Eltham
Eltham ranks 3,406th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Betzdorf Castle, Lisburn, and Karviná. Memorable people born in Eltham include Bob Hope, John Latham, and Alan Gardiner. Memorable people who died in Eltham include John Lilburne. Eltham has been the birth place of many comedians, and physicians and the death place of many politicians. Eltham is located in United Kingdom.
Eltham is a district of southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is 8.7 miles (14.0 km) east-southeast of Charing Cross, and is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. The three wards of Eltham North, South and West have a total population of 35,459. 88,000 people live in Eltham. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1740 and 1959, Eltham was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Bob Hope, John Latham, and Alan Gardiner. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Eltham including John Lilburne.
People Born in Eltham
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Bob Hope
COMEDIAN
1903 - 2003
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 1
John Latham
PHYSICIAN
1740 - 1837
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 2
Alan Gardiner
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1879 - 1963
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 3
Bernardine Evaristo
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 4
Bryan Sykes
BIOLOGIST
1947 - 2020
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Eltham
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Eltham were comedians (1), physicians (1), archaeologists (1), writers (1), and biologists (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Eltham, including Bernardine Evaristo. Whereas, throughout history, comedians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Eltham, including Bob Hope.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Eltham since 1700.
