Greenwich
Greenwich ranks 757th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind São Bernardo do Campo, Takasaki, and Kuopio. Memorable people born in Greenwich include Philip Miller, Edgar Wallace, and Vic Buckingham. Memorable people who died in Greenwich include Edmond Halley, Thomas Tallis, and George Biddell Airy. Greenwich has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many astronomers, and painters. Greenwich is located in United Kingdom.
Greenwich is an area in south-east London, England, within the ceremonial county of Greater London. It is situated 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east-south-east of Charing Cross. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1691 and 1998, Greenwich was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Philip Miller, Edgar Wallace, and Vic Buckingham. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Greenwich including Edmond Halley, Thomas Tallis, and George Biddell Airy.
People Born in Greenwich
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Philip Miller
BIOLOGIST
1691 - 1771
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 1
Edgar Wallace
WRITER
1875 - 1932
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 2
Vic Buckingham
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1995
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 3
Dominic Cooper
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 4
Chris Smalling
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 5
Shaun Wright-Phillips
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 6
Lawrence Hargrave
INVENTOR
1850 - 1915
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 7
Glen Johnson
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 8
Peter Brabrook
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2016
HPI: 38.83
Rank: 9
Douglas Booth
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.64
Rank: 10
Steven Taylor
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 29.82
Rank: 11
Eberechi Eze
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 28.77
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Greenwich
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Lyle Taylor
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 17.34
Rank: 18
Zoe Smith
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 19
People Deceased in Greenwich
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Edmond Halley
ASTRONOMER
1656 - 1742
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 1
Thomas Tallis
COMPOSER
1502 - 1585
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 2
George Biddell Airy
ASTRONOMER
1801 - 1892
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 3
Willem van de Velde the Younger
PAINTER
1633 - 1707
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 4
Nevil Maskelyne
ASTRONOMER
1732 - 1811
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 5
Willem van de Velde the Elder
PAINTER
1611 - 1693
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 6
Nikolay Ogarev
WRITER
1813 - 1877
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 7
Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk
NOBLEMAN
1472 - 1481
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 8
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter
POLITICIAN
1377 - Present
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 9
Ælfheah of Canterbury
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
954 - 1012
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Deceased in Greenwich
Go to all RankingsAnne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk
NOBLEMAN
1472 - 1481
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 8
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter
POLITICIAN
1377 - Present
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 9
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Greenwich were soccer players (11), actors (3), athletes (2), biologists (1), and writers (1), while most who died were astronomers (3), painters (2), composers (1), writers (1), and noblemen (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Greenwich, including Chris Smalling, Shaun Wright-Phillips, and Glen Johnson. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Greenwich, including Vic Buckingham, Chris Smalling, and Shaun Wright-Phillips.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Greenwich since 1700.
