Flushing, Queens
Flushing, Queens ranks 1,320th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pinar del Río, Urbana, Illinois, and Mataró. Memorable people born in Flushing, Queens include David Schwimmer, Lewis Mumford, and Stanley Schachter. Memorable people who died in Flushing, Queens include Richard F. Outcault, and Lewis Howard Latimer. Flushing, Queens has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many comic artists, and inventors. Flushing, Queens is located in United States.
Flushing is a neighborhood in the north-central portion of the New York City borough of Queens. The neighborhood is the fourth-largest central business district in New York City. Downtown Flushing is a major commercial and retail area, and the intersection of Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue at its core is the third-busiest in New York City, behind Times Square and Herald Square. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1895 and 1992, Flushing, Queens was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including David Schwimmer, Lewis Mumford, and Stanley Schachter. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Flushing, Queens including Richard F. Outcault, and Lewis Howard Latimer.
People Born in Flushing, Queens
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David Schwimmer
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1
Lewis Mumford
WRITER
1895 - 1990
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 2
Stanley Schachter
PSYCHOLOGIST
1922 - 1997
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 3
Anita Page
ACTOR
1910 - 2008
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 4
Amy Ryan
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 5
Carol Alt
MODEL
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 6
Rosemarie DeWitt
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 7
Ken Levine
WRITER
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.66
Rank: 8
Action Bronson
SINGER
1983 - Present
HPI: 29.11
Rank: 9
Julianne McNamara
GYMNAST
1965 - Present
HPI: 26.62
Rank: 10
Kristie Ahn
TENNIS PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 18.04
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Born in Flushing, Queens
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Richard F. Outcault
COMIC ARTIST
1863 - 1928
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 1
Lewis Howard Latimer
INVENTOR
1848 - 1928
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Flushing, Queens were actors (4), writers (2), psychologists (1), models (1), and singers (1), while most who died were comic artists (1), and inventors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Flushing, Queens, including David Schwimmer, Amy Ryan, and Rosemarie DeWitt. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Flushing, Queens, including David Schwimmer, Anita Page, and Amy Ryan.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Flushing, Queens since 1700.
