Kensington Palace
Kensington Palace ranks 3,664th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Newmarket, Ontario, Albacete, and Evergreen Park, Illinois. Memorable people born in Kensington Palace include Queen Victoria, Mary of Teck, and Lady Sarah Chatto. Memorable people who died in Kensington Palace include Mary II of England, Anne, Queen of Great Britain, and George II of Great Britain. Kensington Palace has been the birth place of many politicians, and companions and the death place of many politicians, and companions. Kensington Palace is located in United Kingdom.
Kensington Palace is a royal residence set in Kensington Gardens, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. It has been a residence of the British royal family since the 17th century, and is currently the official London residence of the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess of Kent, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank and their two sons. Kensington Palace is sometimes used as a metonym for the offices of royals who officially reside there. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1819 and 1964, Kensington Palace was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Queen Victoria, Mary of Teck, and Lady Sarah Chatto. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in Kensington Palace including Mary II of England, Anne, Queen of Great Britain, and George II of Great Britain. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Kensington Palace than were born there.
People Born in Kensington Palace
Go to all RankingsQueen Victoria
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1901
HPI: 82.91
Rank: 1
Mary of Teck
COMPANION
1867 - 1953
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 2
Lady Sarah Chatto
NOBLEMAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 3
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1957
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 4
Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1927
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Kensington Palace
Go to all RankingsMary II of England
POLITICIAN
1662 - 1694
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 1
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
POLITICIAN
1665 - 1714
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 2
George II of Great Britain
POLITICIAN
1683 - 1760
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 3
William III of England
POLITICIAN
1650 - 1702
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 4
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
COMPANION
1901 - 2004
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 5
Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
COMPANION
1863 - 1950
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 6
Prince George of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1653 - 1708
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 7
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll
COMPANION
1848 - 1939
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 8
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1981
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 9
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1843
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 10
Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1906 - 1968
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 11
Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1848
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kensington Palace were politicians (3), companions (1), and noblemen (1), while most who died were politicians (10), companions (3), and noblemen (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, noblemen have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kensington Palace, including Lady Sarah Chatto. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kensington Palace, including Queen Victoria, Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, and Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Kensington Palace since 1700.