Jamaica Plain
Jamaica Plain ranks 14,846th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sylmar, Los Angeles, Pacoima, Los Angeles, and Poreč. Memorable people born in Jamaica Plain include Robert Bacon. Memorable people who died in Jamaica Plain include Baruj Benacerraf, and Francis Parkman. Jamaica Plain has been the birth place of many politicians and the death place of many physicians, and historians. Jamaica Plain is located in United States.
Jamaica Plain is a neighborhood of 4.4 square miles (11 km2) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Settled by Puritans seeking farmland to the south, it was originally part of Roxbury. The community seceded from Roxbury during the formation of West Roxbury in 1851 and became part of Boston when West Roxbury was annexed in 1874. In the 19th century, Jamaica Plain became one of the first streetcar suburbs in America and home to a significant portion of Boston's Emerald Necklace of parks, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1860, Jamaica Plain was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Robert Bacon. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Jamaica Plain including Baruj Benacerraf, and Francis Parkman. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Jamaica Plain than were born there.
People Born in Jamaica Plain
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People Deceased in Jamaica Plain
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Baruj Benacerraf
PHYSICIAN
1920 - 2011
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 1
Francis Parkman
HISTORIAN
1823 - 1893
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Jamaica Plain were politicians (1), while most who died were physicians (1), and historians (1).
Occupational Trends
Throughout history politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jamaica Plain, including Robert Bacon.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Jamaica Plain since 1700.
