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Ilford (gbr)

United Kingdom

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Ilford ranks 1,097th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lodi, Lombardy, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and Chengdu. Memorable people born in Ilford include Maggie Smith, Demetrios Petrokokkinos, and Peter Arundell. 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 United Kingdom.

Ilford is a large town in east London, England, 9 miles (14 km) north-east 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

Between 1878 and 1976, Ilford was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Maggie Smith, Demetrios Petrokokkinos, and Peter Arundell. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Ilford including Ken Aston and Dorothy Manley.

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Most individuals born in present day Ilford were actors (4), writers (2), politicians (1), racing drivers (1), and soccer players (1),  while most who died were businesspeople (1) and athletes (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ilford, including Maggie Smith, Carole Ann Ford, and Jane Leeves. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ilford, including Maggie Smith, Carole Ann Ford, and Jane Leeves.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Ilford since 1700.