Hammersmith
Hammersmith ranks 153rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Belfast, Sparta, and Ghent. Memorable people born in Hammersmith include Helen Mirren, Tom Hardy, and Benedict Cumberbatch. Memorable people who died in Hammersmith include William Morris, Caroline of Brunswick, and Geraldine McEwan. 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
Between 1918 and 2000, Hammersmith was the birth place of 66 globally memorable people, including Helen Mirren, Tom Hardy, and Benedict Cumberbatch. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Hammersmith including William Morris, Caroline of Brunswick, and Geraldine McEwan.
People Born in Hammersmith
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Helen Mirren
1945 - Present
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 1
Tom Hardy
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 2
Benedict Cumberbatch
1976 - Present
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 3
Daniel Radcliffe
1989 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 4
Rosamund Pike
1979 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 5
Sebastian Coe
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 6
Vidal Sassoon
1928 - 2012
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 7
Jared Harris
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 8
Rufus Sewell
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 9
Alan Wilder
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 10
Mark Thatcher
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 11
Toby Jones
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Hammersmith
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Emerald Fennell
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 18
Mick Rock
1948 - 2021
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 23
Sophie Ward
1964 - Present
HPI: 35.16
Rank: 46
Phoebe Fox
1987 - Present
HPI: 28.07
Rank: 56
Jemima Rooper
1981 - Present
HPI: 26.69
Rank: 59
People Deceased in Hammersmith
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William Morris
1834 - 1896
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 1
Caroline of Brunswick
1768 - 1821
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 2
Geraldine McEwan
1932 - 2015
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 3
Anthony Minghella
1954 - 2008
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 4
Gunnar Nilsson
1948 - 1978
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 5
Samuel Morland
1625 - 1695
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 6
Dora Boothby
1881 - 1970
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 7
Most individuals born in present day Hammersmith were actors (41), soccer players (6), boxers (3), businesspeople (2), and musicians (2), while most who died were designers (1), politicians (1), actors (1), film directors (1), and racing drivers (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Hammersmith, including Helen Mirren, Tom Hardy, and Benedict Cumberbatch. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hammersmith, including Helen Mirren, Tom Hardy, and Benedict Cumberbatch.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Hammersmith since 1700.
