Hammersmith
Hammersmith ranks 138th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sofia, Newark, New Jersey, and Kansas City, Missouri. Memorable people born in Hammersmith include Helen Mirren, Hugh Grant, and Benedict Cumberbatch. Memorable people who died in Hammersmith include William Morris, Caroline of Brunswick, and Anthony Minghella. Hammersmith has been the birth place of many actors, and soccer players and the death place of many designers, and politicians. Hammersmith is located in United Kingdom.
Hammersmith is a district of West London, England, 4.3 miles (6.9 km) southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1918 and 2001, Hammersmith was the birth place of 81 globally memorable people, including Helen Mirren, Hugh Grant, and Benedict Cumberbatch. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Hammersmith including William Morris, Caroline of Brunswick, and Anthony Minghella.
People Born in Hammersmith
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Helen Mirren
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 1
Hugh Grant
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 2
Benedict Cumberbatch
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 3
Sacha Baron Cohen
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 4
Daniel Radcliffe
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 5
Vidal Sassoon
BUSINESSPERSON
1928 - 2012
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 6
Jared Harris
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 7
Rosamund Pike
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 8
Alan Wilder
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 9
Sebastian Coe
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 10
Maryam d'Abo
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 11
Rufus Sewell
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Hammersmith
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Jack Goody
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1919 - 2015
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 18
Carol Thatcher
JOURNALIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 24
Guy Chambers
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 30
Nicholas Galitzine
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 39
Georgina Chapman
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.08
Rank: 58
Michael Olise
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 30.41
Rank: 70
Sarah Alexander
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 30.37
Rank: 71
Anna Burnet
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 81
People Deceased in Hammersmith
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William Morris
DESIGNER
1834 - 1896
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 1
Caroline of Brunswick
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1821
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 2
Anthony Minghella
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - 2008
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 3
Geraldine McEwan
ACTOR
1932 - 2015
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 4
Gunnar Nilsson
RACING DRIVER
1948 - 1978
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 5
Dora Boothby
TENNIS PLAYER
1881 - 1970
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 6
Samuel Morland
INVENTOR
1625 - 1695
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Hammersmith were actors (53), soccer players (6), musicians (3), boxers (3), and businesspeople (2), while most who died were designers (1), politicians (1), film directors (1), actors (1), and racing drivers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Hammersmith, including Helen Mirren, Hugh Grant, and Benedict Cumberbatch. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hammersmith, including Helen Mirren, Hugh Grant, and Benedict Cumberbatch.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Hammersmith since 1700.
