Cheapside
Cheapside ranks 3,042nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Batna (city), Eschweiler, and Falköping. Memorable people born in Cheapside include John Milton, Thomas Becket, and Arthur Phillip. Cheapside has been the birth place of many writers and religious figures. 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
Between 1119 and 1860, Cheapside was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including John Milton, Thomas Becket, and Arthur Phillip.
People Born in Cheapside
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John Milton
1608 - 1674
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 1
Thomas Becket
1119 - 1170
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 2
Arthur Phillip
1738 - 1814
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 3
Robert Herrick
1591 - 1674
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 4
Frederick Rolfe
1860 - 1913
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 5
Most individuals born in present day Cheapside were writers (3), religious figures (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Cheapside since 1700.
