New York (state)
New York (state) ranks 1,154th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ōtsu, Swindon, and Bournemouth. Memorable people born in New York (state) include Roy J. Glauber, Leland Stanford, and Carol J. Adams. Memorable people who died in New York (state) include Elliott Erwitt, Merce Cunningham, and William Hoyt. New York (state) has been the birth place of many writers, and actors and the death place of many actors, and photographers. New York (state) is located in United States.
New York, also called New York State, is a state in the northeastern United States. Bordered by New England to the east, Canada to the north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, its territory extends into both the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. New York is the fourth-most populous state in the United States, with nearly 20 million residents, and the 27th-largest state by area, with a total area of 54,556 square miles (141,300 km2). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2007, New York (state) was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Roy J. Glauber, Leland Stanford, and Carol J. Adams. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in New York (state) including Elliott Erwitt, Merce Cunningham, and William Hoyt.
People Born in New York (state)
Go to all RankingsRoy J. Glauber
PHYSICIST
1925 - 2018
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 11
Leland Stanford
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1893
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 9
Carol J. Adams
WRITER
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 3
Gary L. Francione
PHILOSOPHER
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 5
Charles Sands
TENNIS PLAYER
1865 - 1945
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 10
George R. Price
BIOLOGIST
1922 - 1975
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 7
Paul Klebnikov
WRITER
1963 - 2004
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 12
Esther M. Conwell
CHEMIST
1922 - 2014
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 13
Naomi Novik
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 4
Ariana Greenblatt
ACTOR
2007 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 17
Zak Penn
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 1
Karl Jacobs
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 33.22
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in New York (state)
Go to all RankingsPeople Deceased in New York (state)
Go to all RankingsElliott Erwitt
PHOTOGRAPHER
1928 - 2023
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 7
Merce Cunningham
DANCER
1919 - 2009
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 9
William Hoyt
ATHLETE
1875 - 1954
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 8
Amir Pnueli
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1941 - 2009
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 11
Barry Newman
ACTOR
1938 - 2023
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 1
Ernst Neizvestny
SCULPTOR
1925 - 2016
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 10
Zhang Jie
WRITER
1937 - 2022
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 5
Gouverneur Morris
POLITICIAN
1752 - 1816
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 6
Mary Engle Pennington
CHEMIST
1872 - 1952
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 3
Morgan Spurlock
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - 2024
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 2
William Gargan
ACTOR
1905 - 1979
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day New York (state) were writers (4), actors (2), athletes (2), physicists (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were actors (2), photographers (1), dancers (1), athletes (1), and computer scientists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in New York (state), including Carol J. Adams, Paul Klebnikov, and Naomi Novik. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day New York (state), including Carol J. Adams, Paul Klebnikov, and Naomi Novik.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in New York (state) since 1700.