Fresno, California
Fresno, California ranks 397th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hollywood, Los Angeles, Pretoria, and Nicosia. Memorable people born in Fresno, California include Sam Peckinpah, William Saroyan, and Ross Bagdasarian. Memorable people who died in Fresno, California include Cornelius Warmerdam, William Saroyan, and Johnny Boyd. Fresno, California has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many writers, and actors. Fresno, California is located in United States.
Fresno is a city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States. It is the county seat of Fresno County and the largest city in the greater Central Valley region. It covers about 115 square miles (300 km2) and had a population of 542,107 as of the 2020 census, making it the fifth-most populous city in California, the most populous inland city in California, and the 34th-most populous city in the nation. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1908 and 1993, Fresno, California was the birth place of 34 globally memorable people, including Sam Peckinpah, William Saroyan, and Ross Bagdasarian. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Fresno, California including Cornelius Warmerdam, William Saroyan, and Johnny Boyd.
People Born in Fresno, California
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Sam Peckinpah
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 1984
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 30
William Saroyan
WRITER
1908 - 1981
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 26
Ross Bagdasarian
ACTOR
1919 - 1972
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 34
Kirk Kerkorian
BUSINESSPERSON
1917 - 2015
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 29
Mike Connors
ACTOR
1925 - 2017
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 1
Kevin Federline
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 5
Andrew M. Gleason
MATHEMATICIAN
1921 - 2008
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 23
Steven Zaillian
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 16
Sid Haig
ACTOR
1939 - 2019
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 2
Charles Sibley
BIOLOGIST
1917 - 1998
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 31
Armen Alchian
ECONOMIST
1914 - 2013
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 28
J. P. Manoux
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Fresno, California
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Cornelius Warmerdam
ATHLETE
1915 - 2001
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Rank: 1
William Saroyan
WRITER
1908 - 1981
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 3
Johnny Boyd
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2003
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 2
Amleto Frignani
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1997
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Rank: 4
Richard Kiel
ACTOR
1939 - 2014
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Rank: 5
Bob Mathias
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2006
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Rank: 6
Maarten Schmidt
ASTRONOMER
1929 - 2022
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Rank: 7
Ehsan Yarshater
HISTORIAN
1920 - 2018
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Rank: 8
Ken Curtis
ACTOR
1916 - 1991
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Rank: 9
Dennis Morgan
SINGER
1908 - 1994
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Rank: 10
Philip Levine
WRITER
1928 - 2015
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Deceased in Fresno, California
Go to all RankingsCornelius Warmerdam
ATHLETE
1915 - 2001
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Rank: 1
Amleto Frignani
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1997
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Rank: 4
Richard Kiel
ACTOR
1939 - 2014
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Rank: 5
Bob Mathias
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2006
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Maarten Schmidt
ASTRONOMER
1929 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Ehsan Yarshater
HISTORIAN
1920 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Ken Curtis
ACTOR
1916 - 1991
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Dennis Morgan
SINGER
1908 - 1994
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Philip Levine
WRITER
1928 - 2015
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Fresno, California were actors (5), athletes (4), singers (3), basketball players (3), and film directors (2), while most who died were writers (2), actors (2), athletes (1), racing drivers (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Fresno, California, including Mike Connors, Sid Haig, and J. P. Manoux. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Fresno, California, including Ross Bagdasarian, Mike Connors, and Sid Haig.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Fresno, California since 1700.
