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 23,156 globally memorable people, including Donald Trump, Jimmy Carter, and Thomas Jefferson. Additionaly, 10,037 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
Lauren Sánchez Bezos
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 4,830
Les Wexner
BUSINESSPERSON
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 5,064
Scott Bessent
BUSINESSPERSON
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 5,482
David Baker
CHEMIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 6,164
Emily Armstrong
MUSICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 6,249
Tom Homan
PUBLIC WORKER
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 6,280
Mark Kerr
WRESTLER
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 6,719
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
Hessy Levinsons Taft
MODEL
1934 - 2026
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 3,175
Robert Wolders
ACTOR
1936 - 2018
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 4,733
Freya von Moltke
LAWYER
1911 - 2010
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 4,954
Naomi Uemura
EXPLORER
1941 - 1984
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 5,151
Mahasti
SINGER
1946 - 2007
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 5,362
Haym Salomon
BUSINESSPERSON
1740 - 1785
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 6,037
Moshe Feinstein
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1895 - 1986
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 6,090
Oktay Sinanoğlu
CHEMIST
1935 - 2015
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 6,356
Richard Jewell
EXTREMIST
1962 - 2007
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 6,505
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day United Stateswere actors (6954), politicians (1608), athletes (1499), musicians (1445), and singers (1312), while most who died were actors (2377), politicians (955), writers (796), musicians (635), 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.
