New York City
New York City ranks 1st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind . The most famous people from New York City are J. Robert Oppenheimer, Sylvester Stallone, and Eleanor Roosevelt. The most famous people who died in New York City are Nikola Tesla, Igor Stravinsky, and Eleanor Roosevelt. New York City has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many actors, and writers. New York City is located in United States.
People
Between 0 and 2014, New York City was the birth place of 1,806 globally memorable people, including J. Robert Oppenheimer, Sylvester Stallone, and Eleanor Roosevelt. Additionaly, 1,046 globally memorable people have passed away in New York City including Nikola Tesla, Igor Stravinsky, and Eleanor Roosevelt.
People Born in New York City
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1967
HPI: 90.85
Rank: 1
Sylvester Stallone
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 89.20
Rank: 2
Eleanor Roosevelt
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1884 - 1962
HPI: 86.11
Rank: 3
Martin Scorsese
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 4
Maria Callas
SINGER
1923 - 1977
HPI: 84.02
Rank: 5
Stanley Kubrick
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 1999
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 6
Al Capone
MAFIOSO
1899 - 1947
HPI: 81.56
Rank: 7
Theodore Roosevelt
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1919
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 8
Bernie Madoff
BUSINESSPERSON
1938 - 2021
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 9
Richard Stallman
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 10
Calvin Klein
FASHION DESIGNER
1942 - Present
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 11
Grace Hopper
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1906 - 1992
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in New York City
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Steve Witkoff
BUSINESSPERSON
1957 - Present
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 126
Alex Karp
BUSINESSPERSON
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 877
Ray Danton
ACTOR
1931 - 1992
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 1,012
Freida McFadden
WRITER
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 1,063
Benny Safdie
FILM DIRECTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 1,096
Edgar Martínez
BASEBALL PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 1,164
T. K. Carter
ACTOR
1956 - 2026
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 1,253
Elvis Crespo
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 1,268
Kim Hill
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 1,270
Greg Howe
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 1,277
Joshua Waitzkin
CHESS PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 1,314
Al Sapienza
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 1,319
People Deceased in New York City
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Nikola Tesla
INVENTOR
1856 - 1943
HPI: 91.90
Rank: 1
Igor Stravinsky
COMPOSER
1882 - 1971
HPI: 87.34
Rank: 2
Eleanor Roosevelt
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1884 - 1962
HPI: 86.11
Rank: 3
Ivana Trump
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - 2022
HPI: 85.70
Rank: 4
Khalil Gibran
WRITER
1883 - 1931
HPI: 85.57
Rank: 5
Piet Mondrian
PAINTER
1872 - 1944
HPI: 84.15
Rank: 6
John Lennon
MUSICIAN
1940 - 1980
HPI: 83.61
Rank: 7
Andy Warhol
ARTIST
1928 - 1987
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 8
Kurt Vonnegut
WRITER
1922 - 2007
HPI: 82.15
Rank: 9
Yul Brynner
ACTOR
1920 - 1985
HPI: 81.16
Rank: 10
Béla Bartók
COMPOSER
1881 - 1945
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 11
Louis Armstrong
MUSICIAN
1901 - 1971
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in New York City
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James Roosevelt I
BUSINESSPERSON
1828 - 1900
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 236
Preta Gil
MUSICIAN
1974 - 2025
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 736
Lili Darvas
ACTOR
1902 - 1974
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 762
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
ACTOR
1954 - 2025
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 782
Delmore Schwartz
WRITER
1913 - 1966
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 932
Michelle Thomas
ACTOR
1968 - 1998
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 971
Mohand al-Shehri
EXTREMIST
1979 - 2001
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 1,022
Fayez Banihammad
EXTREMIST
1977 - 2001
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 1,034
Ahmed al-Ghamdi
EXTREMIST
1979 - 2001
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 1,035
Gavin Creel
ACTOR
1976 - 2024
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 1,038
DJ AM
MUSICIAN
1973 - 2009
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 1,040
Chino XL
SINGER
1974 - 2024
HPI: 37.71
Rank: 1,041
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day New York Citywere actors (679), writers (162), singers (107), film directors (101), and musicians (95), while most who died were actors (190), writers (121), musicians (99), politicians (95), and painters (48).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in New York City, including Sylvester Stallone, Peter Falk, and Jane Fonda. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day New York City, including Sylvester Stallone, Humphrey Bogart, and Peter Falk.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in New York City since 1700.
