New York City ranks 1st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind . Memorable people born in New York City include Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, and Al Capone. Memorable people who died in New York City include Nikola Tesla, Malcolm X, and Piet Mondrian. New York City has been the birth place of many actors and writers and the death place of many actors and politicians. New York City is located in United States.
New York, often called New York City (NYC) to distinguish it from the State of New York, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over 300.46 square miles (778.2 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 over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous megacities. New York City is a global cultural, financial, and media center with a significant influence on commerce, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, dining, art, fashion, and sports. New York is the most photographed city in the world. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy, an established safe haven for global investors, and is sometimes described as the capital of the world. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1724 and 2005, New York City was the birth place of 1,467 globally memorable people, including Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, and Al Capone. Additionaly, 869 globally memorable people have passed away in New York City including Nikola Tesla, Malcolm X, and Piet Mondrian.
1942 - Present
HPI: 81.56
Rank: 1
1943 - Present
HPI: 80.24
Rank: 2
1899 - 1947
HPI: 79.69
Rank: 3
1923 - 1977
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 4
1858 - 1919
HPI: 77.31
Rank: 5
1918 - 1988
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 6
1906 - 1992
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 7
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 8
1859 - 1881
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 9
1971 - 1996
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 10
1899 - 1957
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 11
1932 - Present
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 12
1935 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 88
1884 - 1947
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 213
1936 - 2021
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 304
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 326
1911 - 1977
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 331
1820 - 1892
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 359
1860 - 1908
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 363
1928 - 2011
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 365
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 371
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 392
1912 - 1973
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 394
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 399
1856 - 1943
HPI: 90.69
Rank: 1
1925 - 1965
HPI: 83.94
Rank: 2
1872 - 1944
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 3
1882 - 1971
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 4
1940 - 1980
HPI: 80.02
Rank: 5
1928 - 1987
HPI: 79.50
Rank: 6
1913 - 1994
HPI: 79.02
Rank: 7
1901 - 1971
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 8
1905 - 1982
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 9
1931 - 2019
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 10
1859 - 1952
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 11
1791 - 1872
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 12
1877 - 1940
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 191
1886 - 1931
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 201
1812 - 1880
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 215
1924 - 2017
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 293
1908 - 1993
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 333
1940 - 2011
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 340
1860 - 1908
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 344
1913 - 1967
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 348
1932 - 2014
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 380
1935 - 1994
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 383
1897 - 1931
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 405
1901 - 1982
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 415
Most individuals born in present day New York City were actors (546), writers (125), politicians (98), singers (86), and film directors (81), while most who died were actors (141), politicians (99), writers (98), musicians (84), and painters (42).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in New York City, including Robert De Niro, Jane Fonda, and Sigourney Weaver. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day New York City, including Robert De Niro, Humphrey Bogart, and Jane Fonda.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in New York City since 1700.