Roxbury, Boston
Roxbury, Boston ranks 3,125th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Aurich, Trikala, and Finchley. Memorable people born in Roxbury, Boston include Samuel Pierpont Langley, Charles Dana Gibson, and Michael Beach. Memorable people who died in Roxbury, Boston include Henry Dearborn, John Eliot, and Edward Everett Hale. Roxbury, Boston has been the birth place of many inventors, and painters and the death place of many politicians, and linguists. Roxbury, Boston is located in United States.
Roxbury is a neighborhood within the City of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1834 and 1963, Roxbury, Boston was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Samuel Pierpont Langley, Charles Dana Gibson, and Michael Beach. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Roxbury, Boston including Henry Dearborn, John Eliot, and Edward Everett Hale.
People Born in Roxbury, Boston
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Samuel Pierpont Langley
INVENTOR
1834 - 1906
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 1
Charles Dana Gibson
PAINTER
1867 - 1944
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 2
Michael Beach
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 3
Guru
SINGER
1961 - 2010
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 4
Lyman Abbott
WRITER
1835 - 1922
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Roxbury, Boston
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Henry Dearborn
POLITICIAN
1751 - 1829
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 1
John Eliot
LINGUIST
1604 - 1690
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 2
Edward Everett Hale
WRITER
1822 - 1909
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals 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).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Roxbury, Boston, including Michael Beach. Whereas, throughout history, inventors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Roxbury, Boston, including Samuel Pierpont Langley.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Roxbury, Boston since 1700.
