Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids, Iowa ranks 1,179th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Deventer, Worms, Germany, and Hasselt. Memorable people born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa include Ashton Kutcher, Michael Emerson, and Elijah Wood. Memorable people who died in Cedar Rapids, Iowa include Alexander Lippisch. Cedar Rapids, Iowa has been the birth place of many actors, and photographers and the death place of many engineers. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is located in United States.
Cedar Rapids is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa and the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, 20 miles (32 km) north of Iowa City and 128 miles (206 km) northeast of Des Moines, the state's capital. It is a part of the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City region of Eastern Iowa, which includes Linn, Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Jones, Johnson, and Washington counties. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1880 and 1986, Cedar Rapids, Iowa was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Ashton Kutcher, Michael Emerson, and Elijah Wood. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Cedar Rapids, Iowa including Alexander Lippisch.
People Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Ashton Kutcher
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 1
Michael Emerson
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 2
Elijah Wood
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 3
Carl Van Vechten
PHOTOGRAPHER
1880 - 1964
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 4
Bobby Driscoll
ACTOR
1937 - 1968
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 5
John Lipsky
ECONOMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 6
Ron Livingston
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 7
Terry Farrell
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 8
Don DeFore
ACTOR
1913 - 1993
HPI: 35.98
Rank: 9
Ben Askren
MARTIAL ARTS
1984 - Present
HPI: 33.33
Rank: 10
Riley Smith
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.13
Rank: 11
Jon Koncak
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 29.55
Rank: 12
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Cedar Rapids, Iowa were actors (9), photographers (1), economists (1), martial arts (1), and basketball players (1), while most who died were engineers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, including Ashton Kutcher, Michael Emerson, and Elijah Wood. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cedar Rapids, Iowa, including Ashton Kutcher, Michael Emerson, and Elijah Wood.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa since 1700.
