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The Bronx (usa)

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The Bronx ranks 57th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Houston, Glasgow, and Manhattan. Memorable people born in The Bronx include Larry Ellison, Jennifer Lopez, and Lauren Bacall. Memorable people who died in The Bronx include Toni Morrison, Joshua Fishman, and Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe. The Bronx has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many writers, and actors. The Bronx is located in United States.

The Bronx is the northernmost borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New York City borough of Queens, across the East River. The Bronx, the only New York City borough not primarily located on an island, has a land area of 42 square miles (109 km2) and a population of 1,472,654 at the 2020 census. Of the five boroughs, it has the fourth-largest area, fourth-highest population, and third-highest population density. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1752 and 2001, The Bronx was the birth place of 157 globally memorable people, including Larry Ellison, Jennifer Lopez, and Lauren Bacall. Additionaly, 20 globally memorable people have passed away in The Bronx including Toni Morrison, Joshua Fishman, and Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe.

People Born in The Bronx

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People Deceased in The Bronx

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day The Bronx were actors (54), singers (14), musicians (13), writers (12), and film directors (9),  while most who died were writers (4), actors (3), athletes (2), biologists (2), and religious figures (2).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in The Bronx, including Lauren Bacall, Anne Bancroft, and Ellen Barkin. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day The Bronx, including Lauren Bacall, Anne Bancroft, and Martin Balsam.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in The Bronx since 1700.