Clapham
Clapham ranks 1,399th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Edogawa, Tokyo, Bedford, and West Chester, Pennsylvania. Memorable people born in Clapham include Annie Besant, Kingsley Amis, and F. H. Bradley. Memorable people who died in Clapham include Vivienne Westwood, Samuel Pepys, and Jeremy Brett. Clapham has been the birth place of many writers, and actors and the death place of many fashion designers, and writers. Clapham is located in United Kingdom.
Clapham is a district in south west London, England, lying mostly within the London Borough of Lambeth, but with some areas extending into the neighbouring London Borough of Wandsworth. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1820 and 1979, Clapham was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Annie Besant, Kingsley Amis, and F. H. Bradley. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Clapham including Vivienne Westwood, Samuel Pepys, and Jeremy Brett.
People Born in Clapham
Go to all RankingsAnnie Besant
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1847 - 1933
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 1
Kingsley Amis
WRITER
1922 - 1995
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 2
F. H. Bradley
PHILOSOPHER
1846 - 1924
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 3
Claude Rains
ACTOR
1889 - 1967
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 4
John Keegan
HISTORIAN
1934 - 2012
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 5
Tommy Hampson
ATHLETE
1907 - 1965
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 6
Julian Symons
WRITER
1912 - 1994
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 7
Aston Webb
ARCHITECT
1849 - 1930
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 8
George Grove
WRITER
1820 - 1900
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 9
Dennis Waterman
ACTOR
1948 - 2022
HPI: 36.64
Rank: 10
Sean Davis
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 19.98
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Born in Clapham
Go to all RankingsJulian Symons
WRITER
1912 - 1994
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 7
Aston Webb
ARCHITECT
1849 - 1930
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 8
Dennis Waterman
ACTOR
1948 - 2022
HPI: 36.64
Rank: 10
People Deceased in Clapham
Go to all RankingsVivienne Westwood
FASHION DESIGNER
1941 - 2022
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 1
Samuel Pepys
WRITER
1633 - 1703
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 2
Jeremy Brett
ACTOR
1933 - 1995
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 3
Vera Menchik
CHESS PLAYER
1906 - 1944
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 4
Robert Mallet
ENGINEER
1810 - 1881
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Clapham were writers (3), actors (2), social activists (1), philosophers (1), and historians (1), while most who died were fashion designers (1), writers (1), actors (1), chess players (1), and engineers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, historians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Clapham, including John Keegan. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Clapham, including Kingsley Amis, Julian Symons, and George Grove.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Clapham since 1700.