Denver
Denver ranks 140th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kansas City, Missouri, Hammersmith, and Portland, Oregon. Memorable people born in Denver include Ruth Handler, Douglas Fairbanks, and David Fincher. Memorable people who died in Denver include Peter II of Yugoslavia, Buffalo Bill, and Linda Lovelace. Denver has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many composers, and athletes. Denver is located in United States.
Denver is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. With a population of 715,522 as of the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010, it is the 19th-most populous city in the United States and the fifth most populous state capital. Denver is the principal city of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood metropolitan statistical area, the most populous metropolitan area in Colorado as well as the economic and cultural center of the broader Front Range Urban Corridor, home to more than 5 million people. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2001, Denver was the birth place of 85 globally memorable people, including Ruth Handler, Douglas Fairbanks, and David Fincher. Additionaly, 17 globally memorable people have passed away in Denver including Peter II of Yugoslavia, Buffalo Bill, and Linda Lovelace.
People Born in Denver
Go to all RankingsRuth Handler
INVENTOR
1916 - 2002
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 1
Douglas Fairbanks
ACTOR
1883 - 1939
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 2
David Fincher
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 3
John L. Hall
PHYSICIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 4
John Fante
WRITER
1909 - 1983
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 5
John Searle
PHILOSOPHER
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 6
Dean Reed
ACTOR
1938 - 1986
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 7
Donna Haraway
HISTORIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 8
Jan-Michael Vincent
ACTOR
1944 - 2019
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 9
Jeremy Rifkin
ECONOMIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 10
Jack Swigert
ENGINEER
1931 - 1982
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 11
Charles W. Morris
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1979
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Denver
Go to all RankingsJohn Eisenhower
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 2013
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 26
James Smith McDonnell
BUSINESSPERSON
1899 - 1980
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 30
Zahn McClarnon
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 48
Daniel Lewin
MATHEMATICIAN
1970 - 2001
HPI: 36.71
Rank: 56
Annaleigh Ashford
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 25.77
Rank: 75
Pierce Brown
WRITER
1988 - Present
HPI: 23.38
Rank: 77
Anna Hall
ATHLETE
2001 - Present
HPI: 22.33
Rank: 78
Samantha Schultz
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 81
Alexandra Bell
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 82
Haleigh Washington
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 83
Annie Kunz
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 84
Summer Rappaport
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 85
People Deceased in Denver
Go to all RankingsPeter II of Yugoslavia
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1970
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 1
Buffalo Bill
CELEBRITY
1846 - 1917
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 2
Linda Lovelace
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1949 - 2002
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 3
Antonia Brico
COMPOSER
1902 - 1989
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 4
René Spitz
PSYCHOLOGIST
1887 - 1974
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 5
Betty Robinson
ATHLETE
1911 - 1999
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 6
Scott Carpenter
ASTRONAUT
1925 - 2013
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 7
Florence R. Sabin
PHYSICIAN
1871 - 1953
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 8
Big Van Vader
WRESTLER
1955 - 2018
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 9
Judah Folkman
BIOLOGIST
1933 - 2008
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 10
George Eyser
GYMNAST
1870 - 1919
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 11
Brandon deWilde
ACTOR
1942 - 1972
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Denver
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Most individuals born in present day Denver were actors (27), athletes (10), politicians (5), film directors (4), and writers (4), while most who died were composers (2), athletes (2), actors (2), politicians (1), and celebrities (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Denver, including Dean Reed, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Tim Allen. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Denver, including Douglas Fairbanks, Dean Reed, and Jan-Michael Vincent.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Denver since 1700.