Dallas
Dallas ranks 66th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lisbon, Riga, and Turin. Memorable people born in Dallas include Sharon Tate, Melinda Gates, and Paul Alexander. Memorable people who died in Dallas include John F. Kennedy, Greer Garson, and Paul Alexander. Dallas has been the birth place of many actors, and basketball players and the death place of many actors, and politicians. Dallas is located in United States.
Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the most populous city in and the seat of Dallas County, covering nearly 386 square miles into Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties. With a 2020 census population of 1,304,379, it is the ninth-most populous city in the U.S. and the third-most populous city in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Located in the North Texas region, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link to the sea. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1899 and 2005, Dallas was the birth place of 152 globally memorable people, including Sharon Tate, Melinda Gates, and Paul Alexander. Additionaly, 38 globally memorable people have passed away in Dallas including John F. Kennedy, Greer Garson, and Paul Alexander.
People Born in Dallas
Go to all RankingsSharon Tate
ACTOR
1943 - 1969
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 146
Melinda Gates
BUSINESSPERSON
1964 - Present
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 68
Paul Alexander
LAWYER
1946 - 2024
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 140
Morgan Fairchild
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 40
Usher
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 29
Tex Watson
EXTREMIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 18
Meat Loaf
SINGER
1947 - 2022
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 144
Robin Wright
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 46
Michael Johnson
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 32
Stevie Ray Vaughan
MUSICIAN
1954 - 1990
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 145
Alex Jones
PRESENTER
1974 - Present
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 55
Owen Wilson
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 119
People Deceased in Dallas
Go to all RankingsJohn F. Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1963
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Greer Garson
ACTOR
1904 - 1996
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Rank: 2
Paul Alexander
LAWYER
1946 - 2024
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 3
Henry Calvin
ACTOR
1918 - 1975
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 4
Charley Pride
SINGER
1934 - 2020
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Rank: 5
Larry Hagman
ACTOR
1931 - 2012
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Rank: 6
Lucky Peterson
MUSICIAN
1964 - 2020
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Rank: 7
Norman Borlaug
BIOLOGIST
1914 - 2009
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Rob Schroeder
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Polykarp Kusch
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1993
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Rank: 10
Lamar Hunt
BUSINESSPERSON
1932 - 2006
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Jack Ruby
MAFIOSO
1911 - 1967
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Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Dallas
Go to all RankingsJohn F. Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1963
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Rank: 1
Greer Garson
ACTOR
1904 - 1996
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Rank: 2
Charley Pride
SINGER
1934 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Larry Hagman
ACTOR
1931 - 2012
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Lucky Peterson
MUSICIAN
1964 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Norman Borlaug
BIOLOGIST
1914 - 2009
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Rob Schroeder
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Polykarp Kusch
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1993
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Lamar Hunt
BUSINESSPERSON
1932 - 2006
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Jack Ruby
MAFIOSO
1911 - 1967
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Dorothy Malone
ACTOR
1924 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Lily Pons
ACTOR
1898 - 1976
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Dallas were actors (57), basketball players (15), singers (11), musicians (10), and athletes (8), while most who died were actors (8), politicians (7), musicians (3), businesspeople (3), and racing drivers (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dallas, including Sharon Tate, Morgan Fairchild, and Robin Wright. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dallas, including Sharon Tate, Morgan Fairchild, and Robin Wright.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Dallas since 1700.