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 Albert Einstein, Jimmy Carter, and Thomas Jefferson. 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 23,163 globally memorable people, including Donald Trump, Jimmy Carter, and Thomas Jefferson. Additionaly, 10,044 globally memorable people have passed away in present day United States including Albert Einstein, Jimmy Carter, and Thomas Jefferson.
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
Lauren Sánchez Bezos
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 4,833
Les Wexner
BUSINESSPERSON
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 5,067
Scott Bessent
BUSINESSPERSON
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 5,485
David Baker
CHEMIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 6,167
People Deceased in Present Day United States
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Albert Einstein
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1955
HPI: 94.83
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
Nikola Tesla
INVENTOR
1856 - 1943
HPI: 91.90
Rank: 5
Thomas Edison
INVENTOR
1847 - 1931
HPI: 91.65
Rank: 6
J. Robert Oppenheimer
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1967
HPI: 90.85
Rank: 7
Muhammad Ali
BOXER
1942 - 2016
HPI: 90.72
Rank: 8
Andrew Jackson
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1845
HPI: 90.45
Rank: 9
Edgar Allan Poe
WRITER
1809 - 1849
HPI: 90.35
Rank: 10
William McKinley
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1901
HPI: 89.29
Rank: 11
Ulysses S. Grant
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1885
HPI: 89.19
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day United States
Go to all RankingsMurder of Sylvia Likens
CELEBRITY
1949 - 1965
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 1,977
James Roosevelt I
BUSINESSPERSON
1828 - 1900
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 2,094
Bumpy Johnson
MAFIOSO
1905 - 1968
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 2,254
John Gilbert
ACTOR
1897 - 1936
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 2,866
Hessy Levinsons Taft
MODEL
1934 - 2026
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 3,177
Alfred Eisenstaedt
PHOTOGRAPHER
1898 - 1995
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 3,425
Harpo Marx
COMEDIAN
1888 - 1964
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 3,439
Robert Wolders
ACTOR
1936 - 2018
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 4,737
Freya von Moltke
LAWYER
1911 - 2010
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 4,958
Naomi Uemura
EXPLORER
1941 - 1984
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 5,155
Mahasti
SINGER
1946 - 2007
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 5,366
Erdal İnönü
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2007
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 5,707
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day United Stateswere actors (6955), politicians (1607), athletes (1499), musicians (1447), and singers (1312), while most who died were actors (2378), politicians (957), writers (796), musicians (636), and athletes (424).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day United States, including Al Pacino, Sylvester Stallone, and Clint Eastwood. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day United States, including Al Pacino, Sylvester Stallone, and Clint Eastwood.
Places
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.
