Greenwich
Greenwich ranks 701st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Solna Municipality, Normandy, and Harbin. Memorable people born in Greenwich include Philip Miller, Edgar Wallace, and Dominic Cooper. 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 a town 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
Between 1691 and 1998, Greenwich was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Philip Miller, Edgar Wallace, and Dominic Cooper. Additionaly, 8 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
1691 - 1771
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 1
Edgar Wallace
1875 - 1932
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 2
Dominic Cooper
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 3
Vic Buckingham
1915 - 1995
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 4
Chris Smalling
1989 - Present
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 5
Lawrence Hargrave
1850 - 1915
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 6
Shaun Wright-Phillips
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 7
Douglas Booth
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.69
Rank: 8
Glen Johnson
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 9
Peter Brabrook
1937 - 2016
HPI: 35.14
Rank: 10
Steven Taylor
1986 - Present
HPI: 27.60
Rank: 11
Ellie Kendrick
1990 - Present
HPI: 26.48
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Greenwich
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People Deceased in Greenwich
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Edmond Halley
1656 - 1742
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 1
Thomas Tallis
1502 - 1585
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2
George Biddell Airy
1801 - 1892
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 3
Willem van de Velde the Younger
1633 - 1707
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 4
Willem van de Velde the Elder
1611 - 1693
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 5
Nevil Maskelyne
1732 - 1811
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 6
Nikolay Ogarev
1813 - 1877
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 7
Ælfheah of Canterbury
954 - 1012
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 8
Most individuals born in present day Greenwich were soccer players (10), actors (3), biologists (1), writers (1), and inventors (1), while most who died were astronomers (3), painters (2), composers (1), writers (1), and religious figures (1).
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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Greenwich since 1700.
