Fresno, California
Fresno, California ranks 370th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Akron, Ohio, Norfolk, Virginia, and Palace of Versailles. Memorable people born in Fresno, California include William Saroyan, Sam Peckinpah, 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
Between 1908 and 1993, Fresno, California was the birth place of 32 globally memorable people, including William Saroyan, Sam Peckinpah, and Kirk Kerkorian. Additionaly, 9 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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William Saroyan
1908 - 1981
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 1
Sam Peckinpah
1925 - 1984
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 2
Kirk Kerkorian
1917 - 2015
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 3
Kevin Federline
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 4
Sid Haig
1939 - 2019
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 5
Steven Zaillian
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 6
Mike Connors
1925 - 2017
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 7
Bill Vukovich
1918 - 1955
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 8
Barbara Morgan
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 9
Lee Cronbach
1916 - 2001
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 10
Armen Alchian
1914 - 2013
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 11
Sammy Lee
1920 - 2016
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Fresno, California
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1916 - 2001
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 10
Millard Hampton
1956 - Present
HPI: 33.54
Rank: 25
Jenna Prandini
1992 - Present
HPI: 15.08
Rank: 31
Lynn Williams
1993 - Present
HPI: 9.91
Rank: 32
People Deceased in Fresno, California
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Richard Kiel
1939 - 2014
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 1
William Saroyan
1908 - 1981
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 2
Maarten Schmidt
1929 - 2022
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 3
Ehsan Yarshater
1920 - 2018
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 4
Ken Curtis
1916 - 1991
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 5
Bob Mathias
1930 - 2006
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 6
Philip Levine
1928 - 2015
HPI: 36.62
Rank: 7
Johnny Boyd
1926 - 2003
HPI: 35.97
Rank: 8
Dennis Morgan
1908 - 1994
HPI: 35.47
Rank: 9
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 politicians (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Fresno, California, including Sid Haig, Mike Connors, and Christopher Gorham. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Fresno, California, including Sid Haig, Mike Connors, and Ross Bagdasarian.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Fresno, California since 1700.
