Middlesex
Middlesex ranks 4,604th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Matsumoto, Nagano, Fujiidera, and Bagnères-de-Bigorre. Memorable people born in Middlesex include John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, Joseph Raphson, and Alan Lee. Memorable people who died in Middlesex include Stamford Raffles, Dion Fortune, and William Knox D'Arcy. Middlesex has been the birth place of many politicians, and mathematicians and the death place of many politicians, and occultists. Middlesex is located in United Kingdom.
Middlesex is a historic county in southeast England. Its area is 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
People
Between 1404 and 1947, Middlesex was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, Joseph Raphson, and Alan Lee. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Middlesex including Stamford Raffles, Dion Fortune, and William Knox D'Arcy. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Middlesex than were born there.
People Born in Middlesex
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John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
POLITICIAN
1404 - 1444
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 1
Joseph Raphson
MATHEMATICIAN
1648 - 1715
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 2
Alan Lee
PAINTER
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 3
Frederick Grace
BOXER
1884 - 1964
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Middlesex
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Stamford Raffles
POLITICIAN
1781 - 1826
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 1
Dion Fortune
OCCULTIST
1890 - 1946
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 2
William Knox D'Arcy
BUSINESSPERSON
1849 - 1917
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 3
Alicia Boole Stott
MATHEMATICIAN
1860 - 1940
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 4
Eric Gill
ARTIST
1882 - 1940
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Middlesex were politicians (1), mathematicians (1), painters (1), and boxers (1), while most who died were politicians (1), occultists (1), businesspeople (1), mathematicians (1), and artists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, painters have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Middlesex, including Alan Lee. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Middlesex, including John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Middlesex since 1700.
