Staten Island
Staten Island ranks 699th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Portland, Maine, Avellaneda, and Toulon. Memorable people born in Staten Island include Joan Baez, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Robert Loggia. Memorable people who died in Staten Island include Mamie Smith, Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, and Alice Austen. Staten Island has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many musicians, and photographers. Staten Island is located in United States.
Staten Island is the southernmost of the five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Richmond County and situated at the southernmost point of New York. The borough is separated from the adjacent state of New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull and from the rest of New York by New York Bay. With a population of 495,747 in the 2020 Census, Staten Island is the least populated New York City borough but the third largest in land area at 58.5 sq mi (152 km2); it is also the least densely populated and most suburban borough in the city. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1998, Staten Island was the birth place of 24 globally memorable people, including Joan Baez, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Robert Loggia. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Staten Island including Mamie Smith, Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, and Alice Austen.
People Born in Staten Island
Go to all RankingsJoan Baez
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 83.48
Rank: 7
Cornelius Vanderbilt
BUSINESSPERSON
1794 - 1877
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 23
Robert Loggia
ACTOR
1930 - 2015
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 24
Christina Aguilera
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 10
Nathaniel Lord Britton
BIOLOGIST
1859 - 1934
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 3
Carmine Appice
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 16
Jasper Francis Cropsey
PAINTER
1823 - 1900
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 1
David Johansen
SINGER
1950 - 2025
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 9
Edward Platt
ACTOR
1916 - 1974
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 22
Phyllis Allen
ACTOR
1861 - 1938
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 2
Kevin Sussman
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 13
Sabu
WRESTLER
1964 - 2025
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Staten Island
Go to all RankingsMamie Smith
MUSICIAN
1891 - 1946
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Cassius Marcellus Coolidge
PAINTER
1844 - 1934
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Alice Austen
PHOTOGRAPHER
1866 - 1952
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Aaron Burr
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1836
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Antonio Meucci
INVENTOR
1808 - 1889
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Frankie Genaro
BOXER
1901 - 1966
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Mick Rock
PHOTOGRAPHER
1948 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Charlie Christian
MUSICIAN
1916 - 1942
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Deceased in Staten Island
Go to all RankingsMamie Smith
MUSICIAN
1891 - 1946
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Cassius Marcellus Coolidge
PAINTER
1844 - 1934
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Alice Austen
PHOTOGRAPHER
1866 - 1952
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Aaron Burr
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1836
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Antonio Meucci
INVENTOR
1808 - 1889
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Frankie Genaro
BOXER
1901 - 1966
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Mick Rock
PHOTOGRAPHER
1948 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Charlie Christian
MUSICIAN
1916 - 1942
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Staten Island were actors (8), singers (5), athletes (4), musicians (2), and businesspeople (1), while most who died were musicians (2), photographers (2), painters (1), politicians (1), and inventors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Staten Island, including Robert Loggia, Kevin Sussman, and Theo Rossi. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Staten Island, including Robert Loggia, Edward Platt, and Phyllis Allen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Staten Island since 1700.