Croydon
Croydon ranks 382nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Karachi, Luxembourg City, and Córdoba, Argentina. Memorable people born in Croydon include David Lean, Roy Hodgson, and Havelock Ellis. Memorable people who died in Croydon include Norman Angell, James Glaisher, and Arvid Lindman. Croydon has been the birth place of many actors, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and inventors. Croydon is located in United Kingdom.
Croydon is a large town in South London, England, 9.3 miles (15.0 km) south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London, it is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensive shopping district. The entire town had a population of 192,064 as of 2011, whilst the wider borough had a population of 384,837. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1859 and 2004, Croydon was the birth place of 37 globally memorable people, including David Lean, Roy Hodgson, and Havelock Ellis. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Croydon including Norman Angell, James Glaisher, and Arvid Lindman.
People Born in Croydon
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David Lean
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1991
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 1
Roy Hodgson
COACH
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 2
Havelock Ellis
PSYCHOLOGIST
1859 - 1939
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 3
Kate Moss
MODEL
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 4
Peggy Ashcroft
ACTOR
1907 - 1991
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 5
Edward Woodward
ACTOR
1930 - 2009
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 6
John Castle
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 7
Kirsty MacColl
SINGER
1959 - 2000
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 8
Dan Stevens
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 9
Sam Taylor-Johnson
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 10
Trevor Goddard
ACTOR
1962 - 2003
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 11
Tracey Emin
PAINTER
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Croydon
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Miles Malleson
ACTOR
1888 - 1969
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 15
Roberta Cowell
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 2011
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 18
Kit Connor
ACTOR
2004 - Present
HPI: 37.08
Rank: 22
Tino Livramento
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 26.08
Rank: 27
Katherine Torrance
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 36
Lawrence Okoye
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 37
People Deceased in Croydon
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Norman Angell
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1967
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 1
James Glaisher
ASTRONOMER
1809 - 1903
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 2
Arvid Lindman
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1936
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 3
Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva
INVENTOR
1895 - 1936
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 4
Hubert Cecil Booth
INVENTOR
1871 - 1955
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 5
Wilfred Thesiger
EXPLORER
1910 - 2003
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 6
Grace Chisholm Young
MATHEMATICIAN
1868 - 1944
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 7
George Abbot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1562 - 1633
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 8
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
COMPOSER
1875 - 1912
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Deceased in Croydon
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Most individuals born in present day Croydon were actors (10), soccer players (10), athletes (4), film directors (2), and models (2), while most who died were politicians (2), inventors (2), astronomers (1), explorers (1), and mathematicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Croydon, including Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Emile Smith Rowe, and Carlton Cole. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Croydon, including Peggy Ashcroft, Edward Woodward, and John Castle.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Croydon since 1700.
