Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York ranks 173rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Brisbane, Damascus, and Tashkent. Memorable people born in Buffalo, New York include Herman Hollerith, Jeffrey DeMunn, and Christine Baranski. Memorable people who died in Buffalo, New York include 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.
Buffalo is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the county seat of Erie County. It lies in Western New York at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River on the Canada–United States border. With a population of 278,349 according to the 2020 census, Buffalo is the second-most populous city in New York state after New York City, and the 81st-most populous city in the U.S. Buffalo and the city of Niagara Falls together make up the two-county Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 1.2 million in 2020, making it the 49th-largest metro area in the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1860 and 2002, Buffalo, New York was the birth place of 70 globally memorable people, including Herman Hollerith, Jeffrey DeMunn, and Christine Baranski. 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
Go to all RankingsHerman Hollerith
INVENTOR
1860 - 1929
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 1
Jeffrey DeMunn
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 2
Christine Baranski
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 3
William Sadler
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 4
John Basilone
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 1945
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 5
John Roberts
JUDGE
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 6
Nancy Marchand
ACTOR
1928 - 2000
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 7
Lawrence Block
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 8
Jim Hall
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2013
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 9
Jeffrey Jones
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 10
Billy Sheehan
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 11
David Boreanaz
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Buffalo, New York
Go to all RankingsEdith M. Flanigen
CHEMIST
1929 - Present
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 41
David Goggins
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 49
Jordan Nwora
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 27.70
Rank: 64
Talia Ryder
ACTOR
2002 - Present
HPI: 20.50
Rank: 67
Emily Regan
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 18.26
Rank: 68
Taylah Tsitsikronis
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 69
Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali
BOXER
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 70
People Deceased in Buffalo, New York
Go to all RankingsWilliam McKinley
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1901
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 1
Millard Fillmore
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1874
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 2
James B. Sumner
CHEMIST
1887 - 1955
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 3
Herbert A. Hauptman
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 2011
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 4
Ludwig von Bertalanffy
BIOLOGIST
1901 - 1972
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 5
Abul A'la Maududi
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1979
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 6
Morton Feldman
COMPOSER
1926 - 1987
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 7
C. R. Rao
STATISTICIAN
1920 - 2023
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 8
Glenn Curtiss
INVENTOR
1878 - 1930
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 9
Margit Slachta
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1974
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 10
Anna Katharine Green
WRITER
1846 - 1935
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 11
Wilson Greatbatch
INVENTOR
1919 - 2011
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Buffalo, New York
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Most individuals born in present day Buffalo, New York were actors (18), musicians (7), athletes (6), politicians (5), and basketball players (5), while most who died were politicians (4), inventors (2), chemists (1), mathematicians (1), and biologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Buffalo, New York, including Jeffrey DeMunn, Christine Baranski, and William Sadler. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Buffalo, New York, including Jeffrey DeMunn, Christine Baranski, and William Sadler.
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.