Chicago
Chicago ranks 7th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Moscow, Los Angeles, and Rome. The most famous people from Chicago are Pope Leo XIV, Hillary Clinton, and Walt Disney. The most famous people who died in Chicago are Enrico Fermi, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Louis Sullivan. Chicago has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians and the death place of many musicians, and politicians. Chicago is located in United States.
People
Between 1846 and 2003, Chicago was the birth place of 707 globally memorable people, including Pope Leo XIV, Hillary Clinton, and Walt Disney. Additionaly, 152 globally memorable people have passed away in Chicago including Enrico Fermi, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Louis Sullivan.
People Born in Chicago
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Pope Leo XIV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1955 - Present
HPI: 89.52
Rank: 1
Hillary Clinton
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 88.79
Rank: 2
Walt Disney
PRODUCER
1901 - 1966
HPI: 84.61
Rank: 3
James Watson
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 2025
HPI: 83.14
Rank: 4
Robin Williams
COMEDIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 5
Harrison Ford
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 6
Patti Smith
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 79.15
Rank: 7
Anton LaVey
OCCULTIST
1930 - 1997
HPI: 79.08
Rank: 8
Bobby Fischer
CHESS PLAYER
1943 - 2008
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 9
Gene Cernan
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 2017
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 10
Ben Roy Mottelson
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2022
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 11
Michael Mann
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 75.77
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Chicago
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Kateryna Yushchenko
COMPANION
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 339
Kimi Onoda
POLITICIAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 354
Jay Pritzker
BUSINESSPERSON
1922 - 1999
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 380
Casey Siemaszko
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 417
Michael T. Weiss
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 430
Belal Muhammad
MARTIAL ARTS
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 501
Rosa Blasi
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 523
Maeve Quinlan
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 541
Mia Isabella
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 543
Prince Peter of Yugoslavia
DESIGNER
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 553
Sophie Thatcher
ACTOR
2000 - Present
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 572
Joseph Sikora
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 580
People Deceased in Chicago
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Enrico Fermi
PHYSICIST
1901 - 1954
HPI: 83.22
Rank: 1
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
ARCHITECT
1886 - 1969
HPI: 81.84
Rank: 2
Louis Sullivan
ARCHITECT
1856 - 1924
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 3
Mircea Eliade
HISTORIAN
1907 - 1986
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 4
Robert Lucas Jr.
ECONOMIST
1937 - 2023
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 5
George Herbert Mead
PHILOSOPHER
1863 - 1931
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 6
John Dillinger
MAFIOSO
1903 - 1934
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 7
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
PHYSICIST
1910 - 1995
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 8
László Moholy-Nagy
DESIGNER
1895 - 1946
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 9
Ronald Coase
ECONOMIST
1910 - 2013
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 10
Gary Becker
ECONOMIST
1930 - 2014
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 11
Josephine Cochrane
INVENTOR
1839 - 1913
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Chicago
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Most individuals born in present day Chicagowere actors (233), musicians (55), writers (47), film directors (40), and singers (39), while most who died were musicians (22), politicians (11), writers (9), singers (8), and philosophers (7).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Chicago, including Harrison Ford, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Kim Novak. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Chicago, including Harrison Ford, Marsha Hunt, and Michael Clarke Duncan.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Chicago since 1700.
