Alameda, California
Alameda, California ranks 1,954th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Legnica, Bellflower, California, and Wheeling, West Virginia. Memorable people born in Alameda, California include Jimmy Doolittle, Leif Erickson, and K. Eric Drexler. Memorable people who died in Alameda, California include Wilhelmina von Bremen, Holger Thiele, and Harold Camping. Alameda, California has been the birth place of many actors, and engineers and the death place of many athletes, and astronomers. Alameda, California is located in United States.
Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States, located in the East Bay region of the Bay Area. The city is built on an informal archipelago in San Francisco Bay, consisting of Alameda Island, Bay Farm Island and Coast Guard Island, along with other smaller islands. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 78,280. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1896 and 1994, Alameda, California was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Jimmy Doolittle, Leif Erickson, and K. Eric Drexler. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Alameda, California including Wilhelmina von Bremen, Holger Thiele, and Harold Camping.
People Born in Alameda, California
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Jimmy Doolittle
ENGINEER
1896 - 1993
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 1
Leif Erickson
ACTOR
1911 - 1986
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 2
K. Eric Drexler
ENGINEER
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 3
Francis Frederick
ATHLETE
1907 - 1968
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 4
Will Forte
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 5
Eric Peterson
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 6
Tim Hardaway Jr.
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 27.68
Rank: 7
Jasmin Savoy Brown
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 27.50
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Alameda, California
Go to all RankingsFrancis Frederick
ATHLETE
1907 - 1968
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 4
Jasmin Savoy Brown
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 27.50
Rank: 8
People Deceased in Alameda, California
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Wilhelmina von Bremen
ATHLETE
1909 - 1976
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 1
Holger Thiele
ASTRONOMER
1878 - 1946
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 2
Harold Camping
BUSINESSPERSON
1921 - 2013
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Alameda, California were actors (3), engineers (2), athletes (1), musicians (1), and basketball players (1), while most who died were athletes (1), astronomers (1), and businesspeople (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Alameda, California, including Will Forte, and Jasmin Savoy Brown. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Alameda, California, including Leif Erickson, Will Forte, and Jasmin Savoy Brown.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Alameda, California since 1700.
