Merced, California
Merced, California ranks 3,537th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Vilna Governorate, Vigevano, and Mon Repos, Corfu. Memorable people born in Merced, California include Janet Leigh, Ray Allen, and Diana Serra Cary. Memorable people who died in Merced, California include George Horine. Merced, California has been the birth place of many basketball players, and actors and the death place of many athletes. Merced, California is located in United States.
Merced is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California, United States, in the San Joaquin Valley. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 86,333, up from 78,958 in 2010. Incorporated on April 1, 1889, Merced is a charter city that operates under a council–manager government. It is named after the Merced River, which flows nearby. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1918 and 2002, Merced, California was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Janet Leigh, Ray Allen, and Diana Serra Cary. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Merced, California including George Horine.
People Born in Merced, California
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Janet Leigh
ACTOR
1927 - 2004
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 1
Ray Allen
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 2
Diana Serra Cary
ACTOR
1918 - 2020
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 3
Bruce Bowen
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 35.81
Rank: 4
Jalen Green
BASKETBALL PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 25.82
Rank: 5
Bubba Nickles
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 6
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Newly Added People Deceased in Merced, California
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Most individuals born in present day Merced, California were basketball players (3), actors (2), and athletes (1), while most who died were athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, basketball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Merced, California, including Ray Allen, Bruce Bowen, and Jalen Green. Whereas, throughout history, basketball players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Merced, California, including Ray Allen, Bruce Bowen, and Jalen Green.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Merced, California since 1700.
