Miami
Miami ranks 118th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kraków, Kolkata, and Mecca. Memorable people born in Miami include Debbie Harry, Bill Nelson, and Sidney Poitier. Memorable people who died in Miami include Bob Marley, Zaha Hadid, and Donald Sutherland. Miami has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and musicians. Miami is located in United States.
Miami is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida. It is the second-most populous city proper in Florida, with a population of 442,241 at the 2020 census. The Miami metropolitan area in South Florida has an estimated 6.46 million residents, ranking as the third-largest metropolitan area in the Southeast and sixth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Miami has the third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises, 70 of which exceed 491 ft (150 m). It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1924 and 2005, Miami was the birth place of 105 globally memorable people, including Debbie Harry, Bill Nelson, and Sidney Poitier. Additionaly, 55 globally memorable people have passed away in Miami including Bob Marley, Zaha Hadid, and Donald Sutherland.
People Born in Miami
Go to all RankingsDebbie Harry
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 23
Bill Nelson
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 40
Sidney Poitier
ACTOR
1927 - 2022
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 4
William H. Macy
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 64
Marco Rubio
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 89
Phil Hill
RACING DRIVER
1927 - 2008
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 99
Pitbull
MUSICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 57
Jeff Lindsay
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 68
Eva Mendes
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 20
Pat Hingle
ACTOR
1924 - 2009
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 95
Patricia Cornwell
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 26
Michael W. Young
BIOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 21
Newly Added People Born in Miami
Go to all RankingsManny Machado
BASEBALL PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 93
Benjamin Cremaschi
SOCCER PLAYER
2005 - Present
HPI: 35.57
Rank: 91
Twanisha Terry
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 32.55
Rank: 92
Shanica Knowles
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.62
Rank: 94
People Deceased in Miami
Go to all RankingsBob Marley
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1981
HPI: 87.58
Rank: 37
Zaha Hadid
ARCHITECT
1950 - 2016
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 43
Donald Sutherland
ACTOR
1935 - 2024
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 15
Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr.
CHEMIST
1915 - 1974
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 51
Frank Farian
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2024
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 14
Georgios Papanikolaou
PHYSICIAN
1883 - 1962
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 34
Nam June Paik
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2006
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 24
Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1992
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 36
Alfonso, Prince of Asturias
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1938
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 44
Ida Haendel
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 27
Pat Patterson
WRESTLER
1941 - 2020
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 53
Carlos Andrés Pérez
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2010
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 30
Newly Added People Deceased in Miami
Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most individuals born in present day Miami were actors (30), athletes (15), singers (10), musicians (7), and politicians (5), while most who died were politicians (16), musicians (5), actors (5), singers (4), and athletes (4).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Miami, including Sidney Poitier, William H. Macy, and Eva Mendes. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Miami, including Sidney Poitier, William H. Macy, and Eva Mendes.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in Miami since 1700.