Croydon
Croydon ranks 382nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Karachi, Luxembourg City, and Córdoba, Argentina. The most famous people from Croydon are David Lean, Roy Hodgson, and Sam Taylor-Johnson. The most famous people who died in Croydon are Norman Angell, Arvid Lindman, and Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva. 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.
People
Between 1859 and 2004, Croydon was the birth place of 39 globally memorable people, including David Lean, Roy Hodgson, and Sam Taylor-Johnson. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Croydon including Norman Angell, Arvid Lindman, and Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva.
People Born in Croydon
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David Lean
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1991
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 1
Roy Hodgson
COACH
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 2
Sam Taylor-Johnson
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 3
Havelock Ellis
PSYCHOLOGIST
1859 - 1939
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 4
Kate Moss
MODEL
1974 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 5
Peggy Ashcroft
ACTOR
1907 - 1991
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 6
Edward Woodward
ACTOR
1930 - 2009
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 7
Tracey Emin
PAINTER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 8
Dan Stevens
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 9
Kirsty MacColl
SINGER
1959 - 2000
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 10
John Castle
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 11
Trevor Goddard
ACTOR
1962 - 2003
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Croydon
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People Deceased in Croydon
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Norman Angell
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1967
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 1
Arvid Lindman
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1936
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 2
Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva
INVENTOR
1895 - 1936
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 3
Hubert Cecil Booth
INVENTOR
1871 - 1955
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 4
Wilfred Thesiger
EXPLORER
1910 - 2003
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 5
James Glaisher
ASTRONOMER
1809 - 1903
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 6
George Abbot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1562 - 1633
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 7
Grace Chisholm Young
MATHEMATICIAN
1868 - 1944
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 8
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
COMPOSER
1875 - 1912
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 9
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Croydonwere actors (11), soccer players (10), athletes (4), singers (3), and film directors (2), while most who died were politicians (2), inventors (2), explorers (1), astronomers (1), and religious figures (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Croydon since 1700.
