Paddington
Paddington ranks 541st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Reading, Berkshire, Quebec City, and Helsingborg. Memorable people born in Paddington include Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, David Suchet, and Emma Thompson. Memorable people who died in Paddington include Stanley Rous, Mary Seacole, and James H. Johnson. Paddington has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians and the death place of many actors, and businesspeople. Paddington is located in United Kingdom.
Paddington is an area in the City of Westminster, in central London, England. A medieval parish then a metropolitan borough, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965. Paddington station, designed by the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel opened in 1847. It is also the site of St Mary's Hospital and the former Paddington Green Police Station. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1841 and 1981, Paddington was the birth place of 26 globally memorable people, including Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, David Suchet, and Emma Thompson. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Paddington including Stanley Rous, Mary Seacole, and James H. Johnson.
People Born in Paddington
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Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1941
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 1
David Suchet
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 2
Emma Thompson
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 3
Joan Collins
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 4
Alfred Molina
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 5
Helen McCrory
ACTOR
1968 - 2021
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 6
Patrick Macnee
ACTOR
1922 - 2015
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 7
Annie Chapman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1841 - 1888
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 8
Seal
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 9
John Collier
PAINTER
1850 - 1934
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 10
Hugh Bonneville
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 11
Agnes Baden-Powell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1858 - 1945
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Paddington
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George Butterworth
COMPOSER
1885 - 1916
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 18
Samantha Cameron
BUSINESSPERSON
1971 - Present
HPI: 35.12
Rank: 25
People Deceased in Paddington
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Stanley Rous
BUSINESSPERSON
1895 - 1986
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 1
Mary Seacole
WRITER
1805 - 1881
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 2
James H. Johnson
SKATER
1874 - 1921
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 3
Clive Swift
ACTOR
1936 - 2019
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 4
John Inman
ACTOR
1935 - 2007
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Deceased in Paddington
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Most individuals born in present day Paddington were actors (11), musicians (3), religious figures (2), military personnels (1), and singers (1), while most who died were actors (2), businesspeople (1), writers (1), and skaters (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Paddington, including David Suchet, Emma Thompson, and Joan Collins. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Paddington, including David Suchet, Emma Thompson, and Joan Collins.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Paddington since 1700.
