Croydon
Croydon ranks 393rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Syracuse, New York, Han dynasty, and Kitakyushu. Memorable people born in Croydon include David Lean, Roy Hodgson, and Kate Moss. Memorable people who died in Croydon include Norman Angell, Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva, and Hubert Cecil Booth. Croydon has been the birth place of many soccer players and actors and the death place of many inventors and politicians. 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
Between 1859 and 2000, Croydon was the birth place of 30 globally memorable people, including David Lean, Roy Hodgson, and Kate Moss. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Croydon including Norman Angell, Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva, and Hubert Cecil Booth.
People Born in Croydon
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David Lean
1908 - 1991
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 1
Roy Hodgson
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 2
Kate Moss
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 3
Havelock Ellis
1859 - 1939
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 4
Burial
2000 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 5
Peggy Ashcroft
1907 - 1991
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 6
Dan Stevens
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 7
Edward Woodward
1930 - 2009
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 8
Sam Taylor-Johnson
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 9
John Castle
1940 - Present
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 10
Sandrine Holt
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 11
Lionel Atwill
1885 - 1946
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Croydon
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1940 - Present
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 10
Trevor Goddard
1962 - 2003
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 17
Shirley Cawley
1932 - Present
HPI: 35.52
Rank: 19
People Deceased in Croydon
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Norman Angell
1872 - 1967
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 1
Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva
1895 - 1936
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 2
Hubert Cecil Booth
1871 - 1955
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 3
James Glaisher
1809 - 1903
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 4
Wilfred Thesiger
1910 - 2003
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 5
George Abbot
1562 - 1633
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 6
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
1875 - 1912
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 7
Most individuals born in present day Croydon were soccer players (9), actors (8), film directors (2), models (2), and musicians (2), while most who died were inventors (2), politicians (1), astronomers (1), explorers (1), and religious figures (1).
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, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Croydon, including Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Emile Smith Rowe, and Carlton Cole.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Croydon since 1700.
