Cheapside
Cheapside ranks 6,484th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tavistock, Bourne, Lincolnshire, and Icelandic Commonwealth. Memorable people born in Cheapside include Thomas Becket, Arthur Phillip, and Frederick Rolfe. Cheapside has been the birth place of many religious figures, and politicians. Cheapside is located in United Kingdom.
Cheapside is a street in the City of London, the historic and modern financial centre of London, England, which forms part of the A40 London to Fishguard road. It links St Martin's Le Grand with Poultry. Near its eastern end at Bank Junction, where it becomes Poultry, is Mansion House, the Bank of England, and Bank station. To the west is St Paul's Cathedral, St Paul's tube station and square. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1119 and 1860, Cheapside was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Thomas Becket, Arthur Phillip, and Frederick Rolfe.
People Born in Cheapside
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Thomas Becket
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1119 - 1170
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 1
Arthur Phillip
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1814
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 2
Frederick Rolfe
WRITER
1860 - 1913
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Cheapside were religious figures (1), politicians (1), and writers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history religious figures have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cheapside, including Thomas Becket.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Cheapside since 1700.
