Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village ranks 2,748th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sanremo, Bjelovar, and Córdoba Province, Argentina. Memorable people born in Greenwich Village include Robert De Niro, Paul Goodman, and Sylvia Miles. Memorable people who died in Greenwich Village include Thomas Paine, Diane Arbus, and Kim Hunter. Greenwich Village has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many writers, and photographers. Greenwich Village is located in United States.
Greenwich Village, or simply the Village, is a neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City, bounded by 14th Street to the north, Broadway to the east, Houston Street to the south, and the Hudson River to the west. Greenwich Village also contains several subsections, including the West Village west of Seventh Avenue and the Meatpacking District in the northwest corner of Greenwich Village. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1911 and 1956, Greenwich Village was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Robert De Niro, Paul Goodman, and Sylvia Miles. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Greenwich Village including Thomas Paine, Diane Arbus, and Kim Hunter. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Greenwich Village than were born there.
People Born in Greenwich Village
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Robert De Niro
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 83.81
Rank: 6
Paul Goodman
WRITER
1911 - 1972
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 5
Sylvia Miles
ACTOR
1924 - 2019
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 4
Robert Christgau
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 1
Chloe Webb
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 3
Eric Van Lustbader
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Greenwich Village
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Thomas Paine
WRITER
1737 - 1809
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 8
Diane Arbus
PHOTOGRAPHER
1923 - 1971
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 2
Kim Hunter
ACTOR
1922 - 2002
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 5
Djuna Barnes
WRITER
1892 - 1982
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 3
Ana Mendieta
PAINTER
1948 - 1985
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 4
Ed Koch
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2013
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 9
Robert Ryman
PAINTER
1930 - 2019
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 7
Helen Levitt
PHOTOGRAPHER
1913 - 2009
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 6
Val Avery
ACTOR
1924 - 2009
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Greenwich Village were actors (3), and writers (3), while most who died were writers (2), photographers (2), actors (2), painters (2), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Greenwich Village, including Robert De Niro, and Chloe Webb. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Greenwich Village, including Robert De Niro, Sylvia Miles, and Chloe Webb.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Greenwich Village since 1700.
