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Bengali Americans#Notable people

{{Short description|Americans of Bengali birth or descent}}

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{{Infobox ethnic group

| group = Bengali Americans

| native_name = Bangladeshi dialect {{langx|bn|মার্কিন বাঙ্গালী}} ({{lang|bn-Latn|Markin Bangalee}})
Indian dialect {{langx|bn|মার্কিন বাঙালি}} ({{lang|bn-Latn|Markin Bangali}})

| native_name_lang = bn

| image = Bengali USC2000 PHS.svg

| caption = The language spread of Bengali in the United States according to U. S. Census 2000

| population = 800,000 approx. (0.2%) alone or in combination
453,191 (0.2%) people speak the language in the USA

| total_ref = https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT1Y2023.B16001?q=bengali&hidePreview=false&vintage=2018https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT1Y2023.B02018

| regions = New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles,{{cite news |author= |title=More Foreign-Born Immigrants Live In NYC Than There Are People In Chicago |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/19/new-york-city-immigrants_n_4475197.html |newspaper=Huffington Post |date=19 December 2013 |access-date=25 February 2015 |quote=Over 40 percent of the United States' Bengali population lives in New York City. }} SF Bay Area, Detroit

| languages = Bengali, English

| religions = Islam, Hinduism, Christianity,

Buddhism, Irreligion

| related = Bangladeshi Americans, Indian Americans

| footnotes = {{notelist}}

}}

Bengali Americans ({{langx|bn|মার্কিন বাঙ্গালী/মার্কিন বাঙালি}}) are American nationals or residents who ethnically, linguistically and genealogically identify as Bengalis. They trace their ancestry to the historic ethnolinguistic region of Bengal region, now divided between Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. Bengali Americans are also a subgroup of modern-day Bangladeshi Americans and Indian Americans.{{cite web|url=https://qz.com/1151854/the-us-census-bureau-is-finally-tracking-tamil-punjabi-telugu-and-bengali-speakers/|title=Bengali speakers to be counted in US census|date=10 December 2017 }}

Bengali Americans may refer to:

Culture

Many Bengali Americans participate in an annual conference, the North American Bengali Conference, in order to celebrate their culture and discuss issues the community faces. They often form regional organizations to network and plan events.

=Religions=

Bengali Americans are mostly adherents of either Islam, Hinduism, Christianity or Buddhism. This is manifested in the yearly celebration of Eid ul-Fitr, Durga Puja, Boro Din, Buddha Purnima and other religious celebrations. Several secular holidays are also enjoyed by the whole community, such as the Bengali new year, Pohela Boishakh.

There are also at least two Bengali Buddhist temples in the United States, near Washington, DC{{cite web|url=https://www.virginiabouddhavihar.org/|title=Virginia Bouddha Vihar, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, USA |access-date=25 June 2022}} and New York City.{{cite web|url=https://www.nysibmusa.org/|title=Sadhanananda International Buddhist Monastery, Brooklyn, New York, USA |access-date=25 June 2022}}

Notable people

{{Main category|American people of Bengali descent}}

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