Yonkers, New York
Yonkers, New York ranks 600th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ostrava, Orlando, Florida, and Girona. Memorable people born in Yonkers, New York include Jon Voight, John Howard Northrop, and Daniel Carleton Gajdusek. Memorable people who died in Yonkers, New York include Elisha Otis, Gene Krupa, and Joseph Jacobs. Yonkers, New York has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many musicians, and inventors. Yonkers, New York is located in United States.
Yonkers is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. With a population of 211,569 at the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous city in New York state and the most populous city in Westchester County. Yonkers is classified as an inner suburb of New York City, immediately north of the Bronx and approximately 2.4 miles (4 km) north of Marble Hill. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1865 and 1997, Yonkers, New York was the birth place of 25 globally memorable people, including Jon Voight, John Howard Northrop, and Daniel Carleton Gajdusek. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Yonkers, New York including Elisha Otis, Gene Krupa, and Joseph Jacobs.
People Born in Yonkers, New York
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Jon Voight
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 5
John Howard Northrop
CHEMIST
1891 - 1987
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 18
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
PHYSICIAN
1923 - 2008
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 1
Antony Blinken
DIPLOMAT
1962 - Present
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 12
James Comey
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 6
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
WRITER
1919 - 2021
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 22
Alec John Such
MUSICIAN
1951 - 2022
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 17
Vincent Richards
TENNIS PLAYER
1903 - 1959
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 24
Adam Rodriguez
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 8
Winnaretta Singer
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1943
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 19
Richard Yates
WRITER
1926 - 1992
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 23
Chip Taylor
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Born in Yonkers, New York
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Sean Kilpatrick
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 27.11
Rank: 21
Julia Marino
POLITICIAN
1997 - Present
HPI: 25.35
Rank: 20
People Deceased in Yonkers, New York
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Elisha Otis
INVENTOR
1811 - 1861
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 2
Gene Krupa
MUSICIAN
1909 - 1973
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 5
Joseph Jacobs
WRITER
1854 - 1916
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 1
Samuel J. Tilden
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1886
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 3
Kai Winding
MUSICIAN
1922 - 1983
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Yonkers, New York were actors (5), writers (4), politicians (3), tennis players (2), and singers (2), while most who died were musicians (2), inventors (1), writers (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Yonkers, New York, including Jon Voight, Adam Rodriguez, and Carlos Alazraqui. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Yonkers, New York, including Jon Voight, Adam Rodriguez, and Sid Caesar.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Yonkers, New York since 1700.
