Manhattan
Manhattan ranks #66 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kanagawa Prefecture, The Bronx, and Helsinki. The most famous people from Manhattan are Al Pacino, Barbara Bush, and Robert Downey Jr.. The most famous people who died in Manhattan are Malcolm X, Ayn Rand, and Richard Nixon. Manhattan has been the birthplace of many actors, and writers and the death place of many actors, and writers. Manhattan is located in United States.
People
Between 1816 and 2006, present-day Manhattan was the birthplace of 172 globally memorable people, including Al Pacino, Barbara Bush, and Robert Downey Jr.. Additionally, 202 globally memorable people died in present-day Manhattan, including Malcolm X, Ayn Rand, and Richard Nixon. Interestingly, more notable people died in Manhattan than were born there.
People Born in Present-Day Manhattan
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Al Pacino
Actor
1940 - Present
HPI: 89.27
Rank: 1
Barbara Bush
Politician
1925 - 2018
HPI: 82.18
Rank: 2
Robert Downey Jr.
Actor
1965 - Present
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 3
Stan Lee
Comic Artist
1922 - 2018
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 4
William James Sidis
Linguist
1898 - 1944
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 5
Sigourney Weaver
Actor
1949 - Present
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 6
Nancy Reagan
Actor
1921 - 2016
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 7
Donald Trump Jr.
Businessperson
1977 - Present
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 8
Robert Downey Sr.
Actor
1936 - 2021
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 9
Roy Lichtenstein
Artist
1923 - 1997
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 10
Murray Gell-Mann
Physicist
1929 - 2019
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 11
Ron Perlman
Actor
1950 - Present
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present-Day Manhattan
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Barron Trump
Celebrity
2006 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 120
Fatman Scoop
Singer
1968 - 2024
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 150
Kool Moe Dee
Singer
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 151
Brian O'Halloran
Actor
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 154
Vernon
Singer
1998 - Present
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 159
Dana Bash
Journalist
1971 - Present
HPI: 35.80
Rank: 165
People Deceased in Present-Day Manhattan
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Malcolm X
Social Activist
1925 - 1965
HPI: 86.43
Rank: 1
Ayn Rand
Writer
1905 - 1982
HPI: 83.74
Rank: 2
Richard Nixon
Politician
1913 - 1994
HPI: 82.64
Rank: 3
Isaac Asimov
Writer
1920 - 1992
HPI: 81.85
Rank: 4
David Bowie
Singer
1947 - 2016
HPI: 80.18
Rank: 5
Estée Lauder
Businessperson
1906 - 2004
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 6
Edward Hopper
Painter
1882 - 1967
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 7
Lauren Bacall
Actor
1924 - 2014
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 8
I. M. Pei
Architect
1917 - 2019
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 9
Robert Downey Sr.
Actor
1936 - 2021
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 10
Elie Wiesel
Writer
1928 - 2016
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 11
Isidor Isaac Rabi
Physicist
1898 - 1988
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present-Day Manhattan
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Occupations
Most people born in present-day Manhattan were actors (85), writers (12), politicians (8), composers (8), and singers (7), while most who died were actors (50), writers (28), politicians (14), musicians (14), and businesspeople (11).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present-day Manhattan since 1700.
