Houston
Houston ranks 54th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind St. Louis, Cairo, and Bucharest. Memorable people born in Houston include Howard Hughes, Patrick Swayze, and Beyoncé. Memorable people who died in Houston include Howard Hughes, George H. W. Bush, and Barbara Bush. Houston has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many astronauts, and politicians. Houston is located in United States.
Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States. It is the fourth-most populous city in the United States with a population of 2.3 million at the 2020 census, while the Greater Houston metropolitan area at 7.8 million residents is the fifth-most populous metropolitan area in the nation and second-most populous in Texas. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat of Harris County. Covering a total area of 640.4 square miles (1,659 km2), Houston is the ninth largest city in the country and the largest whose municipal government is not consolidated with a county, parish, or borough. Although primarily located within Harris County, portions of the city extend into Fort Bend and Montgomery counties. Houston also functions as the southeastern anchor of the Texas Triangle megaregion. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1858 and 2002, Houston was the birth place of 189 globally memorable people, including Howard Hughes, Patrick Swayze, and Beyoncé. Additionaly, 71 globally memorable people have passed away in Houston including Howard Hughes, George H. W. Bush, and Barbara Bush.
People Born in Houston
Go to all RankingsHoward Hughes
BUSINESSPERSON
1905 - 1976
HPI: 83.19
Rank: 173
Patrick Swayze
ACTOR
1952 - 2009
HPI: 81.93
Rank: 185
Beyoncé
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 139
The Undertaker
WRESTLER
1965 - Present
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 67
Robert Woodrow Wilson
ASTRONOMER
1936 - Present
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 28
Phylicia Rashad
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 111
Kenny Rogers
SINGER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 6
Dennis Quaid
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 94
Jeff Bennett
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 53
Travis Scott
SINGER
1991 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 93
Georgina Spelvin
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 138
Anna Nicole Smith
CELEBRITY
1967 - 2007
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 172
Newly Added People Born in Houston
Go to all RankingsFabian Hürzeler
COACH
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 165
Jarred Vanderbilt
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 34.38
Rank: 163
Justin Tucker
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 32.03
Rank: 169
Kaitlyn Weaver
POLITICIAN
1989 - Present
HPI: 30.49
Rank: 170
Grant Williams
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 29.89
Rank: 164
Carlon Jeffery
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 27.09
Rank: 166
Tyler Myers
POLITICIAN
1990 - Present
HPI: 26.79
Rank: 168
Danuel House Jr.
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 26.43
Rank: 167
Joshua Rush
ACTOR
2001 - Present
HPI: 24.18
Rank: 162
People Deceased in Houston
Go to all RankingsHoward Hughes
BUSINESSPERSON
1905 - 1976
HPI: 83.19
Rank: 25
George H. W. Bush
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2018
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 30
Barbara Bush
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2018
HPI: 82.18
Rank: 26
Gene Cernan
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 2017
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 68
John Young
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2018
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 61
Ronnie James Dio
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2010
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 24
Mahmoud Darwish
WRITER
1941 - 2008
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 27
George Foreman
BOXER
1949 - 2025
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 9
Michael DeBakey
PHYSICIAN
1908 - 2008
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 37
Robert Curl
CHEMIST
1933 - 2022
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 62
Richard Smalley
CHEMIST
1943 - 2005
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 13
Christopher C. Kraft Jr.
INVENTOR
1924 - 2019
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 67
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Houston were actors (72), singers (19), athletes (17), basketball players (14), and musicians (8), while most who died were astronauts (12), politicians (11), actors (9), singers (5), and athletes (5).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Houston, including Patrick Swayze, Phylicia Rashad, and Dennis Quaid. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Houston, including Patrick Swayze, Phylicia Rashad, and Dennis Quaid.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Houston since 1700.