Greater London
Greater London ranks 23,973rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Worringen, Schloss Hohenburg, and Kulchytsi. Memorable people born in Greater London include Andy Abraham. Memorable people who died in Greater London include Jeremy Thorpe, Tony Cliff, and Charles Wilkins. Greater London has been the birth place of many singers and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Greater London is located in United Kingdom.
Greater London is an administrative area in England, coterminous with the London region, containing most of the continuous urban area of London. It contains 33 local government districts: the 32 London boroughs, which form a ceremonial county also called Greater London, and the City of London. The Greater London Authority is responsible for strategic local government across the region, and regular local government is the responsibility of the borough councils and the City of London Corporation. Greater London is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Hertfordshire to the north, Essex to the north-east, Kent to the south-east, Surrey to the south, and Berkshire and Buckinghamshire to the west. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1964, Greater London was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Andy Abraham. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Greater London including Jeremy Thorpe, Tony Cliff, and Charles Wilkins. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Greater London than were born there.
People Born in Greater London
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People Deceased in Greater London
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Jeremy Thorpe
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2014
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 1
Tony Cliff
WRITER
1917 - 2000
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 2
Charles Wilkins
WRITER
1749 - 1836
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 3
William Sterndale Bennett
COMPOSER
1816 - 1875
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Greater London were singers (1), while most who died were writers (2), politicians (1), and composers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Greater London, including Andy Abraham. Whereas, throughout history, singers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Greater London, including Andy Abraham.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Greater London since 1700.
