Roxbury, Boston
Roxbury, Boston ranks #3872 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chihuahua City, Cartago, Costa Rica, and Timmins. The most famous people from Roxbury, Boston are Samuel Pierpont Langley, Charles Dana Gibson, and Michael Beach. The most famous people who died in Roxbury, Boston are Henry Dearborn, John Eliot, and Edward Everett Hale. Roxbury, Boston has been the birthplace of many inventors, and painters and the death place of many politicians, and linguists. Roxbury, Boston is located in United States.
People
Between 1834 and 1963, present-day Roxbury, Boston was the birthplace of 5 globally memorable people, including Samuel Pierpont Langley, Charles Dana Gibson, and Michael Beach. Additionally, 3 globally memorable people died in present-day Roxbury, Boston, including Henry Dearborn, John Eliot, and Edward Everett Hale.
People Born in Present-Day Roxbury, Boston
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Samuel Pierpont Langley
Inventor
1834 - 1906
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 1
Charles Dana Gibson
Painter
1867 - 1944
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 2
Michael Beach
Actor
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 3
Guru
Singer
1961 - 2010
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 4
Lyman Abbott
Writer
1835 - 1922
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Present-Day Roxbury, Boston
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Henry Dearborn
Politician
1751 - 1829
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 1
John Eliot
Linguist
1604 - 1690
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 2
Edward Everett Hale
Writer
1822 - 1909
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most people born in present-day Roxbury, Boston were inventors (1), painters (1), actors (1), singers (1), and writers (1), while most who died were politicians (1), linguists (1), and writers (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in present-day Roxbury, Boston since 1700.
