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New York (state) ranks 867th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Macon, Georgia, Czechoslovakia, and Lansing, Michigan. Memorable people born in New York (state) include Roy J. Glauber, David Duchovny, and Leland Stanford. Memorable people who died in New York (state) include Elliott Erwitt, Tivadar Soros, and Merce Cunningham. New York (state) has been the birth place of many writers and actors and the death place of many politicians and photographers. New York (state) is located in United States.

New York, sometimes called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States. One of the Mid-Atlantic states, it borders the Atlantic Ocean, New England, Canada and the Great Lakes. With almost 19.6 million residents, it is the fourth-most populous state in the United States and eighth-most densely populated as of 2023. New York is the 27th-largest U.S. state by area, with a total area of 54,556 square miles (141,300 km2). Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1824 and 2000, New York (state) was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Roy J. Glauber, David Duchovny, and Leland Stanford. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in New York (state) including Elliott Erwitt, Tivadar Soros, and Merce Cunningham.

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Most individuals born in present day New York (state) were writers (5), actors (2), politicians (2), physicists (1), and philosophers (1),  while most who died were politicians (2), photographers (1), lawyers (1), dancers (1), and computer scientists (1).

Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in New York (state), including Peter Gould, Paul Klebnikov, and Naomi Novik. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day New York (state), including Peter Gould, Paul Klebnikov, and Naomi Novik.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in New York (state) since 1700.