Oakland, California
Oakland, California ranks 155th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ghent, Graz, and Bergen. The most famous people from Oakland, California are Kamala Harris, Brandon Lee, and Mark Hamill. The most famous people who died in Oakland, California are Charles H. Townes, Robert N. Bellah, and Jack Vance. Oakland, California has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Oakland, California is located in United States.
People
Between 1878 and 1998, Oakland, California was the birth place of 85 globally memorable people, including Kamala Harris, Brandon Lee, and Mark Hamill. Additionaly, 28 globally memorable people have passed away in Oakland, California including Charles H. Townes, Robert N. Bellah, and Jack Vance.
People Born in Oakland, California
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Kamala Harris
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 1
Brandon Lee
ACTOR
1965 - 1993
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 2
Mark Hamill
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 3
Mahershala Ali
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 4
Stanley Miller
CHEMIST
1930 - 2007
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 5
Thomas Schelling
ECONOMIST
1921 - 2016
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 6
George Stevens
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1975
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 7
Don Budge
TENNIS PLAYER
1915 - 2000
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 8
Robert Culp
ACTOR
1930 - 2010
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 9
Fernando J. Corbató
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2019
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 10
Carla Bley
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 11
Elizabeth Roemer
ASTRONOMER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Oakland, California
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Stu Cook
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 47
Paul Baloff
SINGER
1960 - 2002
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 54
Bill Champlin
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 65
Cynthia Stevenson
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 67
Leslie Deniz
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.34
Rank: 74
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
FILM DIRECTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.30
Rank: 76
Abby Martin
PRESENTER
1984 - Present
HPI: 35.36
Rank: 78
Derrick Brown
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 31.26
Rank: 81
Meena Harris
WRITER
1984 - Present
HPI: 31.14
Rank: 82
Leon Powe
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 30.82
Rank: 83
Jared Cunningham
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 28.96
Rank: 84
People Deceased in Oakland, California
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Charles H. Townes
PHYSICIST
1915 - 2015
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 1
Robert N. Bellah
SOCIOLOGIST
1927 - 2013
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 2
Jack Vance
WRITER
1916 - 2013
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 3
Jerzy Neyman
STATISTICIAN
1894 - 1981
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 4
Julia Robinson
MATHEMATICIAN
1919 - 1985
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 5
George Clement Perkins
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1923
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 6
Lester Allan Pelton
INVENTOR
1829 - 1908
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 7
Huey P. Newton
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1942 - 1989
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 8
Earl Hines
MUSICIAN
1903 - 1983
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 9
Willie Steele
ATHLETE
1923 - 1989
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 10
Jimmy Reed
MUSICIAN
1925 - 1976
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 11
Shyamala Gopalan
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2009
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Oakland, California
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Most individuals born in present day Oakland, Californiawere actors (21), musicians (12), basketball players (11), singers (8), and film directors (5), while most who died were writers (5), politicians (2), musicians (2), athletes (2), and actors (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Oakland, California, including Brandon Lee, Mark Hamill, and Mahershala Ali. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Oakland, California, including Brandon Lee, Mark Hamill, and Mahershala Ali.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Oakland, California since 1700.
