Islington
Islington ranks 336th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Charleston, South Carolina, Zaragoza, and Trieste. Memorable people born in Islington include Alan Parker, Helena Bonham Carter, and Henry Hallett Dale. Memorable people who died in Islington include W. W. Jacobs and Joe Orton. Islington has been the birth place of many actors and soccer players and the death place of many writers. 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
Between 1857 and 2005, Islington was the birth place of 34 globally memorable people, including Alan Parker, Helena Bonham Carter, and Henry Hallett Dale. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Islington including W. W. Jacobs and Joe Orton.
People Born in Islington
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Alan Parker
1944 - 2020
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 1
Helena Bonham Carter
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 2
Henry Hallett Dale
1875 - 1968
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 3
Karl Pearson
1857 - 1936
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 4
Mary Kingsley
1862 - 1900
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 5
Noah Jupe
2005 - Present
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 6
Charles Scott Sherrington
1952 - 1952
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 7
Emily Watson
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 8
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 9
Chris Farlowe
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 10
Edwin Flack
1873 - 1935
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 11
Roger Lloyd-Pack
1944 - 2014
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Islington
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Orlando Figes
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 17
Harry Blackstaffe
1868 - 1951
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 18
Kenneth Williams
1926 - 1988
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 19
John Glascock
1951 - 1979
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 23
Charlie George
1950 - Present
HPI: 32.52
Rank: 29
Phil Daniels
1958 - Present
HPI: 32.13
Rank: 30
Daisy Edgar-Jones
1998 - Present
HPI: 30.09
Rank: 31
Lauren Booth
1967 - Present
HPI: 26.88
Rank: 32
People Deceased in Islington
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Most individuals born in present day Islington were actors (12), soccer players (5), singers (4), film directors (2), and athletes (2), while most who died were writers (2).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Islington, including Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Jupe, and Emily Watson. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Islington, including Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Jupe, and Emily Watson.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 16 globally memorable people born in Islington since 1700.
