Ilford
Ilford ranks 982nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chandigarh, Zhytomyr, and Bamberg. Memorable people born in Ilford include Maggie Smith, Demetrios Petrokokkinos, and Paul Ince. Memorable people who died in Ilford include Ken Aston, and Dorothy Manley. Ilford has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many businesspeople, and athletes. Ilford is located in .
Ilford is a large town in east London, England, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Redbridge, Ilford is within the ceremonial county of Greater London. It had a population of 168,168 in 2011, compared to 303,858 for the entire borough. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1878 and 1998, Ilford was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Maggie Smith, Demetrios Petrokokkinos, and Paul Ince. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Ilford including Ken Aston, and Dorothy Manley.
People Born in Ilford
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Maggie Smith
ACTOR
1934 - 2024
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 1
Demetrios Petrokokkinos
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1942
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 2
Paul Ince
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 3
Peter Arundell
RACING DRIVER
1933 - 2009
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 4
Denise Levertov
WRITER
1923 - 1997
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 5
Kathy Kirby
SINGER
1938 - 2011
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 6
Kathleen Raine
WRITER
1908 - 2003
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 7
Jane Leeves
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 8
Carole Ann Ford
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 9
Rachel Whiteread
ARTIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 10
Nina Bawden
WRITER
1925 - 2012
HPI: 38.30
Rank: 11
Kenny Ball
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2013
HPI: 35.40
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Ilford
Go to all RankingsKathleen Raine
WRITER
1908 - 2003
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 7
Kenny Ball
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2013
HPI: 35.40
Rank: 12
Josh Dasilva
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 18.63
Rank: 15
People Deceased in Ilford
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Ken Aston
BUSINESSPERSON
1915 - 2001
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 1
Dorothy Manley
ATHLETE
1927 - 2021
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ilford were actors (4), writers (3), soccer players (2), politicians (1), and racing drivers (1), while most who died were businesspeople (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ilford, including Maggie Smith, Jane Leeves, and Carole Ann Ford. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ilford, including Maggie Smith, Jane Leeves, and Carole Ann Ford.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Ilford since 1700.
