Islington
Islington ranks 356th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Edo, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Ferrara. Memorable people born in Islington include Alan Parker, Henry Hallett Dale, and Helena Bonham Carter. Memorable people who died in Islington include W. W. Jacobs, Joe Orton, and Joe Meek. Islington has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many writers, and musicians. Islington is located in United Kingdom.
Islington is a district in the north of Greater London, England, and part of the London Borough of Islington. It is a mainly residential district of Inner London, extending from Islington's High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the area around the busy High Street, Upper Street, Essex Road, and Southgate Road to the east. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1857 and 2005, Islington was the birth place of 37 globally memorable people, including Alan Parker, Henry Hallett Dale, and Helena Bonham Carter. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Islington including W. W. Jacobs, Joe Orton, and Joe Meek.
People Born in Islington
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Alan Parker
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2020
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 1
Henry Hallett Dale
CHEMIST
1875 - 1968
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 2
Helena Bonham Carter
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 3
Karl Pearson
STATISTICIAN
1857 - 1936
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 4
Charles Scott Sherrington
BIOLOGIST
1952 - 1952
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 5
Mary Kingsley
EXPLORER
1862 - 1900
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 6
Emily Watson
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 7
Naomie Harris
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 8
Edwin Flack
ATHLETE
1873 - 1935
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 9
Chris Farlowe
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 10
Ethel Thomson Larcombe
TENNIS PLAYER
1879 - 1965
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 11
Roger Lloyd-Pack
ACTOR
1944 - 2014
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Islington
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Jonah Hauer-King
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 34.31
Rank: 31
Little Simz
SINGER
1994 - Present
HPI: 25.11
Rank: 37
People Deceased in Islington
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W. W. Jacobs
WRITER
1863 - 1943
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 1
Joe Orton
WRITER
1933 - 1967
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 2
Joe Meek
MUSICIAN
1929 - 1967
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Islington were actors (13), singers (5), soccer players (5), film directors (2), and athletes (2), while most who died were writers (2), and musicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Islington, including Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, and Naomie Harris. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Islington, including Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, and Naomie Harris.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 16 globally memorable people born in Islington since 1700.
