Yonkers, New York
Yonkers, New York ranks 540th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Stockport, Jeddah, and Compton, California. Memorable people born in Yonkers, New York include Jon Voight, John Howard Northrop, and Antony Blinken. Memorable people who died in Yonkers, New York include Elisha Otis, Gene Krupa, and Samuel J. Tilden. Yonkers, New York has been the birth place of many actors and writers and the death place of many inventors and musicians. Yonkers, New York is located in United States.
Yonkers is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. The city, a suburb of the New York metropolitan area, had a population of 211,569 in the 2020 United States census. It is classified as an inner suburb of New York City, north of the Bronx and approximately 2.4 miles (4 km) north of Marble Hill. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1865 and 1979, Yonkers, New York was the birth place of 22 globally memorable people, including Jon Voight, John Howard Northrop, and Antony Blinken. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Yonkers, New York including Elisha Otis, Gene Krupa, and Samuel J. Tilden.
People Born in Yonkers, New York
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Jon Voight
1938 - Present
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 1
John Howard Northrop
1891 - 1987
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 2
Antony Blinken
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 3
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
1919 - 2021
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 4
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
1923 - 2008
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 5
Chip Taylor
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 6
Winnaretta Singer
1865 - 1943
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 7
Richard Yates
1926 - 1992
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 8
Vincent Richards
1903 - 1959
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 9
Sid Caesar
1922 - 2014
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 10
Alan Helffrich
1900 - 1994
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 11
James Comey
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Yonkers, New York
Go to all RankingsAntony Blinken
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 3
Winnaretta Singer
1865 - 1943
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 7
John B. Taylor
1946 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 15
Elizabeth Hand
1957 - Present
HPI: 31.19
Rank: 22
People Deceased in Yonkers, New York
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Elisha Otis
1811 - 1861
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 1
Gene Krupa
1909 - 1973
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 2
Samuel J. Tilden
1814 - 1886
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 3
Most individuals born in present day Yonkers, New York were actors (5), writers (4), singers (2), politicians (2), and tennis players (2), while most who died were inventors (1), musicians (1), and politicians (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Yonkers, New York, including Jon Voight, Adam Rodriguez, and Carlos Alazraqui. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Yonkers, New York, including Jon Voight, Sid Caesar, and Adam Rodriguez.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Yonkers, New York since 1700.
