California ranks 630th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Como, Cannes, and Pavia. Memorable people born in California include Zodiac Killer, Thomas Gordon, and Mike Love. Memorable people who died in California include Virginia Satir, Dick Sargent, and Thomas Gordon. California has been the birth place of many actors and singers and the death place of many actors and writers. California is located in United States.
California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With over 38.9 million residents across a total area of approximately 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the most populous U.S. state, the third-largest U.S. state by area, and the most populated subnational entity in North America. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1881 and 1996, California was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Zodiac Killer, Thomas Gordon, and Mike Love. Additionaly, 17 globally memorable people have passed away in California including Virginia Satir, Dick Sargent, and Thomas Gordon.
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 1
1918 - 2002
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 2
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 3
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 4
1881 - 1913
HPI: 41.80
Rank: 5
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 6
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 7
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.29
Rank: 8
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.11
Rank: 9
1913 - 1943
HPI: 36.10
Rank: 10
1985 - Present
HPI: 35.85
Rank: 11
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.29
Rank: 12
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 6
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.11
Rank: 9
1913 - 1943
HPI: 36.10
Rank: 10
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.29
Rank: 12
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.57
Rank: 15
1916 - 1988
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 1
1930 - 1994
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 2
1918 - 2002
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 3
1917 - 1952
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 4
1901 - 1991
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 5
1934 - 2023
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 6
1894 - 1973
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 7
1946 - 2023
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 8
1957 - 1984
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 9
1947 - 2017
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 10
1914 - 1984
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 11
1883 - 1955
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 12
1947 - 2017
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 10
1932 - 1997
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 13
1926 - 2020
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 14
1914 - 1959
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 17
Most individuals born in present day California were actors (7), singers (2), athletes (2), musicians (2), and extremists (1), while most who died were actors (7), writers (2), psychologists (2), physicists (2), and biologists (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in California, including Ian Bohen, Jamie Brewer, and Sarah Rose Karr. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day California, including Ian Bohen, Jamie Brewer, and Sarah Rose Karr.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in California since 1700.