Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire ranks 4,105th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Durango (city), Fareham, and Las Cruces, New Mexico. Memorable people born in Hertfordshire include Edmund Gunter, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, and Christopher Fairbank. Memorable people who died in Hertfordshire include John Chadwick, Michael William Balfe, and Henry Wood. Hertfordshire has been the birth place of many actors, and mathematicians and the death place of many linguists, and composers. Hertfordshire is located in United Kingdom.
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial county in the East of England and one of the home counties. It borders Bedfordshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south and Buckinghamshire to the west. The largest settlement is Watford, and the county town is Hertford. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1581 and 1977, Hertfordshire was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Edmund Gunter, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, and Christopher Fairbank. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Hertfordshire including John Chadwick, Michael William Balfe, and Henry Wood.
People Born in Hertfordshire
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Edmund Gunter
MATHEMATICIAN
1581 - 1626
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 1
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 2
Christopher Fairbank
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 3
Will Kemp
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 33.04
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Born in Hertfordshire
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John Chadwick
LINGUIST
1920 - 1998
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 1
Michael William Balfe
COMPOSER
1808 - 1870
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 2
Henry Wood
CONDUCTOR
1869 - 1944
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 3
Bill Nicholson
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 2004
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Hertfordshire were actors (3), and mathematicians (1), while most who died were linguists (1), composers (1), conductors (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Hertfordshire, including Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Christopher Fairbank, and Will Kemp. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hertfordshire, including Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Christopher Fairbank, and Will Kemp.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Hertfordshire since 1700.
