Baltimore
Baltimore ranks #70 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Dallas, Liverpool, and Turin. The most famous people from Baltimore are David Hasselhoff, John R. Bolton, and Frank Zappa. The most famous people who died in Baltimore are Edgar Allan Poe, Frances Cleveland, and Tom Clancy. Baltimore has been the birthplace of many actors, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Baltimore is located in United States.
People
Between 2 and 2004, present-day Baltimore was the birthplace of 167 globally memorable people, including David Hasselhoff, John R. Bolton, and Frank Zappa. Additionally, 63 globally memorable people died in present-day Baltimore, including Edgar Allan Poe, Frances Cleveland, and Tom Clancy.
People Born in Present-Day Baltimore
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David Hasselhoff
Actor
1952 - Present
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 1
John R. Bolton
Diplomat
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 2
Frank Zappa
Musician
1940 - 1993
HPI: 74.50
Rank: 3
John Rawls
Philosopher
1921 - 2002
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 4
Divine
Actor
1945 - 1988
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 5
John Waters
Film Director
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 6
Tom Clancy
Writer
1947 - 2013
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 7
Philip Glass
Composer
1937 - Present
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 8
Nancy Pelosi
Politician
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 9
Jada Pinkett Smith
Actor
1971 - Present
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 10
Babe Ruth
Baseball Player
1895 - 1948
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 11
H. L. Mencken
Writer
1880 - 1956
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present-Day Baltimore
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Betsy Beard
Athlete
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 127
Ian Carey
Musician
1975 - 2021
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 129
Ben Bass
Actor
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 140
Utkarsh Ambudkar
Actor
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 142
Dontaye Draper
Basketball Player
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.88
Rank: 154
Moses Ingram
Actor
1994 - Present
HPI: 34.08
Rank: 155
Alex Freeman
Soccer Player
2004 - Present
HPI: 31.78
Rank: 161
Damion Lee
Basketball Player
1992 - Present
HPI: 31.22
Rank: 162
DaJuan Summers
Basketball Player
1988 - Present
HPI: 30.31
Rank: 164
Georgia Gould
Cyclist
1980 - Present
HPI: 27.49
Rank: 165
People Deceased in Present-Day Baltimore
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Edgar Allan Poe
Writer
1809 - 1849
HPI: 90.35
Rank: 1
Frances Cleveland
Politician
1864 - 1947
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 2
Tom Clancy
Writer
1947 - 2013
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 3
Robert H. Goddard
Physicist
1882 - 1945
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 4
H. L. Mencken
Writer
1880 - 1956
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 5
John Dos Passos
Writer
1896 - 1970
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 6
Daniel Nathans
Biologist
1928 - 1999
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 7
Robert Smith
Politician
1757 - 1842
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 8
Nettie Stevens
Biologist
1861 - 1912
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 9
Thomas Wolfe
Writer
1900 - 1938
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 10
Muhammad Khan Junejo
Politician
1932 - 1993
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 11
Krešimir Ćosić
Basketball Player
1948 - 1995
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most people born in present-day Baltimore were actors (51), writers (17), basketball players (13), politicians (11), and musicians (9), while most who died were politicians (13), writers (9), biologists (6), physicians (5), and physicists (3).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present-day Baltimore since 1700.
