California
California ranks 640th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Białystok, Okayama Prefecture, and Jackson, Mississippi. Memorable people born in California include Zodiac Killer, Sarah Rose Karr, and Thomas Gordon. Memorable people who died in California include Ellen G. White, Fredric March, and Wayne Morris. California has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many actors, and writers. California is located in United States.
California is a state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With almost 40 million residents across an area of 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the largest state by population and third-largest by area. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2005, California was the birth place of 24 globally memorable people, including Zodiac Killer, Sarah Rose Karr, and Thomas Gordon. Additionaly, 17 globally memorable people have passed away in California including Ellen G. White, Fredric March, and Wayne Morris.
People Born in California
Go to all RankingsZodiac Killer
EXTREMIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 79.05
Rank: 10
Sarah Rose Karr
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 17
Thomas Gordon
PSYCHOLOGIST
1918 - 2002
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 3
Robert Charles Wilson
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 22
George Finnegan
ATHLETE
1881 - 1913
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 4
Patrick St. Esprit
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 13
James Shaffer
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 11
John R. Leonetti
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 12
Ian Bohen
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 24
Sam Ruben
CHEMIST
1913 - 1943
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 2
Jon Lee Anderson
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 7
Keegan Allen
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 8
People Deceased in California
Go to all RankingsEllen G. White
WRITER
1827 - 1915
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Fredric March
ACTOR
1897 - 1975
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Wayne Morris
ACTOR
1914 - 1959
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Nelsan Ellis
ACTOR
1977 - 2017
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Francisco J. Ayala
BIOLOGIST
1934 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Thomas Gordon
PSYCHOLOGIST
1918 - 2002
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 6
Arturo Armando Molina
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Mark Kac
MATHEMATICIAN
1914 - 1984
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Tommy Noonan
ACTOR
1921 - 1968
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
William Inge
WRITER
1913 - 1973
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Joseph Nicolosi
PSYCHOLOGIST
1947 - 2017
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Nicki Aycox
ACTOR
1975 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in California
Go to all RankingsEllen G. White
WRITER
1827 - 1915
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Fredric March
ACTOR
1897 - 1975
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Wayne Morris
ACTOR
1914 - 1959
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Nelsan Ellis
ACTOR
1977 - 2017
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Francisco J. Ayala
BIOLOGIST
1934 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Arturo Armando Molina
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Mark Kac
MATHEMATICIAN
1914 - 1984
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Tommy Noonan
ACTOR
1921 - 1968
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
William Inge
WRITER
1913 - 1973
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Joseph Nicolosi
PSYCHOLOGIST
1947 - 2017
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Nicki Aycox
ACTOR
1975 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
John Burroughs
WRITER
1837 - 1921
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day California were actors (9), athletes (3), psychologists (2), writers (2), and musicians (2), while most who died were actors (5), writers (3), psychologists (2), biologists (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in California, including Sarah Rose Karr, Patrick St. Esprit, and Ian Bohen. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day California, including Sarah Rose Karr, Patrick St. Esprit, and Ian Bohen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in California since 1700.