Cleveland
Cleveland ranks 71st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Santiago, Pittsburgh, and Helsinki. Memorable people born in Cleveland include Donald A. Glaser, John D. Rockefeller Jr., and Don King. Memorable people who died in Cleveland include Heydar Aliyev, Frederick Chapman Robbins, and Antanas Smetona. Cleveland has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and athletes. Cleveland is located in United States.
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately 60 mi (97 km) west of the Ohio–Pennsylvania state border. Cleveland is the most populous city on Lake Erie and second-most populous city in Ohio with a population of 372,624 at the 2020 census, while the Cleveland metropolitan area with an estimated 2.17 million residents is the 34th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1839 and 2001, Cleveland was the birth place of 143 globally memorable people, including Donald A. Glaser, John D. Rockefeller Jr., and Don King. Additionaly, 23 globally memorable people have passed away in Cleveland including Heydar Aliyev, Frederick Chapman Robbins, and Antanas Smetona.
People Born in Cleveland
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Donald A. Glaser
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2013
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 123
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
BUSINESSPERSON
1874 - 1960
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 107
Don King
CELEBRITY
1931 - Present
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 31
Margaret Hamilton
ACTOR
1902 - 1985
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 100
William Lipscomb
CHEMIST
1919 - 2011
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 126
Machine Gun Kelly
EXTREMIST
1895 - 1954
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 121
Harvey Cushing
PHYSICIAN
1869 - 1939
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 108
Wes Craven
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2015
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 96
Judith Butler
PHILOSOPHER
1956 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 54
Philip Johnson
ARCHITECT
1906 - 2005
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 94
Halle Berry
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 33
Burgess Meredith
ACTOR
1907 - 1997
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 106
People Deceased in Cleveland
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Heydar Aliyev
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2003
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 18
Frederick Chapman Robbins
PHYSICIAN
1916 - 2003
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 10
Antanas Smetona
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1944
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 20
Ahmed Sékou Touré
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1984
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 4
Kristján Eldjárn
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1982
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 1
Stanisława Walasiewicz
ATHLETE
1911 - 1980
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 6
Omar Suleiman
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2012
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 8
George Szell
CONDUCTOR
1897 - 1970
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 11
Alexander Orlov
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1973
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 21
Garrett Morgan
INVENTOR
1877 - 1963
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 3
Alberto Spencer
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2006
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 15
Harrison Dillard
ATHLETE
1923 - 2019
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Cleveland were actors (36), writers (12), athletes (10), astronauts (8), and singers (8), while most who died were politicians (8), athletes (4), soccer players (2), physicians (1), and conductors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Cleveland, including Halle Berry, Hal Holbrook, and James Pickens Jr.. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cleveland, including Margaret Hamilton, Halle Berry, and Burgess Meredith.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Cleveland since 1700.
