California
California ranks 640th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Białystok, Okayama Prefecture, and Jackson, Mississippi. Memorable people born in California include Zodiac Killer, Thomas Gordon, and Robert Charles Wilson. Memorable people who died in California include Ellen G. White, John Mayall, and Fredric March. California has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many actors, and writers. California is located in United States.
California is a state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With over 39 million residents across an area of 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the most populous U.S. state, the third-largest by area, and most populated subnational entity in North America. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2005, California was the birth place of 24 globally memorable people, including Zodiac Killer, Thomas Gordon, and Robert Charles Wilson. Additionaly, 17 globally memorable people have passed away in California including Ellen G. White, John Mayall, and Fredric March.
People Born in California
Go to all RankingsZodiac Killer
EXTREMIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 1
Thomas Gordon
PSYCHOLOGIST
1918 - 2002
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 2
Robert Charles Wilson
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 3
Patrick St. Esprit
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 4
George Finnegan
ATHLETE
1881 - 1913
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 5
James Shaffer
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 6
John R. Leonetti
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 7
Ian Bohen
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 8
Sam Ruben
CHEMIST
1913 - 1943
HPI: 38.24
Rank: 9
Keegan Allen
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 35.21
Rank: 10
Jon Lee Anderson
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 34.81
Rank: 11
Sarah Rose Karr
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.04
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in California
Go to all RankingsPatrick St. Esprit
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 4
Jon Lee Anderson
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 34.81
Rank: 11
Jonathan Blow
GAME DESIGNER
1971 - Present
HPI: 33.05
Rank: 14
Heidi Hammel
ASTRONOMER
1960 - Present
HPI: 32.17
Rank: 15
David McNeill
PSYCHOLOGIST
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 23
Caitlin Simmers
ATHLETE
2005 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 24
People Deceased in California
Go to all RankingsEllen G. White
WRITER
1827 - 1915
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 1
John Mayall
MUSICIAN
1933 - 2024
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 2
Fredric March
ACTOR
1897 - 1975
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 3
Thomas Gordon
PSYCHOLOGIST
1918 - 2002
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 4
Francisco J. Ayala
BIOLOGIST
1934 - 2023
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 5
Randy Meisner
SINGER
1946 - 2023
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 6
Arturo Armando Molina
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2021
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 7
Mal Evans
ENGINEER
1935 - 1976
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 8
Mark Kac
MATHEMATICIAN
1914 - 1984
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 9
William Inge
WRITER
1913 - 1973
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 10
Joseph Nicolosi
PSYCHOLOGIST
1947 - 2017
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 11
Nicki Aycox
ACTOR
1975 - 2022
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day California were actors (9), athletes (3), psychologists (2), writers (2), and musicians (2), while most who died were actors (5), writers (3), psychologists (2), musicians (1), and biologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in California, including Patrick St. Esprit, Ian Bohen, and Keegan Allen. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day California, including Patrick St. Esprit, Ian Bohen, and Keegan Allen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in California since 1700.