New York City ranks 1st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind . Memorable people born in New York City include Sylvester Stallone, Martin Scorsese, and Al Pacino. Memorable people who died in New York City include Nikola Tesla, Malcolm X, and John Lennon. 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.
New York City (NYC), often called simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2019 population of 8,336,817 distributed over about 302.6 square miles (784 km2), New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the State of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. With almost 20 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and approximately 23 million in its combined statistical area, it is one of the world's most populous megacities. New York City has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, significantly influencing commerce, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, fashion, and sports. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1724 and 2014, New York City was the birth place of 1,237 globally memorable people, including Sylvester Stallone, Martin Scorsese, and Al Pacino. Additionaly, 759 globally memorable people have passed away in New York City including Nikola Tesla, Malcolm X, and John Lennon.
1946 - Present
HPI: 88.47
Rank: 1
1942 - Present
HPI: 86.49
Rank: 2
1940 - Present
HPI: 85.60
Rank: 3
1884 - 1962
HPI: 85.50
Rank: 4
1943 - Present
HPI: 84.74
Rank: 5
1899 - 1947
HPI: 83.93
Rank: 6
1922 - 2018
HPI: 81.63
Rank: 7
1915 - 2017
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 8
1842 - 1910
HPI: 80.83
Rank: 9
1919 - 2010
HPI: 80.62
Rank: 10
1906 - 1992
HPI: 80.62
Rank: 11
1918 - 1988
HPI: 80.61
Rank: 12
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 155
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 232
1884 - 1914
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 265
1914 - 2009
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 276
1918 - 2008
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 279
1906 - 1978
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 286
1911 - 1972
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 299
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 322
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 344
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 393
1929 - 2006
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 395
1934 - 2020
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 399
1856 - 1943
HPI: 92.13
Rank: 1
1925 - 1965
HPI: 88.13
Rank: 2
1940 - 1980
HPI: 86.39
Rank: 3
1882 - 1971
HPI: 85.30
Rank: 4
1928 - 1987
HPI: 84.77
Rank: 5
1913 - 1994
HPI: 84.09
Rank: 6
1859 - 1952
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 7
1929 - 1994
HPI: 82.29
Rank: 8
1881 - 1945
HPI: 82.20
Rank: 9
1791 - 1872
HPI: 81.45
Rank: 10
1905 - 1990
HPI: 80.99
Rank: 11
1947 - 2016
HPI: 80.81
Rank: 12
1872 - 1945
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 189
1877 - 1934
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 199
1860 - 1931
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 219
1834 - 1916
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 235
1886 - 1931
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 245
1888 - 1939
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 269
1902 - 1957
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 273
1944 - 1974
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 282
1918 - 2008
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 287
1923 - 1947
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 288
1880 - 1954
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 319
1891 - 1987
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 353
Most individuals born in present day New York City were actors (443), writers (123), politicians (81), singers (73), and film directors (68), while most who died were actors (125), writers (87), politicians (86), musicians (79), and painters (32).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in New York City, including Sylvester Stallone, Al Pacino, and Robert De Niro. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day New York City, including Sylvester Stallone, Al Pacino, and Robert De Niro.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in New York City since 1700.