Dallas
Dallas ranks 66th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lisbon, Riga, and Turin. Memorable people born in Dallas include Sharon Tate, Morgan Fairchild, and Meat Loaf. Memorable people who died in Dallas include John F. Kennedy, Jack Ruby, and Carroll Shelby. Dallas has been the birth place of many actors, and basketball players and the death place of many actors, and politicians. Dallas is located in United States.
Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the most populous city in and seat of Dallas County with portions extending into Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties. With a 2020 census population of 1,304,379, it is the ninth-most populous city in the U.S. and the third-most populous city in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Located in the North Texas region, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link to the sea. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1899 and 2005, Dallas was the birth place of 152 globally memorable people, including Sharon Tate, Morgan Fairchild, and Meat Loaf. Additionaly, 37 globally memorable people have passed away in Dallas including John F. Kennedy, Jack Ruby, and Carroll Shelby.
People Born in Dallas
Go to all RankingsSharon Tate
ACTOR
1943 - 1969
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 1
Morgan Fairchild
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 2
Meat Loaf
SINGER
1947 - 2022
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 3
Owen Wilson
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 4
Robin Wright
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 5
Alex Jones
PRESENTER
1974 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 6
Aaron Spelling
PRODUCER
1923 - 2006
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 7
Stevie Ray Vaughan
MUSICIAN
1954 - 1990
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 8
Henry Calvin
ACTOR
1918 - 1975
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 9
Dusty Hill
SINGER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 10
Jensen Ackles
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 11
Melinda Gates
BUSINESSPERSON
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Dallas
Go to all RankingsHenry Calvin
ACTOR
1918 - 1975
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 9
Tex Watson
EXTREMIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 18
Paul Alexander
LAWYER
1946 - 2024
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 21
Cecil Green
RACING DRIVER
1919 - 1951
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 54
K Callan
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 57
William Hootkins
ACTOR
1948 - 2005
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 60
Stanley Hauerwas
PHILOSOPHER
1940 - Present
HPI: 39.44
Rank: 73
Tom C. Clark
LAWYER
1899 - 1977
HPI: 37.40
Rank: 83
Henry M. Morris
ENGINEER
1918 - 2006
HPI: 36.99
Rank: 86
Sha'Carri Richardson
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 35.74
Rank: 89
William Jackson Harper
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 32.33
Rank: 105
Michelle Shocked
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 31.25
Rank: 109
People Deceased in Dallas
Go to all RankingsJohn F. Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1963
HPI: 82.80
Rank: 1
Jack Ruby
MAFIOSO
1911 - 1967
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 2
Carroll Shelby
RACING DRIVER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 3
Jack Kilby
ENGINEER
1923 - 2005
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 4
Polykarp Kusch
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1993
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 5
Larry Hagman
ACTOR
1931 - 2012
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 6
Dorothy Malone
ACTOR
1924 - 2018
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 7
Norman Borlaug
BIOLOGIST
1914 - 2009
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 8
Alfred G. Gilman
CHEMIST
1941 - 2015
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 9
Henry Calvin
ACTOR
1918 - 1975
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 10
Abraham Zapruder
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1970
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 11
Freddie King
MUSICIAN
1934 - 1976
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Dallas
Go to all RankingsHenry Calvin
ACTOR
1918 - 1975
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 10
Paul Alexander
LAWYER
1946 - 2024
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 20
Kenneth Lee Pike
LINGUIST
1912 - 2000
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 28
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Dallas were actors (57), basketball players (15), singers (11), musicians (10), and athletes (8), while most who died were actors (8), politicians (7), businesspeople (3), racing drivers (2), and musicians (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dallas, including Sharon Tate, Morgan Fairchild, and Owen Wilson. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dallas, including Sharon Tate, Morgan Fairchild, and Owen Wilson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Dallas since 1700.