Queens
Queens ranks 97th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cologne, Birmingham, and New Orleans. The most famous people from Queens are Donald Trump, Harvey Weinstein, and Richard Feynman. The most famous people who died in Queens are Naftali Herz Imber, Manuel Urrutia Lleó, and Gretel Bergmann. Queens has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians and the death place of many writers, and singers. Queens is located in United States.
Queens is the largest by area of the five boroughs 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 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 diverse place in the world, as well as one of the most ethnically diverse. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2003, Queens was the birth place of 124 globally memorable people, including Donald Trump, Harvey Weinstein, and Richard Feynman. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Queens including Naftali Herz Imber, Manuel Urrutia Lleó, and Gretel Bergmann.
People Born in Queens
Go to all RankingsDonald Trump
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 99.27
Rank: 1
Harvey Weinstein
PRODUCER
1952 - Present
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 2
Richard Feynman
PHYSICIST
1918 - 1988
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 3
Paulette Goddard
ACTOR
1910 - 1990
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 4
Melanie
SINGER
1947 - 2024
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 5
Tobin Bell
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 6
Dennis Tito
ASTRONAUT
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 7
Tony Bennett
SINGER
1926 - 2023
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 8
Burt Young
ACTOR
1940 - 2023
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 9
Ray Kurzweil
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 10
Ron Jeremy
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 11
Iris Apfel
DESIGNER
1921 - 2024
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Queens
Go to all RankingsDJ Muggs
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 86
Marley Marl
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 98
Malcolm D. Lee
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 100
Carlos Dengler
MUSICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 105
Chris Kanyon
WRESTLER
1970 - 2010
HPI: 37.47
Rank: 106
Adunni Ade
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 33.78
Rank: 113
Hamidou Diallo
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 33.10
Rank: 114
Nyle DiMarco
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 32.71
Rank: 115
Chamique Holdsclaw
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 29.63
Rank: 117
Priscilla Frederick
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 27.33
Rank: 119
Lauren Scruggs
FENCER
2003 - Present
HPI: 23.92
Rank: 120
People Deceased in Queens
Go to all RankingsNaftali Herz Imber
WRITER
1856 - 1909
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 1
Manuel Urrutia Lleó
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1981
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 2
Gretel Bergmann
ATHLETE
1914 - 2017
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 3
Joe Spinell
ACTOR
1936 - 1989
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 4
Helen Kane
SINGER
1904 - 1966
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 5
Mel Sheppard
ATHLETE
1883 - 1942
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 6
Henry Ward Beecher
WRITER
1813 - 1887
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 7
LaVern Baker
SINGER
1929 - 1997
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 8
Ellen Willis
WRITER
1941 - 2006
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 9
Brook Benton
SINGER
1931 - 1988
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 10
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Queens were actors (45), musicians (11), basketball players (10), singers (8), and writers (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.

































