Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York ranks 173rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Brisbane, Damascus, and Tashkent. Memorable people born in Buffalo, New York include Herman Hollerith, Frances Cleveland, and William Sadler. Memorable people who died in Buffalo, New York include Louis Wirth, Millard Fillmore, and Wilson Greatbatch. Buffalo, New York has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians and the death place of many politicians, and inventors. Buffalo, New York is located in United States.
Buffalo is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It lies in Western New York at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River on the Canadian border. It is the second-most populous city in New York with a population of 278,349 at the 2020 census, while the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area with over 1.16 million residents is the 51st-largest metropolitan area in the United States. It is the county seat of Erie County. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1860 and 2002, Buffalo, New York was the birth place of 71 globally memorable people, including Herman Hollerith, Frances Cleveland, and William Sadler. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in Buffalo, New York including Louis Wirth, Millard Fillmore, and Wilson Greatbatch.
People Born in Buffalo, New York
Go to all RankingsHerman Hollerith
INVENTOR
1860 - 1929
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 14
Frances Cleveland
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1947
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 35
William Sadler
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 43
Jeffrey DeMunn
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 56
Grover Washington Jr.
MUSICIAN
1943 - 1999
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 25
Christine Baranski
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 9
Jeffrey Jones
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 53
John Roberts
JUDGE
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 41
Nancy Marchand
ACTOR
1928 - 2000
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 34
Bob Lanier
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - 2022
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 13
Charles T. Kowal
ASTRONOMER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 26
Gordon Bunshaft
ARCHITECT
1909 - 1990
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 20
Newly Added People Born in Buffalo, New York
Go to all RankingsPeople Deceased in Buffalo, New York
Go to all RankingsLouis Wirth
SOCIOLOGIST
1897 - 1952
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Millard Fillmore
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1874
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Rank: 2
Wilson Greatbatch
INVENTOR
1919 - 2011
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 3
Morton Feldman
COMPOSER
1926 - 1987
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Rank: 4
William McKinley
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1901
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Rank: 5
Abul A'la Maududi
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1979
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Rank: 6
Anna Katharine Green
WRITER
1846 - 1935
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Rank: 7
Glenn Curtiss
INVENTOR
1878 - 1930
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Rank: 8
Margit Slachta
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1974
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Rank: 9
C. R. Rao
STATISTICIAN
1920 - 2023
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Rank: 10
George Stoneman
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1894
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Rank: 11
Ludwig von Bertalanffy
BIOLOGIST
1901 - 1972
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Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Buffalo, New York
Go to all RankingsLouis Wirth
SOCIOLOGIST
1897 - 1952
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Millard Fillmore
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1874
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Rank: 2
Morton Feldman
COMPOSER
1926 - 1987
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Rank: 4
William McKinley
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1901
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Rank: 5
Abul A'la Maududi
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1979
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Rank: 6
Anna Katharine Green
WRITER
1846 - 1935
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Rank: 7
Glenn Curtiss
INVENTOR
1878 - 1930
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Rank: 8
Margit Slachta
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1974
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Rank: 9
C. R. Rao
STATISTICIAN
1920 - 2023
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Rank: 10
George Stoneman
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1894
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Rank: 11
Ludwig von Bertalanffy
BIOLOGIST
1901 - 1972
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Rank: 12
James B. Sumner
CHEMIST
1887 - 1955
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Rank: 13
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Buffalo, New York were actors (18), musicians (8), athletes (6), politicians (5), and basketball players (5), while most who died were politicians (4), inventors (2), sociologists (1), composers (1), and philosophers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Buffalo, New York, including William Sadler, Jeffrey DeMunn, and Christine Baranski. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Buffalo, New York, including William Sadler, Jeffrey DeMunn, and Christine Baranski.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Buffalo, New York since 1700.