Cultural Production in
Present Day
United States
The most famous people from United States are Donald Trump, Jimmy Carter, and Thomas Jefferson. The most famous people who died in United States are Albert Einstein, Jimmy Carter, and Thomas Jefferson. United States has been the birthplace of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many actors, and politicians. The top cities in United States by number of people born are New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Brooklyn, and Philadelphia.
People
Between 375 BC and 2021, present-day United States was the birthplace of 23,247 globally memorable people, including Donald Trump, Jimmy Carter, and Thomas Jefferson. Additionally, 10,112 globally memorable people died in present-day United States, including Albert Einstein, Jimmy Carter, and Thomas Jefferson.
Donald Trump
Politician
1946 - Present
HPI: 99.27
Rank: 1
Jimmy Carter
Politician
1924 - 2024
HPI: 93.90
Rank: 2
Thomas Jefferson
Politician
1743 - 1826
HPI: 93.18
Rank: 3
Martin Luther King Jr.
Social Activist
1929 - 1968
HPI: 92.49
Rank: 4
Thomas Edison
Inventor
1847 - 1931
HPI: 91.65
Rank: 5
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Physicist
1904 - 1967
HPI: 90.85
Rank: 6
Muhammad Ali
Boxer
1942 - 2016
HPI: 90.72
Rank: 7
Andrew Jackson
Politician
1767 - 1845
HPI: 90.45
Rank: 8
Edgar Allan Poe
Writer
1809 - 1849
HPI: 90.35
Rank: 9
Pope Leo XIV
Religious Figure
1955 - Present
HPI: 89.52
Rank: 10
William McKinley
Politician
1843 - 1901
HPI: 89.29
Rank: 11
Al Pacino
Actor
1940 - Present
HPI: 89.27
Rank: 12
Steve Witkoff
Businessperson
1957 - Present
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 1,254
Murder of Sylvia Likens
Celebrity
1949 - 1965
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 2,346
James Roosevelt I
Businessperson
1828 - 1900
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 2,502
Bumpy Johnson
Mafioso
1905 - 1968
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 2,729
Patrick Dempsey
Actor
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 2,845
Lester Young
Musician
1909 - 1959
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 3,395
Gary Ruvkun
Biologist
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 3,463
John Gilbert
Actor
1897 - 1936
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 3,535
Victor Willis
Singer
1951 - 2026
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 3,875
Keith Kellogg
Military Personnel
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 4,293
Harpo Marx
Comedian
1888 - 1964
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 4,335
Ronn Moss
Actor
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 4,482
Albert Einstein
Physicist
1879 - 1955
HPI: 94.83
Rank: 1
Jimmy Carter
Politician
1924 - 2024
HPI: 93.90
Rank: 2
Thomas Jefferson
Politician
1743 - 1826
HPI: 93.18
Rank: 3
Martin Luther King Jr.
Social Activist
1929 - 1968
HPI: 92.49
Rank: 4
Nikola Tesla
Inventor
1856 - 1943
HPI: 91.90
Rank: 5
Thomas Edison
Inventor
1847 - 1931
HPI: 91.65
Rank: 6
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Physicist
1904 - 1967
HPI: 90.85
Rank: 7
Muhammad Ali
Boxer
1942 - 2016
HPI: 90.72
Rank: 8
Andrew Jackson
Politician
1767 - 1845
HPI: 90.45
Rank: 9
Edgar Allan Poe
Writer
1809 - 1849
HPI: 90.35
Rank: 10
William McKinley
Politician
1843 - 1901
HPI: 89.29
Rank: 11
Ulysses S. Grant
Politician
1822 - 1885
HPI: 89.19
Rank: 12
John Gilbert
Actor
1897 - 1936
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 2,140
Alfred Eisenstaedt
Photographer
1898 - 1995
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 2,450
Harpo Marx
Comedian
1888 - 1964
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 2,459
Joel Teitelbaum
Religious Figure
1887 - 1979
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 3,135
Robert Thurman
Writer
1941 - 2026
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 3,435
Haym Salomon
Businessperson
1740 - 1785
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 3,685
Jessica Mitford
Writer
1917 - 1996
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 4,055
Mary Kay Letourneau
Philosopher
1962 - 2020
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 4,369
Jane Yolen
Writer
1939 - 2026
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 4,387
Bill Mazeroski
Baseball Player
1936 - 2026
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 4,580
Miss Elizabeth
Wrestler
1960 - 2003
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 4,595
Delmore Schwartz
Writer
1913 - 1966
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 4,655
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Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present-day United States since 1700.
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