The Bronx
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
Go to all RankingsLarry Ellison
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 1
Jennifer Lopez
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 2
Lauren Bacall
ACTOR
1924 - 2014
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 3
Ralph Lauren
FASHION DESIGNER
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 4
Frank Abagnale
MAFIOSO
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 5
Linda Lovelace
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1949 - 2002
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 6
Irwin Shaw
WRITER
1913 - 1984
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 7
Anne Bancroft
ACTOR
1931 - 2005
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 8
Leon Cooper
PHYSICIST
1930 - 2024
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 9
Stanley Milgram
PSYCHOLOGIST
1933 - 1984
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 10
John Gotti
MAFIOSO
1940 - 2002
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 11
Phil Spector
PRODUCER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in The Bronx
Go to all RankingsJohn Berry
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 1999
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 68
Marshall Berman
PHILOSOPHER
1940 - 2013
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 73
Roderick Thorp
WRITER
1936 - 1999
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 75
Robert Marshak
PHYSICIST
1916 - 1992
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 95
Wilfred Benítez
BOXER
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 101
Jerry Vale
SINGER
1930 - 2014
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 103
Howard Morris
ACTOR
1919 - 2005
HPI: 37.98
Rank: 124
Jules Feiffer
COMIC ARTIST
1929 - Present
HPI: 37.55
Rank: 128
Nick Sandow
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 132
Robert Clohessy
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 133
Michael Savage
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 35.01
Rank: 139
Ice Spice
SINGER
2000 - Present
HPI: 32.32
Rank: 143
People Deceased in The Bronx
Go to all RankingsToni Morrison
WRITER
1931 - 2019
HPI: 77.48
Rank: 1
Joshua Fishman
LINGUIST
1926 - 2015
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 2
Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe
WRITER
1822 - 1847
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 3
Maurice Karnaugh
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2022
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 4
Gloria Foster
ACTOR
1933 - 2001
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 5
Frederick Lorz
ATHLETE
1884 - 1914
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 6
Charles Fort
WRITER
1874 - 1932
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 7
Helen Fisher
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1945 - 2024
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 8
Josephine Hull
ACTOR
1877 - 1957
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 9
Hank Jones
MUSICIAN
1918 - 2010
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 10
Elizabeth Gertrude Britton
BIOLOGIST
1858 - 1934
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 11
John Hejduk
ARCHITECT
1929 - 2000
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in The Bronx
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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).
Occupational Trends
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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in The Bronx since 1700.