Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury ranks 1,810th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Leiderdorp, Muskegon, Michigan, and Veliko Tarnovo. The most famous people from Bloomsbury are Benjamin Disraeli, Charlie Watts, and Augustus Pugin. The most famous people who died in Bloomsbury are Richard Harris, Alexander Litvinenko, and Millicent Fawcett. Bloomsbury has been the birth place of many politicians, and musicians and the death place of many actors, and writers. Bloomsbury is located in United Kingdom.
People
Between 1682 and 1968, Bloomsbury was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Benjamin Disraeli, Charlie Watts, and Augustus Pugin. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Bloomsbury including Richard Harris, Alexander Litvinenko, and Millicent Fawcett.
People Born in Bloomsbury
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Benjamin Disraeli
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1881
HPI: 74.72
Rank: 1
Charlie Watts
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2021
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 2
Augustus Pugin
ARCHITECT
1812 - 1852
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 3
Richard Lydekker
BIOLOGIST
1849 - 1915
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 4
John Hadley
MATHEMATICIAN
1682 - 1744
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 5
Gerry Anderson
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2012
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 6
Sidney Lee
WRITER
1859 - 1926
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 7
Morton Betts
SOCCER PLAYER
1847 - 1914
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 8
Catherine Tate
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 9
People Deceased in Bloomsbury
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Richard Harris
ACTOR
1930 - 2002
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 1
Alexander Litvinenko
WRITER
1962 - 2006
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 2
Millicent Fawcett
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1847 - 1929
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 3
William Nicholson
CHEMIST
1753 - 1815
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 4
Jane Ellen Harrison
LINGUIST
1850 - 1928
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 5
Giles Gilbert Scott
ARCHITECT
1880 - 1960
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 6
Kenneth Williams
ACTOR
1926 - 1988
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bloomsburywere politicians (1), musicians (1), architects (1), biologists (1), and mathematicians (1), while most who died were actors (2), writers (1), social activists (1), chemists (1), and linguists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bloomsbury, including Charlie Watts. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bloomsbury, including Benjamin Disraeli.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Bloomsbury since 1700.
