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 one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with its 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 2014, New York City was the birth place of 1,703 globally memorable people, including J. Robert Oppenheimer, Sylvester Stallone, and Eleanor Roosevelt. Additionaly, 1,029 globally memorable people have passed away in New York City including Nikola Tesla, Igor Stravinsky, and Eleanor Roosevelt.
People Born in New York City
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1967
HPI: 90.85
Rank: 406
Sylvester Stallone
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 89.20
Rank: 1,437
Eleanor Roosevelt
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1884 - 1962
HPI: 86.11
Rank: 854
Martin Scorsese
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 1,673
Maria Callas
SINGER
1923 - 1977
HPI: 84.02
Rank: 912
Stanley Kubrick
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 1999
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 143
Al Capone
MAFIOSO
1899 - 1947
HPI: 81.56
Rank: 850
Theodore Roosevelt
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1919
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 664
Bernie Madoff
BUSINESSPERSON
1938 - 2021
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 920
Richard Stallman
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 265
Calvin Klein
FASHION DESIGNER
1942 - Present
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 1,224
Grace Hopper
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1906 - 1992
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 386
Newly Added People Born in New York City
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Darryl McDaniels
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 475
Princess Leonore, Duchess of Gotland
NOBLEMAN
2014 - Present
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 457
Michael Gandolfini
ACTOR
1999 - Present
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 466
Sandro Mamukelashvili
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 38.00
Rank: 467
Colby Minifie
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.15
Rank: 472
Miles Robbins
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 473
Blue Ivy Carter
SINGER
2012 - Present
HPI: 36.10
Rank: 458
Cooper Hoffman
ACTOR
2003 - Present
HPI: 34.81
Rank: 461
Ryan Kiera Armstrong
ACTOR
2010 - Present
HPI: 34.04
Rank: 459
Brian Taylor
FILM DIRECTOR
2000 - Present
HPI: 32.27
Rank: 465
Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
ACTOR
1998 - Present
HPI: 31.44
Rank: 468
Jessica Carlson
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 30.79
Rank: 471
People Deceased in New York City
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Nikola Tesla
INVENTOR
1856 - 1943
HPI: 91.90
Rank: 714
Igor Stravinsky
COMPOSER
1882 - 1971
HPI: 87.34
Rank: 891
Eleanor Roosevelt
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1884 - 1962
HPI: 86.11
Rank: 694
Ivana Trump
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - 2022
HPI: 85.70
Rank: 267
Khalil Gibran
WRITER
1883 - 1931
HPI: 85.57
Rank: 518
Piet Mondrian
PAINTER
1872 - 1944
HPI: 84.15
Rank: 922
John Lennon
MUSICIAN
1940 - 1980
HPI: 83.61
Rank: 82
Andy Warhol
ARTIST
1928 - 1987
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 583
Kurt Vonnegut
WRITER
1922 - 2007
HPI: 82.15
Rank: 524
Yul Brynner
ACTOR
1920 - 1985
HPI: 81.16
Rank: 874
Béla Bartók
COMPOSER
1881 - 1945
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 693
Louis Armstrong
MUSICIAN
1901 - 1971
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 169
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day New York City were actors (641), writers (151), singers (98), film directors (92), and musicians (89), while most who died were actors (185), writers (119), musicians (96), 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.
