Roxbury, Boston
Roxbury, Boston ranks 2,050th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kharkov Governorate, Poissy, and Sirmium. Memorable people born in Roxbury, Boston include Samuel Pierpont Langley, John L. Sullivan, and Charles Dana Gibson. Memorable people who died in Roxbury, Boston include John Eliot, Henry Dearborn, and Edward Everett Hale. Roxbury, Boston has been the birth place of many inventors and boxers and the death place of many linguists and politicians. Roxbury, Boston is located in United States.
Roxbury is a neighborhood within the City of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1834 and 1991, Roxbury, Boston was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Samuel Pierpont Langley, John L. Sullivan, and Charles Dana Gibson. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Roxbury, Boston including John Eliot, Henry Dearborn, and Edward Everett Hale.
People Born in Roxbury, Boston
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Samuel Pierpont Langley
1834 - 1906
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 1
John L. Sullivan
1858 - 1918
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 2
Charles Dana Gibson
1867 - 1944
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 3
Guru
1961 - 2010
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 4
Lyman Abbott
1835 - 1922
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 5
Michael Beach
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 6
Shabazz Napier
1991 - Present
HPI: 24.85
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Roxbury, Boston
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John Eliot
1604 - 1690
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 1
Henry Dearborn
1751 - 1829
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 2
Edward Everett Hale
1822 - 1909
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 3
Most individuals born in present day Roxbury, Boston were inventors (1), boxers (1), painters (1), singers (1), and writers (1), while most who died were linguists (1), politicians (1), and writers (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Roxbury, Boston since 1700.
