Chicago ranks 7th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Rome, Los Angeles, and Moscow. Memorable people born in Chicago include Hillary Clinton, Walt Disney, and Robin Williams. Memorable people who died in Chicago include Enrico Fermi, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Mircea Eliade. Chicago has been the birth place of many actors and musicians and the death place of many musicians and writers. Chicago is located in United States.
Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the third most populous city in the United States. With an estimated population of 2,693,976 in 2019, it is also the most populous city in the Midwestern United States. Chicago is the county seat of Cook County, the second most populous county in the U.S., while a small portion of the city's O'Hare Airport also extends into DuPage County. Chicago is the principal city of the Chicago metropolitan area, defined as either the U.S. Census Bureau's Metropolitan Statistical Area or the Combined Statistical Area, often called Chicagoland. It constitutes the third most populous urban area in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1846 and 2003, Chicago was the birth place of 506 globally memorable people, including Hillary Clinton, Walt Disney, and Robin Williams. Additionaly, 104 globally memorable people have passed away in Chicago including Enrico Fermi, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Mircea Eliade.
1947 - Present
HPI: 87.74
Rank: 1
1901 - 1966
HPI: 86.39
Rank: 2
1951 - 2014
HPI: 82.71
Rank: 3
1942 - Present
HPI: 81.09
Rank: 4
1928 - Present
HPI: 79.72
Rank: 5
1943 - 2008
HPI: 79.31
Rank: 6
1934 - 2017
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 7
1946 - Present
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 8
1928 - 1982
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 9
1926 - 2017
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 10
1931 - Present
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 11
1911 - 1967
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 12
1924 - 2020
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 47
1908 - 1975
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 110
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 130
1928 - Present
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 135
1896 - 1972
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 168
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 195
1846 - 1909
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 218
1890 - 1975
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 229
1924 - 1996
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 231
1935 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 247
1930 - 2007
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 254
1907 - 1949
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 263
1901 - 1954
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 1
1886 - 1969
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 2
1907 - 1986
HPI: 78.18
Rank: 3
1856 - 1924
HPI: 78.17
Rank: 4
1863 - 1931
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 5
1903 - 1934
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 6
1910 - 2013
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 7
1895 - 1946
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 8
1839 - 1913
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 9
1930 - 2014
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 10
1903 - 1954
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 11
1910 - 1995
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 12
1941 - 2012
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 27
1855 - 1887
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 40
1906 - 1994
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 66
1890 - 1957
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 67
1907 - 1949
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 71
1920 - 1998
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 74
1874 - 1924
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 77
1826 - 1898
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 81
1898 - 1959
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 83
1944 - 2012
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 84
1945 - 2012
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 89
1948 - 1969
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 96
Most individuals born in present day Chicago were actors (175), musicians (45), writers (41), basketball players (28), and singers (26), while most who died were musicians (14), writers (10), politicians (7), economists (5), and singers (5).
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 Jason Robards. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Chicago, including Harrison Ford, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Jason Robards.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Chicago since 1700.