Occupation

BASEBALL PLAYERS

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With 91 biographies, Baseball Players are the 73rd most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Designers, Comedians, and Anthropologists.

People

Pantheon has 151 people classified as baseball players born between 1820 and 1998. Of these 151, 124 (82.12%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living baseball players include Sadaharu Oh, Ichiro Suzuki, and Barry Bonds. The most famous deceased baseball players include Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth, and Jackie Robinson. As of April 2024, 39 new baseball players have been added to Pantheon including Edgar Martínez, Jose Canseco, and Mike Piazza.

Living Baseball Players

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Deceased Baseball Players

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Newly Added Baseball Players (2025)

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Places

Most baseball players were born in United States (104), Dominican Republic (15), and Japan (13). By city, the most common birth places were Santo Domingo (7), San Diego (4), and San Pedro de Macorís (3).

Places Over Time

The earliest biographies classified as baseball players in Pantheon are Ty Cobb, Cy Young, and Alexander Cartwright.  The concentration of baseball players was largest during the Television Era, which lasted from 1950 to 1989. Some birth or death locations for earlier baseball players are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.

Lifespans

Which Baseball Players were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Baseball Players since 1700.