San Diego ranks 82nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Alexandria, Kyoto, and Japan. Memorable people born in San Diego include Gregory Peck, Cameron Diaz, and Robert Duvall. Memorable people who died in San Diego include Carl Rogers, Dr. Seuss, and Francis Crick. San Diego has been the birth place of many actors and basketball players and the death place of many actors and writers. San Diego is located in United States.
San Diego is a city in the U.S. state of California located alongside the Pacific Ocean in Southern California. 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 California after Los Angeles. The city is located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border and 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
Between 1889 and 2001, San Diego was the birth place of 114 globally memorable people, including Gregory Peck, Cameron Diaz, and Robert Duvall. Additionaly, 55 globally memorable people have passed away in San Diego including Carl Rogers, Dr. Seuss, and Francis Crick.
1916 - 2003
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 1
1972 - Present
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 2
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 3
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 4
1923 - 2011
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 5
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 6
1906 - 1967
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 7
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 8
1942 - 2022
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 9
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 10
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 11
1918 - 2002
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 12
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 42
1923 - 2012
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 51
1956 - Present
HPI: 34.74
Rank: 67
1962 - 2021
HPI: 34.27
Rank: 69
1961 - Present
HPI: 33.97
Rank: 71
1988 - Present
HPI: 31.95
Rank: 78
1968 - Present
HPI: 29.37
Rank: 90
1995 - Present
HPI: 27.12
Rank: 96
1998 - Present
HPI: 25.87
Rank: 98
1997 - Present
HPI: 24.94
Rank: 102
2001 - Present
HPI: 24.61
Rank: 104
1997 - Present
HPI: 19.36
Rank: 113
1902 - 1987
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 1
1904 - 1991
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 2
1916 - 2004
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 3
1906 - 1972
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 4
1902 - 1984
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 5
1900 - 1989
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 6
1898 - 1964
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 7
1920 - 2012
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 8
1926 - 2017
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 9
1927 - 2023
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 10
1931 - 2018
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 11
1869 - 1942
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 12
1883 - 1963
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 31
1971 - 2016
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 38
1915 - 1935
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 41
1930 - 1977
HPI: 37.73
Rank: 50
Most individuals born in present day San Diego were actors (51), basketball players (8), athletes (6), tennis players (5), and religious figures (4), while most who died were actors (10), writers (6), musicians (5), mathematicians (3), and psychologists (2).
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 Kris Jenner. 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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 21 globally memorable people born in San Diego since 1700.