birthplace

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Burslem is the birthplace of the late Motorhead frontman Lemmy, while another famous singer grew up here.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The region became the birthplace of the Chicano civil rights movement that included the East L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Once a classic American success story—he came from a family of striving Italian immigrants who ran Perry’s Grill on North Street in Endicott, N.Y.—Luciano’s life ended in Endicott, the birthplace of IBM.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Rubio became the highest-ranking US official ever to visit the tiny country, the birthplace of one of the United States' founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

By solving it, he helped the city become the birthplace of skyscrapers despite terrain that could not have been less suited to the role.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson