Cultural Production in
Present Day
United States
United States
United States ranks 1st in number of biographies on Pantheon. Memorable people born in present day United States include Donald Trump, Jimmy Carter, and Thomas Jefferson. Memorable people who died in United States include Bob Marley, Ronald Reagan, and Charles Bukowski. United States has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many actors, and politicians. The top cities in United States by number of biographies are New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Brooklyn, and Philadelphia.
People
Between 375 BC and 2021, present day United States was the birth place of 23,178 globally memorable people, including Donald Trump, Jimmy Carter, and Thomas Jefferson. Additionaly, 10,066 globally memorable people have passed away in present day United States including Bob Marley, Ronald Reagan, and Charles Bukowski.
People Born in Present Day United States
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Donald Trump
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 99.27
Rank: 1
Jimmy Carter
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2024
HPI: 93.90
Rank: 2
Thomas Jefferson
POLITICIAN
1743 - 1826
HPI: 93.18
Rank: 3
Martin Luther King Jr.
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 1968
HPI: 92.49
Rank: 4
Thomas Edison
INVENTOR
1847 - 1931
HPI: 91.65
Rank: 5
J. Robert Oppenheimer
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1967
HPI: 90.85
Rank: 6
Muhammad Ali
BOXER
1942 - 2016
HPI: 90.72
Rank: 7
Andrew Jackson
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1845
HPI: 90.45
Rank: 8
Edgar Allan Poe
WRITER
1809 - 1849
HPI: 90.35
Rank: 9
Pope Leo XIV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1955 - Present
HPI: 89.52
Rank: 10
William McKinley
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1901
HPI: 89.29
Rank: 11
Al Pacino
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 89.27
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day United States
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Steve Witkoff
BUSINESSPERSON
1957 - Present
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 1,254
Murder of Sylvia Likens
CELEBRITY
1949 - 1965
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 2,346
James Roosevelt I
BUSINESSPERSON
1828 - 1900
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 2,502
Bumpy Johnson
MAFIOSO
1905 - 1968
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 2,729
Patrick Dempsey
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 2,845
John Gilbert
ACTOR
1897 - 1936
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 3,533
Keith Kellogg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 4,290
Harpo Marx
COMEDIAN
1888 - 1964
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 4,332
Ronn Moss
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 4,479
Lauren Sánchez Bezos
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 4,834
Les Wexner
BUSINESSPERSON
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 5,068
Scott Bessent
BUSINESSPERSON
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 5,486
People Deceased in Present Day United States
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Bob Marley
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1981
HPI: 87.58
Rank: 1
Ronald Reagan
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2004
HPI: 86.36
Rank: 2
Charles Bukowski
WRITER
1920 - 1994
HPI: 80.23
Rank: 3
Wilhelm Steinitz
CHESS PLAYER
1836 - 1900
HPI: 79.31
Rank: 4
Richard Feynman
PHYSICIST
1918 - 1988
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 5
Douglas MacArthur
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1964
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 6
Paul Dirac
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1984
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 7
Leslie Nielsen
ACTOR
1926 - 2010
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 8
Edward Tatum
BIOLOGIST
1909 - 1975
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 9
Val Kilmer
ACTOR
1959 - 2025
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 10
George Shultz
ECONOMIST
1920 - 2021
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 11
Calvin Coolidge
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1933
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day United States
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Sonny Rollins
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2026
HPI: NaN
Rank: 954
Murder of Sylvia Likens
CELEBRITY
1949 - 1965
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 2,762
James Roosevelt I
BUSINESSPERSON
1828 - 1900
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 2,871
Bumpy Johnson
MAFIOSO
1905 - 1968
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 3,018
John Gilbert
ACTOR
1897 - 1936
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 3,570
Hessy Levinsons Taft
MODEL
1934 - 2026
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 3,846
Alfred Eisenstaedt
PHOTOGRAPHER
1898 - 1995
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 4,066
Harpo Marx
COMEDIAN
1888 - 1964
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 4,078
Peter H. Raven
BIOLOGIST
1936 - 2026
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 4,270
Nicoletta Machiavelli
ACTOR
1944 - 2015
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 5,124
Joel Teitelbaum
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1887 - 1979
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 5,232
Robert Wolders
ACTOR
1936 - 2018
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 5,250
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day United Stateswere actors (6962), politicians (1605), athletes (1499), musicians (1447), and singers (1312), while most who died were actors (2384), politicians (956), writers (796), musicians (637), and athletes (424).
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day United States since 1700.
