The Bronx
The Bronx ranks 57th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Houston, Glasgow, and Manhattan. Memorable people born in The Bronx include Jennifer Lopez, Lauren Bacall, and Leon Cooper. Memorable people who died in The Bronx include 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. It shares a land border with Westchester County to its north; to its south and west, the New York City borough of Manhattan is 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 not primarily located on an island, 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 157 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
Go to all RankingsJennifer Lopez
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 74.09
Rank: 80
Lauren Bacall
ACTOR
1924 - 2014
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 125
Leon Cooper
PHYSICIST
1930 - 2024
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 71
Larry Ellison
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 74
Ralph Lauren
FASHION DESIGNER
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 52
Anne Bancroft
ACTOR
1931 - 2005
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 134
Linda Lovelace
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1949 - 2002
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 3
Frank Abagnale
MAFIOSO
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 123
Vanessa Williams
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 42
Stanley Milgram
PSYCHOLOGIST
1933 - 1984
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 137
Martin Balsam
ACTOR
1919 - 1996
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 153
Alan J. Pakula
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 1998
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 13
People Deceased in The Bronx
Go to all RankingsToni Morrison
WRITER
1931 - 2019
HPI: 82.91
Rank: 9
Joshua Fishman
LINGUIST
1926 - 2015
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 1
Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe
WRITER
1822 - 1847
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 20
Josephine Hull
ACTOR
1877 - 1957
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 7
Maurice Karnaugh
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2022
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 16
Nathaniel Lord Britton
BIOLOGIST
1859 - 1934
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 13
Charles Fort
WRITER
1874 - 1932
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 2
Gloria Foster
ACTOR
1933 - 2001
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 12
Hank Jones
MUSICIAN
1918 - 2010
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 3
Frederick Lorz
ATHLETE
1884 - 1914
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 8
John Hejduk
ARCHITECT
1929 - 2000
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 4
Anne Hutchinson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1591 - 1643
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 14
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day The Bronx were actors (54), singers (14), musicians (13), writers (12), and film directors (9), while most who died were writers (4), actors (3), biologists (2), athletes (2), and religious figures (2).
Occupational Trends
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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in The Bronx since 1700.