Middlesex ranks 4,113th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Possenhofen Castle, Vietnam, and Carshalton. Memorable people born in Middlesex include John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, Alan Lee, and Joseph Raphson. Memorable people who died in Middlesex include Stamford Raffles, Dion Fortune, and Eric Gill. Middlesex has been the birth place of many politicians and painters and the death place of many mathematicians and politicians. Middlesex is located in United Kingdom.
Middlesex was a county in southeast England. Its area was almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the ceremonial county of Greater London, with small sections in neighbouring ceremonial counties. The county's boundaries largely followed three rivers: the Thames in the south, the Lea to the east and the Colne to the west. A line of hills formed the northern boundary with Hertfordshire. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1404 and 1947, Middlesex was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, Alan Lee, and Joseph Raphson. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Middlesex including Stamford Raffles, Dion Fortune, and Eric Gill. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Middlesex than were born there.
1404 - 1444
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 1
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 2
1648 - 1715
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 3
1884 - 1964
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 4
1781 - 1826
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 1
1890 - 1946
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 2
1882 - 1940
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 3
1849 - 1917
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 4
1860 - 1940
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 5
1832 - 1916
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 6
Most individuals born in present day Middlesex were politicians (1), painters (1), mathematicians (1), and boxers (1), while most who died were mathematicians (2), politicians (1), occultists (1), artists (1), and businesspeople (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Middlesex since 1700.