San Antonio
San Antonio ranks 234th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bangkok, Hiroshima Prefecture, and Salt Lake City. The most famous people from San Antonio are Ed White, Joan Crawford, and Robert Rodriguez. The most famous people who died in San Antonio are Pola Negri, Richard Avedon, and Courtney Hodges. San Antonio has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many actors, and military personnels. San Antonio is located in United States.
San Antonio is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the seventh-most populous city in the United States, second-most populous city in Texas and second-most populous city in the Southern U.S., with a population of 1.43 million at the 2020 census. The San Antonio metropolitan area, with an estimated 2.76 million residents, ranks as the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest in the nation. It is the county seat of Bexar County. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1997, San Antonio was the birth place of 60 globally memorable people, including Ed White, Joan Crawford, and Robert Rodriguez. Additionaly, 13 globally memorable people have passed away in San Antonio including Pola Negri, Richard Avedon, and Courtney Hodges.
People Born in San Antonio
Go to all RankingsEd White
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1967
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 1
Joan Crawford
ACTOR
1904 - 1977
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 2
Robert Rodriguez
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 3
Rodney Alcala
EXTREMIST
1943 - 2021
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 4
David Scott
ASTRONAUT
1932 - Present
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 5
Michelle Rodriguez
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 6
Rick Riordan
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 7
William H. Keeler
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2017
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 8
Al Freeman Jr.
ACTOR
1934 - 2012
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 9
Bruce McGill
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 10
Gil Birmingham
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 11
Christopher Cross
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in San Antonio
Go to all RankingsYolanda Saldívar
EXTREMIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 28
Emilio Rivera
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 39
Jonathan Joss
ACTOR
1965 - 2025
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 40
Joseph Benavidez
MARTIAL ARTS
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.69
Rank: 50
Angela Belcher
PHYSICIST
HPI: 33.84
Rank: 53
Josh Davis
SWIMMER
1972 - Present
HPI: 33.62
Rank: 54
Patrick Reed
GOLFER
1990 - Present
HPI: 30.38
Rank: 57
Andrew Harrison
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 24.20
Rank: 59
People Deceased in San Antonio
Go to all RankingsPola Negri
ACTOR
1897 - 1987
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 1
Richard Avedon
PHOTOGRAPHER
1923 - 2004
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 2
Courtney Hodges
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1966
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 3
Madalyn Murray O'Hair
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1919 - 1995
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 4
Jonathan M. Wainwright
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1953
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 5
Jacques Barzun
HISTORIAN
1907 - 2012
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 6
William Hood Simpson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1980
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 7
Martha Mansfield
ACTOR
1899 - 1923
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 8
Glenn Corbett
ACTOR
1933 - 1993
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 9
Samuel Gompers
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1850 - 1924
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 10
Ann B. Davis
ACTOR
1926 - 2014
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 11
Jonathan Joss
ACTOR
1965 - 2025
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in San Antonio
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Most individuals born in present day San Antonio were actors (24), politicians (6), singers (4), athletes (4), and astronauts (3), while most who died were actors (5), military personnels (3), photographers (1), religious figures (1), and historians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in San Antonio, including Michelle Rodriguez, Al Freeman Jr., and Bruce McGill. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day San Antonio, including Joan Crawford, Michelle Rodriguez, and Al Freeman Jr..
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in San Antonio since 1700.































