Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California ranks 238th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Verona, Bremen, and Cardiff. The most famous people from Sacramento, California are Rodney King, Sam Elliott, and Henry Hathaway. The most famous people who died in Sacramento, California are Jacob Nena, Neville Brand, and Amanda Blake. Sacramento, California has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and actors. Sacramento, California is located in United States.
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California. The county seat of Sacramento County, it is located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in the Sacramento Valley. It is the fourth-most populous city in Northern California, sixth-most populous city in the state, and 35th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 524,943 at the 2020 census. The Sacramento metropolitan area, with 2.46 million residents, is the 27th-largest metropolitan area in the country. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2004, Sacramento, California was the birth place of 72 globally memorable people, including Rodney King, Sam Elliott, and Henry Hathaway. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Sacramento, California including Jacob Nena, Neville Brand, and Amanda Blake.
People Born in Sacramento, California
Go to all RankingsRodney King
CELEBRITY
1965 - 2012
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 1
Sam Elliott
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 2
Henry Hathaway
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1985
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 3
Jessica Chastain
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 4
Charles M. Rice
BIOLOGIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 5
Joan Didion
WRITER
1934 - 2021
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 6
Richard Chase
EXTREMIST
1950 - 1980
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 7
Adrienne Barbeau
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 8
Frank Silva
ACTOR
1950 - 1995
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 9
Mary Anderson
ACTOR
1859 - 1940
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 10
Kevin Johnson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 11
Bob Kiesel
ATHLETE
1911 - 1993
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Sacramento, California
Go to all RankingsVirginia Giuffre
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1983 - 2025
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 31
Eleni Kounalakis
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 44
Megan Dodds
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 48
Cory Barlog
GAME DESIGNER
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 49
Matt Jones
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.72
Rank: 50
Solo Sikoa
WRESTLER
1993 - Present
HPI: 38.72
Rank: 51
Jacob Fatu
WRESTLER
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 53
Drake Callender
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 54
Kate Levering
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.90
Rank: 57
Odessa A'zion
ACTOR
2000 - Present
HPI: 32.39
Rank: 59
John Lloyd Young
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 31.63
Rank: 60
Keita Bates-Diop
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 26.08
Rank: 65
People Deceased in Sacramento, California
Go to all RankingsJacob Nena
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2022
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 1
Neville Brand
ACTOR
1920 - 1992
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 2
Amanda Blake
ACTOR
1929 - 1989
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 3
Wayne Thiebaud
PAINTER
1920 - 2021
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 4
Newton Booth
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1892
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sacramento, California were actors (21), athletes (9), basketball players (6), musicians (5), and wrestlers (5), while most who died were politicians (2), actors (2), and painters (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sacramento, California, including Sam Elliott, Jessica Chastain, and Adrienne Barbeau. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sacramento, California, including Sam Elliott, Jessica Chastain, and Adrienne Barbeau.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 16 globally memorable people born in Sacramento, California since 1700.





























