Jackson Heights, Queens
Jackson Heights, Queens ranks 3,188th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kuusamo, Kaufbeuren, and Malbork. Memorable people born in Jackson Heights, Queens include Moe Tucker, Lucy Liu, and Ray Dalio. Memorable people who died in Jackson Heights, Queens include Willy Ley. Jackson Heights, Queens has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians and the death place of many engineers. Jackson Heights, Queens is located in United States.
Jackson Heights is a neighborhood in the northwestern part of the borough of Queens in New York City. Jackson Heights is neighbored by North Corona to the east, Elmhurst to the south, Woodside to the west, and today northern Astoria (Ditmars-Steinway) to the northwest, and East Elmhurst to the north and northeast. Jackson Heights has an ethnically diverse community, with half the population having been foreign-born since the 2000s. The New York Times has called it "the most culturally diverse neighborhood in New York, if not on the planet." According to the 2010 United States Census, the neighborhood has a population of 108,152. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1943 and 1988, Jackson Heights, Queens was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Moe Tucker, Lucy Liu, and Ray Dalio. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Jackson Heights, Queens including Willy Ley.
People Born in Jackson Heights, Queens
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Moe Tucker
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 4
Lucy Liu
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 1
Ray Dalio
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 3
Kevin Dobson
ACTOR
1943 - 2020
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 5
George Santos
POLITICIAN
1988 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Jackson Heights, Queens
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Newly Added People Deceased in Jackson Heights, Queens
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Most individuals born in present day Jackson Heights, Queens were actors (2), musicians (1), businesspeople (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were engineers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Jackson Heights, Queens, including Lucy Liu, and Kevin Dobson. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jackson Heights, Queens, including Lucy Liu, and Kevin Dobson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Jackson Heights, Queens since 1700.
