Reno, Nevada
Reno, Nevada ranks 1,633rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Papeete, Reggio Calabria, and Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro. Memorable people born in Reno, Nevada include Curtis Hanson, Dawn Wells, and Julia Mancuso. Memorable people who died in Reno, Nevada include Samuel Goudsmit, Ivan Passer, and Tura Satana. Reno, Nevada has been the birth place of many actors, and skiers and the death place of many actors, and physicists. Reno, Nevada is located in United States.
Reno is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada–California border. It is the county seat and most populous city of Washoe County. Sitting in the High Eastern Sierra foothills, in the Truckee River valley, on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada, it is about 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Lake Tahoe. Known as "The Biggest Little City in the World", it is the 80th most populous city in the United States, the 3rd most populous city in Nevada, and the most populous in Nevada outside the Las Vegas Valley. The city had a population of 264,165 at the 2020 census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1922 and 1995, Reno, Nevada was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Curtis Hanson, Dawn Wells, and Julia Mancuso. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Reno, Nevada including Samuel Goudsmit, Ivan Passer, and Tura Satana.
People Born in Reno, Nevada
Go to all RankingsCurtis Hanson
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - 2016
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 1
Dawn Wells
ACTOR
1938 - 2020
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 2
Julia Mancuso
SKIER
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.16
Rank: 3
Paul Laxalt
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2018
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 4
Eric Whitacre
COMPOSER
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.95
Rank: 5
Kristoffer Polaha
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 33.34
Rank: 6
David Taylor
WRESTLER
1990 - Present
HPI: 32.67
Rank: 7
Bryce Johnson
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 30.92
Rank: 8
David Wise
SKIER
1990 - Present
HPI: 20.05
Rank: 9
Perris Benegas
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Born in Reno, Nevada
Go to all RankingsPeople Deceased in Reno, Nevada
Go to all RankingsSamuel Goudsmit
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1978
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 1
Ivan Passer
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 2020
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 2
Tura Satana
ACTOR
1938 - 2011
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 3
Efrem Zimbalist
MUSICIAN
1889 - 1985
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 4
Don McKenzie
SWIMMER
1947 - 2008
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 5
Lois Wilson
ACTOR
1894 - 1988
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 6
Tony Settember
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 7
Shirley Walker
COMPOSER
1945 - 2006
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 8
Gwen Lee
ACTOR
1904 - 1961
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 9
Larry Evans
CHESS PLAYER
1932 - 2010
HPI: 37.24
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Deceased in Reno, Nevada
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Most individuals born in present day Reno, Nevada were actors (3), skiers (2), film directors (1), politicians (1), and composers (1), while most who died were actors (3), physicists (1), film directors (1), musicians (1), and swimmers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Reno, Nevada, including Dawn Wells, Kristoffer Polaha, and Bryce Johnson. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Reno, Nevada, including Dawn Wells, Kristoffer Polaha, and Bryce Johnson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Reno, Nevada since 1700.