Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York ranks 263rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cambridge, Montpellier, and Medellín. The most famous people from Rochester, New York are Robert Forster, John Lithgow, and Chyna. The most famous people who died in Rochester, New York are Lewis H. Morgan, George Eastman, and George Whipple. Rochester, New York has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many athletes, and writers. Rochester, New York is located in United States.
People
Between 1843 and 2001, Rochester, New York was the birth place of 54 globally memorable people, including Robert Forster, John Lithgow, and Chyna. Additionaly, 19 globally memorable people have passed away in Rochester, New York including Lewis H. Morgan, George Eastman, and George Whipple.
People Born in Rochester, New York
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Robert Forster
ACTOR
1941 - 2019
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 1
John Lithgow
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 2
Chyna
WRESTLER
1969 - 2016
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 3
Joe Simon
COMIC ARTIST
1913 - 2011
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 4
Jon Jones
MARTIAL ARTS
1987 - Present
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 5
Cab Calloway
SINGER
1907 - 1994
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 6
Malcolm Glazer
BUSINESSPERSON
1928 - 2014
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 7
John Ashbery
WRITER
1927 - 2017
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 8
Luke Harper
WRESTLER
1979 - 2020
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 9
Robert D. Putnam
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 10
Marcian Hoff
INVENTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 11
Blanche Stuart Scott
PILOT
1884 - 1970
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Rochester, New York
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Kenneth Bianchi
MAFIOSO
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 27
Suzanne Cryer
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 42
Jason Turner
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 44
Dave Hyatt
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 45
Hanna Thompson
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 34.22
Rank: 49
Christopher Lillis
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 26.17
Rank: 53
People Deceased in Rochester, New York
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Lewis H. Morgan
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1818 - 1881
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 1
George Eastman
INVENTOR
1854 - 1932
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 2
George Whipple
PHYSICIAN
1878 - 1976
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 3
Susan B. Anthony
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1820 - 1906
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 4
Louise Brooks
ACTOR
1906 - 1985
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 5
William Thurston
MATHEMATICIAN
1946 - 2012
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 6
Morgan Taylor
ATHLETE
1903 - 1975
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 7
Blanche Stuart Scott
PILOT
1884 - 1970
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 8
Manuel Díaz
FENCER
1874 - 1929
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 9
Natallia Arsiennieva
WRITER
1903 - 1997
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 10
Rod Serling
WRITER
1924 - 1975
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 11
Karl Warner
ATHLETE
1908 - 1995
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Rochester, New Yorkwere actors (10), singers (6), wrestlers (4), businesspeople (3), and basketball players (3), while most who died were athletes (3), writers (2), anthropologists (1), inventors (1), and physicians (1).
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 20 globally memorable people born in Rochester, New York since 1700.
