Fresno, California
Fresno, California ranks 397th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hollywood, Los Angeles, Pretoria, and Nicosia. Memorable people born in Fresno, California include Sam Peckinpah, William Saroyan, and Kirk Kerkorian. Memorable people who died in Fresno, California include Richard Kiel, William Saroyan, and Maarten Schmidt. Fresno, California has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many actors, and writers. Fresno, California is located in United States.
Fresno is a major city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States. It is the county seat of Fresno County and the largest city in the greater Central Valley region. It covers about 115 square miles (300 km2) and had a population of 542,107 as of the 2020 census, making it the fifth-most populous city in California, the most populous inland city in California, and the 34th-most populous city in the nation. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1908 and 1993, Fresno, California was the birth place of 34 globally memorable people, including Sam Peckinpah, William Saroyan, and Kirk Kerkorian. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Fresno, California including Richard Kiel, William Saroyan, and Maarten Schmidt.
People Born in Fresno, California
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Sam Peckinpah
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 1984
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 1
William Saroyan
WRITER
1908 - 1981
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 2
Kirk Kerkorian
BUSINESSPERSON
1917 - 2015
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 3
Kevin Federline
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 4
Mike Connors
ACTOR
1925 - 2017
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 5
Sid Haig
ACTOR
1939 - 2019
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 6
Steven Zaillian
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 7
Randy Williams
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 8
Barbara Morgan
ASTRONAUT
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 9
Lee Cronbach
PSYCHOLOGIST
1916 - 2001
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 10
Armen Alchian
ECONOMIST
1914 - 2013
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 11
Ross Bagdasarian
ACTOR
1919 - 1972
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Fresno, California
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Andrew M. Gleason
MATHEMATICIAN
1921 - 2008
HPI: 41.19
Rank: 17
Bruce Furniss
SWIMMER
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 18
Raffi Hovannisian
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.30
Rank: 20
People Deceased in Fresno, California
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Richard Kiel
ACTOR
1939 - 2014
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 1
William Saroyan
WRITER
1908 - 1981
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 2
Maarten Schmidt
ASTRONOMER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 3
Ehsan Yarshater
HISTORIAN
1920 - 2018
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 4
Cornelius Warmerdam
ATHLETE
1915 - 2001
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 5
Ken Curtis
ACTOR
1916 - 1991
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 6
Bob Mathias
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2006
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 7
Amleto Frignani
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1997
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 8
Philip Levine
WRITER
1928 - 2015
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 9
Johnny Boyd
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2003
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 10
Dennis Morgan
SINGER
1908 - 1994
HPI: 37.12
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Deceased in Fresno, California
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Most individuals born in present day Fresno, California were actors (5), athletes (4), singers (3), basketball players (3), and film directors (2), while most who died were actors (2), writers (2), astronomers (1), historians (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Fresno, California, including Mike Connors, Sid Haig, and Christopher Gorham. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Fresno, California, including Mike Connors, Sid Haig, and Ross Bagdasarian.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Fresno, California since 1700.
