Queens
Queens ranks 97th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cologne, Birmingham, and New Orleans. Memorable people born in Queens include Donald Trump, Richard Feynman, and Harvey Weinstein. Memorable people who died in Queens include Naftali Herz Imber, Manuel Urrutia Lleó, and Helen Kane. Queens has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many writers, and singers. Queens is located in United States.
Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located near the western end of Long Island, it is the largest of the five New York City boroughs by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn and by Nassau County to its east, and shares maritime borders with the boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island, as well as with New Jersey. Queens is the most linguistically and ethnically diverse place in the world. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2002, Queens was the birth place of 113 globally memorable people, including Donald Trump, Richard Feynman, and Harvey Weinstein. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Queens including Naftali Herz Imber, Manuel Urrutia Lleó, and Helen Kane.
People Born in Queens
Go to all RankingsDonald Trump
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 92.48
Rank: 1
Richard Feynman
PHYSICIST
1918 - 1988
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 2
Harvey Weinstein
PRODUCER
1952 - Present
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 3
Paulette Goddard
ACTOR
1910 - 1990
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 4
Tobin Bell
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 5
Burt Young
ACTOR
1940 - 2023
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 6
Dennis Tito
ASTRONAUT
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 7
Tony Bennett
SINGER
1926 - 2023
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 8
Ray Kurzweil
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 9
Ron Jeremy
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 10
John Frankenheimer
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2002
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 11
Iris Apfel
DESIGNER
1921 - 2024
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Queens
Go to all RankingsSteve Franken
ACTOR
1932 - 2012
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 52
Robert Walker
ACTOR
1940 - 2019
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 58
Lionel Trilling
WRITER
1905 - 1975
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 65
Nicholas Turturro
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 68
John Paulson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.37
Rank: 78
Michael Malone
COACH
1971 - Present
HPI: 36.05
Rank: 81
Rahzel
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 31.67
Rank: 90
Grace Meng
LAWYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 25.32
Rank: 103
Cree Cicchino
ACTOR
2002 - Present
HPI: 21.70
Rank: 105
Lil Tecca
SINGER
2002 - Present
HPI: 21.46
Rank: 106
Devin Ebanks
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 16.17
Rank: 108
Curtis McDowald
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 109
People Deceased in Queens
Go to all RankingsNaftali Herz Imber
WRITER
1856 - 1909
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 1
Manuel Urrutia Lleó
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1981
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 2
Helen Kane
SINGER
1904 - 1966
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 3
Joe Spinell
ACTOR
1936 - 1989
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 4
Gretel Bergmann
ATHLETE
1914 - 2017
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 5
Mel Sheppard
ATHLETE
1883 - 1942
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 6
Henry Ward Beecher
WRITER
1813 - 1887
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 7
LaVern Baker
SINGER
1929 - 1997
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 8
Brook Benton
SINGER
1931 - 1988
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 9
Ellen Willis
WRITER
1941 - 2006
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Deceased in Queens
Go to all RankingsGretel Bergmann
ATHLETE
1914 - 2017
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 5
Henry Ward Beecher
WRITER
1813 - 1887
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 7
Ellen Willis
WRITER
1941 - 2006
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 10
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Queens were actors (43), singers (8), musicians (8), writers (8), and basketball players (8), while most who died were writers (3), singers (3), athletes (2), politicians (1), and actors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Queens, including Tobin Bell, Burt Young, and Candy Darling. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Queens, including Paulette Goddard, Tobin Bell, and Burt Young.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Queens since 1700.