New York City
New York City ranks 1st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind . Memorable people born in New York City include J. Robert Oppenheimer, Sylvester Stallone, and Eleanor Roosevelt. Memorable people who died in New York City include Loretta Swit, Lou Henry Hoover, and Howard Valentine. New York City has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many actors, and writers. New York City is located in United States.
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2005, New York City was the birth place of 1,689 globally memorable people, including J. Robert Oppenheimer, Sylvester Stallone, and Eleanor Roosevelt. Additionaly, 1,025 globally memorable people have passed away in New York City including Loretta Swit, Lou Henry Hoover, and Howard Valentine.
People Born in New York City
Go to all RankingsJ. Robert Oppenheimer
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1967
HPI: 90.85
Rank: 1,566
Sylvester Stallone
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 89.20
Rank: 891
Eleanor Roosevelt
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1884 - 1962
HPI: 86.11
Rank: 307
Martin Scorsese
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 1,128
Maria Callas
SINGER
1923 - 1977
HPI: 84.02
Rank: 365
Stanley Kubrick
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 1999
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 1,301
Al Capone
MAFIOSO
1899 - 1947
HPI: 81.56
Rank: 303
Theodore Roosevelt
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1919
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 117
Bernie Madoff
BUSINESSPERSON
1938 - 2021
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 373
Richard Stallman
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 1,425
Calvin Klein
FASHION DESIGNER
1942 - Present
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 677
Grace Hopper
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1906 - 1992
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 1,546
Newly Added People Born in New York City
Go to all RankingsPeople Deceased in New York City
Go to all RankingsLoretta Swit
ACTOR
1937 - 2025
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Rank: 1
Lou Henry Hoover
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1944
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Howard Valentine
ATHLETE
1881 - 1932
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 3
Helene Hanff
WRITER
1916 - 1997
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Charles Ives
COMPOSER
1874 - 1954
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Roscoe Arbuckle
ACTOR
1887 - 1933
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Agnes de Mille
DANCER
1905 - 1993
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 7
Tito Schipa
SINGER
1889 - 1965
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Christine Ladd-Franklin
PSYCHOLOGIST
1847 - 1930
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Wilhelm Weitling
WRITER
1808 - 1871
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Margaret Brown
CELEBRITY
1867 - 1932
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Ona Munson
ACTOR
1903 - 1955
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in New York City
Go to all RankingsLoretta Swit
ACTOR
1937 - 2025
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Lou Henry Hoover
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1944
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Helene Hanff
WRITER
1916 - 1997
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Charles Ives
COMPOSER
1874 - 1954
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Roscoe Arbuckle
ACTOR
1887 - 1933
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Tito Schipa
SINGER
1889 - 1965
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Christine Ladd-Franklin
PSYCHOLOGIST
1847 - 1930
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Wilhelm Weitling
WRITER
1808 - 1871
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Margaret Brown
CELEBRITY
1867 - 1932
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Ona Munson
ACTOR
1903 - 1955
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Bernard Baruch
BUSINESSPERSON
1870 - 1965
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Tallulah Bankhead
ACTOR
1902 - 1968
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day New York City were actors (634), writers (151), singers (95), film directors (91), and musicians (89), while most who died were actors (183), writers (119), musicians (95), politicians (94), and painters (48).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in New York City, including Sylvester Stallone, Peter Falk, and Jane Fonda. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day New York City, including Sylvester Stallone, Humphrey Bogart, and Peter Falk.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in New York City since 1700.