Finsbury Square
Finsbury Square ranks 21,821st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nishi-Azabu, Niha, Chouf, and Treguaco. Memorable people born in Finsbury Square include James Clark Ross. Finsbury Square has been the birth place of many explorers. Finsbury Square is located in United Kingdom.
Finsbury Square is a 0.7-hectare (1.7-acre) square in Finsbury in central London which includes a six-rink grass bowling green. It was developed in 1777 on the site of a previous area of green space to the north of the City of London known as Finsbury Fields, in the parish of St Luke's and near Moorfields. It is sited on the east side of City Road, opposite the east side of Bunhill Fields. It is approximately 200m north of Moorgate station, 300m north-west of Liverpool Street station and 400m south of Old Street station. Nearby locations are Finsbury Circus and Finsbury Pavement. Named after it, but several miles away, are Finsbury Park and its eponymous neighbourhood. The centre of the square includes an underground NCP Car Park and two disused petrol stations, also owned by NCP for above-ground commercial parking. Finsbury Square is served by bus routes 21, 43, 141 and 214. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1800, Finsbury Square was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including James Clark Ross.
People Born in Finsbury Square
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Finsbury Square were explorers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history explorers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Finsbury Square, including James Clark Ross.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Finsbury Square since 1700.
