Guildford
Guildford ranks 707th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Iceland, Montgomery, Alabama, and Wolfenbüttel. The most famous people from Guildford are P. G. Wodehouse, David Hemmings, and Stuart Wilson. The most famous people who died in Guildford are Lewis Carroll, Elton Mayo, and Mike Hawthorn. Guildford has been the birth place of many actors, and soccer players and the death place of many writers, and racing drivers. Guildford is located in United Kingdom.
People
Between 0 and 1994, Guildford was the birth place of 24 globally memorable people, including P. G. Wodehouse, David Hemmings, and Stuart Wilson. Additionaly, 12 globally memorable people have passed away in Guildford including Lewis Carroll, Elton Mayo, and Mike Hawthorn.
People Born in Guildford
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P. G. Wodehouse
WRITER
1881 - 1975
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 1
David Hemmings
ACTOR
1941 - 2003
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 2
Stuart Wilson
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 3
Lily Collins
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 4
Andrew Latimer
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 5
George Abbot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1562 - 1633
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 6
Peter Molyneux
GAME DESIGNER
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 7
Ronnie Rooke
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1985
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 8
Celia Imrie
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 9
Mark Hudson
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 10
John Hollins
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2023
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 11
Barry Evans
ACTOR
1943 - 1997
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Guildford
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Katherine Legge
RACING DRIVER
1980 - Present
HPI: 34.31
Rank: 19
Paul Burchill
WRESTLER
1979 - Present
HPI: 32.81
Rank: 21
People Deceased in Guildford
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Lewis Carroll
WRITER
1832 - 1898
HPI: 80.04
Rank: 1
Elton Mayo
PSYCHOLOGIST
1880 - 1949
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 2
Mike Hawthorn
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 1959
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 3
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
POLITICIAN
1484 - 1545
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 4
Hilaire Belloc
WRITER
1870 - 1953
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 5
John Marshall
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1876 - 1958
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 6
Edward Carpenter
WRITER
1844 - 1929
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 7
Alan Brown
RACING DRIVER
1919 - 2004
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 8
Walter Winterbottom
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 2002
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 9
Barry Foster
ACTOR
1931 - 2002
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 10
Eric Thompson
RACING DRIVER
1919 - 2015
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 11
Alan Minter
BOXER
1951 - 2020
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Guildford were actors (7), soccer players (4), athletes (4), musicians (2), and writers (1), while most who died were writers (3), racing drivers (3), psychologists (1), politicians (1), and archaeologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Guildford, including David Hemmings, Stuart Wilson, and Lily Collins. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Guildford, including David Hemmings, Stuart Wilson, and Lily Collins.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Guildford since 1700.
