Camberley ranks 5,508th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Daytona Beach, Florida, Velikoluksky District, and Aden. Memorable people born in Camberley include Frederick Twort, Emma Kirkby, and George Saville. Memorable people who died in Camberley include George Abraham Grierson and Bret Harte. Camberley has been the birth place of many physicians and singers and the death place of many linguists and writers. Camberley is located in United Kingdom.
Camberley is a town in northwest Surrey, England, around 29 miles south-west of central London. It is in the Borough of Surrey Heath and is close to the county boundaries with Hampshire and Berkshire. Known originally as "Cambridge Town", it was assigned its current name by the General Post Office in 1877. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1877 and 1993, Camberley was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Frederick Twort, Emma Kirkby, and George Saville. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Camberley including George Abraham Grierson and Bret Harte.
1877 - 1950
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 1
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 2
1993 - Present
HPI: 14.35
Rank: 3
Most individuals born in present day Camberley were physicians (1), singers (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were linguists (1) and writers (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Camberley since 1700.