Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia ranks 267th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Innsbruck, Calgary, and Padua. Memorable people born in Richmond, Virginia include Shirley MacLaine, Warren Beatty, and Arthur Ashe. Memorable people who died in Richmond, Virginia include John Tyler, John Fenn, and Eliza Poe. Richmond, Virginia has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Richmond, Virginia is located in United States.
Richmond is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city since 1871. The city's population in the 2020 census was 226,610, up from 204,214 in 2010, making it Virginia's fourth-most populous city. The Richmond metropolitan area, with over 1.3 million residents, is the Commonwealth's third-most populous. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1804 and 1996, Richmond, Virginia was the birth place of 48 globally memorable people, including Shirley MacLaine, Warren Beatty, and Arthur Ashe. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in Richmond, Virginia including John Tyler, John Fenn, and Eliza Poe.
People Born in Richmond, Virginia
Go to all RankingsShirley MacLaine
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 1
Warren Beatty
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 2
Arthur Ashe
TENNIS PLAYER
1943 - 1993
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 3
Tom Wolfe
WRITER
1930 - 2018
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 4
Jim Bridger
EXPLORER
1804 - 1881
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 5
Vince Gilligan
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 6
Stan Winston
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - 2008
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 7
George Pickett
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1825 - 1875
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 8
David Baldacci
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 9
Olive Borden
ACTOR
1906 - 1947
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 10
Julia Faye
ACTOR
1892 - 1966
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 11
James Spriggs Payne
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1882
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Richmond, Virginia
Go to all RankingsJennifer Aspen
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.85
Rank: 42
Cat Whitehill
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 27.53
Rank: 46
Evgeny Kleshchenko
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 8.96
Rank: 48
People Deceased in Richmond, Virginia
Go to all RankingsJohn Tyler
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1862
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 1
John Fenn
CHEMIST
1917 - 2010
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 2
Eliza Poe
ACTOR
1787 - 1811
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 3
Charles Munch
CONDUCTOR
1891 - 1968
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 4
Alexandra Ripley
WRITER
1934 - 2004
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 5
Olavo de Carvalho
PHILOSOPHER
1947 - 2022
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 6
J. E. B. Stuart
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1833 - 1864
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 7
Herman Daly
ECONOMIST
1938 - 2022
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 8
Julia Gardiner Tyler
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1889
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 9
James Branch Cabell
WRITER
1879 - 1958
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 10
John Shelby Spong
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2021
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 11
Carter Braxton
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1797
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Richmond, Virginia
Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most individuals born in present day Richmond, Virginia were actors (11), writers (6), musicians (6), politicians (5), and tennis players (2), while most who died were politicians (4), writers (2), chemists (1), actors (1), and conductors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Richmond, Virginia, including Shirley MacLaine, Warren Beatty, and Caroline Aaron. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Richmond, Virginia, including Shirley MacLaine, Warren Beatty, and Olive Borden.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Richmond, Virginia since 1700.