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The Bronx (usa)

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The Bronx ranks 57th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Houston, Glasgow, and Manhattan. The most famous people from The Bronx are Jennifer Lopez, Lauren Bacall, and Leon Cooper. The most famous people who died in The Bronx are Toni Morrison, Joshua Fishman, and Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe. The Bronx has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many writers, and actors. The Bronx is located in United States.

The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York. The borough shares a land border with Westchester County, New York to its north; to its south and west, the New York City borough of Manhattan lies across the Harlem River; and to its south and east is the borough of Queens, across the East River. The Bronx, the only New York City borough located primarily on the U.S. mainland, has a land area of 42 square miles (109 km2) and a population of 1,472,654 at the 2020 census. It has the fourth-largest area, fourth-highest population, and third-highest population density of the boroughs. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1752 and 2001, The Bronx was the birth place of 172 globally memorable people, including Jennifer Lopez, Lauren Bacall, and Leon Cooper. Additionaly, 20 globally memorable people have passed away in The Bronx including Toni Morrison, Joshua Fishman, and Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe.

People Born in The Bronx

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People Deceased in The Bronx

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day The Bronx were actors (60), singers (16), musicians (15), writers (14), and basketball players (10),  while most who died were writers (4), actors (3), biologists (2), athletes (2), and religious figures (2).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in The Bronx, including Anne Bancroft, Vanessa Williams, and Rob Reiner. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day The Bronx, including Lauren Bacall, Anne Bancroft, and Vanessa Williams.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in The Bronx since 1700.