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Harlem (usa)

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Harlem ranks 518th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Bærum, and Isfahan. Memorable people born in Harlem include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Sonny Rollins, and Ed Sullivan. Memorable people who died in Harlem include John Steinbeck, and Frankie Lymon. Harlem has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many writers, and singers. Harlem is located in United States.

Harlem is a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It is bounded roughly by the Hudson River on the west; the Harlem River and 155th Street on the north; Fifth Avenue on the east; and Central Park North on the south. The greater Harlem area encompasses several other neighborhoods and extends west and north to 155th Street, east to the East River, and south to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Central Park, and East 96th Street. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1901 and 1998, Harlem was the birth place of 27 globally memorable people, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Sonny Rollins, and Ed Sullivan. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Harlem including John Steinbeck, and Frankie Lymon.

People Born in Harlem

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Harlem were actors (9), singers (5), musicians (4), basketball players (2), and presenters (1),  while most who died were writers (1), and singers (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Harlem, including Brock Peters, Leslie Uggams, and Paul Dano. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Harlem, including Teresa Wright, Brock Peters, and Leslie Uggams.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 12 globally memorable people born in Harlem since 1700.