Denver
Denver ranks 140th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kansas City, Missouri, Hammersmith, and Portland, Oregon. The most famous people from Denver are Ruth Handler, Douglas Fairbanks, and John Searle. The most famous people who died in Denver are Peter II of Yugoslavia, Buffalo Bill, and Linda Lovelace. Denver has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many composers, and actors. Denver is located in United States.
People
Between 0 and 2006, Denver was the birth place of 97 globally memorable people, including Ruth Handler, Douglas Fairbanks, and John Searle. Additionaly, 18 globally memorable people have passed away in Denver including Peter II of Yugoslavia, Buffalo Bill, and Linda Lovelace.
People Born in Denver
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Ruth Handler
INVENTOR
1916 - 2002
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 1
Douglas Fairbanks
ACTOR
1883 - 1939
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 2
John Searle
PHILOSOPHER
1932 - 2025
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 3
John L. Hall
PHYSICIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 4
David Fincher
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 5
John Fante
WRITER
1909 - 1983
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 6
Donna Haraway
HISTORIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 7
Dean Reed
ACTOR
1938 - 1986
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 8
Gerald Carr
ASTRONAUT
1932 - 2020
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 9
Jeremy Rifkin
ECONOMIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 10
Charles W. Morris
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 11
Jan-Michael Vincent
ACTOR
1944 - 2019
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 12
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Chris Eigeman
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 59
Jeffrey Pierce
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 66
Ron Kiefel
CYCLIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 69
Jalen Williams
BASKETBALL PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 37.22
Rank: 76
Justine Lupe
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 77
Sierra Boggess
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 81
Jacob Gibson
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 35.59
Rank: 82
J. B. Bickerstaff
COACH
1979 - Present
HPI: 34.63
Rank: 85
Chris Klug
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 30.85
Rank: 89
Austin Wintory
COMPOSER
1984 - Present
HPI: 30.78
Rank: 90
Spencer Lee
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 27.45
Rank: 91
Haven Coleman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
2006 - Present
HPI: 25.33
Rank: 93
People Deceased in Denver
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Peter II of Yugoslavia
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1970
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 1
Buffalo Bill
CELEBRITY
1846 - 1917
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 2
Linda Lovelace
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1949 - 2002
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 3
Big Van Vader
WRESTLER
1955 - 2018
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 4
René Spitz
PSYCHOLOGIST
1887 - 1974
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 5
Antonia Brico
COMPOSER
1902 - 1989
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 6
Brandon deWilde
ACTOR
1942 - 1972
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 7
Scott Carpenter
ASTRONAUT
1925 - 2013
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 8
Betty Robinson
ATHLETE
1911 - 1999
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 9
Florence R. Sabin
PHYSICIAN
1871 - 1953
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 10
Vincent Youmans
COMPOSER
1898 - 1946
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 11
Vince Boryla
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1927 - 2016
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 12
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Denver were actors (32), athletes (12), politicians (5), film directors (4), and writers (4), while most who died were composers (2), actors (2), athletes (2), politicians (1), and celebrities (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Denver, including Dean Reed, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Debra Paget. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Denver, including Douglas Fairbanks, Dean Reed, and Jan-Michael Vincent.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Denver since 1700.
