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San Diego ranks 89th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Marseille, Japan, and Tallinn. Memorable people born in San Diego include Gregory Peck, Cameron Diaz, and Robert Duvall. Memorable people who died in San Diego include Dr. Seuss, Carl Rogers, and Francis Crick. San Diego has been the birth place of many actors, and basketball players and the death place of many actors, and musicians. San Diego is located in United States.

San Diego is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast in Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.3 million residents, the city is the eighth-most populous in the United States and the second-most populous in the state of California after Los Angeles. The city is the seat of San Diego County, which has a population of nearly 3.3 million people as of 2021. San Diego is known for its mild year-round Mediterranean climate, extensive beaches and parks, its long association with the United States Navy, and its recent emergence as a healthcare and biotechnology development center. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1889 and 2001, San Diego was the birth place of 118 globally memorable people, including Gregory Peck, Cameron Diaz, and Robert Duvall. Additionaly, 66 globally memorable people have passed away in San Diego including Dr. Seuss, Carl Rogers, and Francis Crick.

People Born in San Diego

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People Deceased in San Diego

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day San Diego were actors (51), basketball players (10), athletes (6), tennis players (5), and baseball players (4),  while most who died were actors (10), musicians (7), writers (6), biologists (5), and mathematicians (4).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in San Diego, including Cameron Diaz, Robert Duvall, and Fred Ward. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day San Diego, including Gregory Peck, Cameron Diaz, and Robert Duvall.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 21 globally memorable people born in San Diego since 1700.