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, Fredric March, and Thomas Gordon. California has been the birth place of many actors, and writers 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
People
Between 1881 and 1996, California was the birth place of 22 globally memorable people, including Zodiac Killer, Thomas Gordon, and Robert Charles Wilson. Additionaly, 16 globally memorable people have passed away in California including Ellen G. White, Fredric March, and Thomas Gordon.
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
People Deceased in California
Go to all RankingsEllen G. White
WRITER
1827 - 1915
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 1
Fredric March
ACTOR
1897 - 1975
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 2
Thomas Gordon
PSYCHOLOGIST
1918 - 2002
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 3
Francisco J. Ayala
BIOLOGIST
1934 - 2023
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 4
Randy Meisner
SINGER
1946 - 2023
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 5
Arturo Armando Molina
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2021
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 6
Mal Evans
ENGINEER
1935 - 1976
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 7
Mark Kac
MATHEMATICIAN
1914 - 1984
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 8
William Inge
WRITER
1913 - 1973
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 9
Joseph Nicolosi
PSYCHOLOGIST
1947 - 2017
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 10
Nicki Aycox
ACTOR
1975 - 2022
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 11
Narinder Singh Kapany
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2020
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day California were actors (9), writers (2), athletes (2), musicians (2), and extremists (1), while most who died were actors (5), writers (3), psychologists (2), biologists (1), and singers (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.