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 Kristján Eldjárn, Charles F. Brush, and Garrett Morgan. 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, the second-most populous city in Ohio, and the 53rd-most populous city in the U.S. with a population of 372,624 in 2020. The city anchors the Cleveland metropolitan area, the 33rd-largest in the U.S. at 2.18 million residents, as well as the larger Cleveland–Akron–Canton combined statistical area with 3.63 million residents. 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 Kristján Eldjárn, Charles F. Brush, and Garrett Morgan.
People Born in Cleveland
Go to all RankingsDonald A. Glaser
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2013
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 132
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
BUSINESSPERSON
1874 - 1960
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 116
Don King
CELEBRITY
1931 - Present
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 40
Margaret Hamilton
ACTOR
1902 - 1985
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 109
William Lipscomb
CHEMIST
1919 - 2011
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 135
Machine Gun Kelly
EXTREMIST
1895 - 1954
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 130
Harvey Cushing
PHYSICIAN
1869 - 1939
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 117
Wes Craven
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2015
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 105
Judith Butler
PHILOSOPHER
1956 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 63
Philip Johnson
ARCHITECT
1906 - 2005
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 103
Halle Berry
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 42
Burgess Meredith
ACTOR
1907 - 1997
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 115
People Deceased in Cleveland
Go to all RankingsKristján Eldjárn
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1982
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Charles F. Brush
ENGINEER
1849 - 1929
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Garrett Morgan
INVENTOR
1877 - 1963
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Ahmed Sékou Touré
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1984
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Dezső Földes
FENCER
1880 - 1950
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Stanisława Walasiewicz
ATHLETE
1911 - 1980
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Paul Drayton
ATHLETE
1939 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Omar Suleiman
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2012
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Ulderico Sergo
BOXER
1913 - 1967
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Frederick Chapman Robbins
PHYSICIAN
1916 - 2003
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
George Szell
CONDUCTOR
1897 - 1970
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Harrison Dillard
ATHLETE
1923 - 2019
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Cleveland
Go to all RankingsKristján Eldjárn
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1982
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Charles F. Brush
ENGINEER
1849 - 1929
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Garrett Morgan
INVENTOR
1877 - 1963
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Ahmed Sékou Touré
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1984
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Dezső Földes
FENCER
1880 - 1950
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Stanisława Walasiewicz
ATHLETE
1911 - 1980
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Paul Drayton
ATHLETE
1939 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Omar Suleiman
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2012
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Ulderico Sergo
BOXER
1913 - 1967
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Frederick Chapman Robbins
PHYSICIAN
1916 - 2003
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
George Szell
CONDUCTOR
1897 - 1970
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Robert Lockwood Jr.
MUSICIAN
1915 - 2006
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
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), engineers (1), and inventors (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.