Denver
Denver ranks 140th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kansas City, Missouri, Hammersmith, and Portland, Oregon. Memorable people born in Denver include Ruth Handler, Douglas Fairbanks, and John Searle. Memorable people who died in Denver include Antonia Brico, Buffalo Bill, and Barbara Bates. Denver has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many composers, and actors. Denver is located in United States.
Denver is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Officially a consolidated city and county, it is located in the South Platte River valley on the western edge of the High Plains, and is just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Denver is the 19th-most populous city in the United States and fifth-most populous state capital with a population of 715,522 at the 2020 census, while the Denver metropolitan area with over 3.05 million residents is the 19th-largest metropolitan area in the nation and functions as the economic and cultural center of the broader Front Range Urban Corridor. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2001, Denver was the birth place of 85 globally memorable people, including Ruth Handler, Douglas Fairbanks, and John Searle. Additionaly, 17 globally memorable people have passed away in Denver including Antonia Brico, Buffalo Bill, and Barbara Bates.
People Born in Denver
Go to all RankingsRuth Handler
INVENTOR
1916 - 2002
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 61
Douglas Fairbanks
ACTOR
1883 - 1939
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 78
John Searle
PHILOSOPHER
1932 - Present
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 13
John L. Hall
PHYSICIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 7
David Fincher
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 41
John Fante
WRITER
1909 - 1983
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 80
Donna Haraway
HISTORIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 51
Dean Reed
ACTOR
1938 - 1986
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 58
Gerald Carr
ASTRONAUT
1932 - 2020
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 71
Jeremy Rifkin
ECONOMIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 26
Charles W. Morris
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 66
Jan-Michael Vincent
ACTOR
1944 - 2019
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 72
People Deceased in Denver
Go to all RankingsAntonia Brico
COMPOSER
1902 - 1989
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Rank: 1
Buffalo Bill
CELEBRITY
1846 - 1917
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Rank: 2
Barbara Bates
ACTOR
1925 - 1969
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 3
Betty Robinson
ATHLETE
1911 - 1999
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Rank: 4
Big Van Vader
WRESTLER
1955 - 2018
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Rank: 5
Scott Carpenter
ASTRONAUT
1925 - 2013
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Rank: 6
Linda Lovelace
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1949 - 2002
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Rank: 7
Jimmy Miller
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1994
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Rank: 8
Vincent Youmans
COMPOSER
1898 - 1946
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Rank: 9
Jerome Biffle
ATHLETE
1928 - 2002
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 10
Peter II of Yugoslavia
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1970
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Vince Boryla
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1927 - 2016
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Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Denver
Go to all RankingsAntonia Brico
COMPOSER
1902 - 1989
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Rank: 1
Buffalo Bill
CELEBRITY
1846 - 1917
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Rank: 2
Betty Robinson
ATHLETE
1911 - 1999
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Rank: 4
Big Van Vader
WRESTLER
1955 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Scott Carpenter
ASTRONAUT
1925 - 2013
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Linda Lovelace
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1949 - 2002
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Jimmy Miller
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1994
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Vincent Youmans
COMPOSER
1898 - 1946
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Peter II of Yugoslavia
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1970
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Vince Boryla
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1927 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
René Spitz
PSYCHOLOGIST
1887 - 1974
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Judah Folkman
BIOLOGIST
1933 - 2008
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Denver were actors (27), athletes (10), politicians (5), film directors (4), and writers (4), while most who died were composers (2), actors (2), athletes (2), celebrities (1), and wrestlers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Denver, including Dean Reed, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Debra Paget. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Denver, including Douglas Fairbanks, Dean Reed, and Jan-Michael Vincent.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Denver since 1700.