Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York ranks 435th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Brighton, Chang'an, and Freiburg im Breisgau. Memorable people born in Syracuse, New York include Tom Cruise, Carl Woese, and Robert F. Engle. Memorable people who died in Syracuse, New York include Dolph Schayes, Elizabeth Cotten, and Leslie Feinberg. Syracuse, New York has been the birth place of many actors, and astronauts and the death place of many basketball players, and musicians. Syracuse, New York is located in United States.
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States. With a population of 148,620 and a metropolitan area of 662,057, it is the fifth-most populated city and 13th-most populated municipality in the state of New York. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1862 and 1995, Syracuse, New York was the birth place of 32 globally memorable people, including Tom Cruise, Carl Woese, and Robert F. Engle. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Syracuse, New York including Dolph Schayes, Elizabeth Cotten, and Leslie Feinberg.
People Born in Syracuse, New York
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Tom Cruise
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 1
Carl Woese
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 2012
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 2
Robert F. Engle
ECONOMIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 3
Eric Carle
WRITER
1929 - 2021
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 4
Rod Serling
WRITER
1924 - 1975
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 5
Henry Slocum
TENNIS PLAYER
1862 - 1949
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 6
James Nachtwey
JOURNALIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 7
Dylan Baker
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 8
Tom Kenny
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 9
Frank Whaley
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 10
Bobcat Goldthwait
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 11
Johnny Messner
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Syracuse, New York
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Michaela Watkins
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 28.49
Rank: 28
John Katko
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 25.14
Rank: 29
People Deceased in Syracuse, New York
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Dolph Schayes
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1928 - 2015
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 1
Elizabeth Cotten
MUSICIAN
1893 - 1987
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 2
Leslie Feinberg
WRITER
1949 - 2014
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Syracuse, New York were actors (11), astronauts (3), writers (2), musicians (2), and politicians (2), while most who died were basketball players (1), musicians (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Syracuse, New York, including Tom Cruise, Dylan Baker, and Tom Kenny. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Syracuse, New York, including Tom Cruise, Dylan Baker, and Tom Kenny.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Syracuse, New York since 1700.
