Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York ranks 173rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Brisbane, Damascus, and Tashkent. The most famous people from Buffalo, New York are Herman Hollerith, Frances Cleveland, and William Sadler. The most famous people who died in Buffalo, New York are William McKinley, Millard Fillmore, and James B. Sumner. Buffalo, New York has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians and the death place of many politicians, and inventors. Buffalo, New York is located in United States.
People
Between 1860 and 2002, Buffalo, New York was the birth place of 82 globally memorable people, including Herman Hollerith, Frances Cleveland, and William Sadler. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in Buffalo, New York including William McKinley, Millard Fillmore, and James B. Sumner.
People Born in Buffalo, New York
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Herman Hollerith
INVENTOR
1860 - 1929
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 1
Frances Cleveland
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1947
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 2
William Sadler
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 3
Jeffrey DeMunn
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 4
Grover Washington Jr.
MUSICIAN
1943 - 1999
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 5
Christine Baranski
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 6
Jeffrey Jones
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 7
John Roberts
JUDGE
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 8
Nancy Marchand
ACTOR
1928 - 2000
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 9
Bob Lanier
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - 2022
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 10
Charles T. Kowal
ASTRONOMER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 11
Gordon Bunshaft
ARCHITECT
1909 - 1990
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Buffalo, New York
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Mike Terrana
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 35
John Rzeznik
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 59
Lucky Peterson
MUSICIAN
1964 - 2020
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 61
James A. Pawelczyk
ASTRONAUT
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 63
Paul Mazurkiewicz
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 65
Marc Evan Jackson
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 68
Spike Dudley
WRESTLER
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 70
Patrick Wilson
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.46
Rank: 71
Mark Gangloff
SWIMMER
1982 - Present
HPI: 34.04
Rank: 76
Ajit Pai
LAWYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 32.78
Rank: 77
Steven Coppola
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 31.89
Rank: 79
Steve Mesler
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 29.70
Rank: 80
People Deceased in Buffalo, New York
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William McKinley
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1901
HPI: 89.29
Rank: 1
Millard Fillmore
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1874
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 2
James B. Sumner
CHEMIST
1887 - 1955
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 3
Herbert A. Hauptman
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 2011
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 4
C. R. Rao
STATISTICIAN
1920 - 2023
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 5
Abul A'la Maududi
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1979
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 6
Ludwig von Bertalanffy
BIOLOGIST
1901 - 1972
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 7
Morton Feldman
COMPOSER
1926 - 1987
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 8
Glenn Curtiss
INVENTOR
1878 - 1930
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 9
Anna Katharine Green
WRITER
1846 - 1935
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 10
Wilson Greatbatch
INVENTOR
1919 - 2011
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 11
Margit Slachta
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1974
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Buffalo, New York were actors (19), musicians (12), athletes (8), politicians (5), and basketball players (5), while most who died were politicians (4), inventors (2), chemists (1), mathematicians (1), and statisticians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Buffalo, New York, including William Sadler, Jeffrey DeMunn, and Christine Baranski. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Buffalo, New York, including William Sadler, Jeffrey DeMunn, and Christine Baranski.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Buffalo, New York since 1700.
