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 Nikola Tesla, Igor Stravinsky, and Eleanor Roosevelt. 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. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with its respective county. It 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 2014, New York City was the birth place of 1,790 globally memorable people, including J. Robert Oppenheimer, Sylvester Stallone, and Eleanor Roosevelt. Additionaly, 1,039 globally memorable people have passed away in New York City including Nikola Tesla, Igor Stravinsky, and Eleanor Roosevelt.
People Born in New York City
Go to all RankingsJ. Robert Oppenheimer
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1967
HPI: 90.85
Rank: 1,169
Sylvester Stallone
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 89.20
Rank: 499
Eleanor Roosevelt
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1884 - 1962
HPI: 86.11
Rank: 1,708
Martin Scorsese
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 735
Maria Callas
SINGER
1923 - 1977
HPI: 84.02
Rank: 1,766
Stanley Kubrick
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 1999
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 906
Al Capone
MAFIOSO
1899 - 1947
HPI: 81.56
Rank: 1,704
Theodore Roosevelt
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1919
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 1,518
Bernie Madoff
BUSINESSPERSON
1938 - 2021
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 1,774
Richard Stallman
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 1,028
Calvin Klein
FASHION DESIGNER
1942 - Present
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 288
Grace Hopper
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1906 - 1992
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 1,149
Newly Added People Born in New York City
Go to all RankingsEdgar Martínez
BASEBALL PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 1,316
Elvis Crespo
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 1,289
Kim Hill
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 1,285
Greg Howe
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 1,317
Joshua Waitzkin
CHESS PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 1,278
Al Sapienza
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 1,325
Kristina Lilley
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 1,323
Darryl Middleton
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 1,304
Mopreme Shakur
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 1,296
Vanessa Trump
CELEBRITY
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 1,275
Rob Gardner
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 1,309
Tatiana Santo Domingo
CELEBRITY
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 1,261
People Deceased in New York City
Go to all RankingsNikola Tesla
INVENTOR
1856 - 1943
HPI: 91.90
Rank: 161
Igor Stravinsky
COMPOSER
1882 - 1971
HPI: 87.34
Rank: 338
Eleanor Roosevelt
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1884 - 1962
HPI: 86.11
Rank: 141
Ivana Trump
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - 2022
HPI: 85.70
Rank: 753
Khalil Gibran
WRITER
1883 - 1931
HPI: 85.57
Rank: 1,004
Piet Mondrian
PAINTER
1872 - 1944
HPI: 84.15
Rank: 369
John Lennon
MUSICIAN
1940 - 1980
HPI: 83.61
Rank: 558
Andy Warhol
ARTIST
1928 - 1987
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 30
Kurt Vonnegut
WRITER
1922 - 2007
HPI: 82.15
Rank: 1,010
Yul Brynner
ACTOR
1920 - 1985
HPI: 81.16
Rank: 321
Béla Bartók
COMPOSER
1881 - 1945
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 140
Louis Armstrong
MUSICIAN
1901 - 1971
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 655
Newly Added People Deceased in New York City
Go to all RankingsPreta Gil
MUSICIAN
1974 - 2025
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 627
Michelle Thomas
ACTOR
1968 - 1998
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 631
Mohand al-Shehri
EXTREMIST
1979 - 2001
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 623
Fayez Banihammad
EXTREMIST
1977 - 2001
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 625
Ahmed al-Ghamdi
EXTREMIST
1979 - 2001
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 624
Gavin Creel
ACTOR
1976 - 2024
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 626
DJ AM
MUSICIAN
1973 - 2009
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 629
Chino XL
SINGER
1974 - 2024
HPI: 37.71
Rank: 628
Michaela DePrince
DANCER
1995 - 2024
HPI: 35.65
Rank: 622
Cory Lidle
BASEBALL PLAYER
1972 - 2006
HPI: 34.13
Rank: 630
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day New York City were actors (675), writers (158), singers (105), film directors (100), and musicians (95), while most who died were actors (187), writers (119), musicians (99), 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.













































