923
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 3
Arno Allan Penzias
PHYSICIST
1933 - 2024
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 4
Levi Strauss
BUSINESSPERSON
1829 - 1902
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 5
Paul Ekman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1934 - 2025
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 6
Chester W. Nimitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1966
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 7
Tsung-Dao Lee
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2024
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 8
Dorothea Lange
JOURNALIST
1895 - 1965
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 9
Gregory Bateson
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1904 - 1980
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 10
Erich Mendelsohn
ARCHITECT
1887 - 1953
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 11
Władysław Tarnowski
WRITER
1836 - 1878
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in San Francisco
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day San Francisco were actors (97), writers (18), athletes (15), musicians (15), and film directors (12), while most who died were actors (13), politicians (12), writers (10), athletes (9), and musicians (7).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in San Francisco, including Clint Eastwood, Bruce Lee, and Natalie Wood. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day San Francisco, including Clint Eastwood, Bruce Lee, and Natalie Wood.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in San Francisco since 1700.
