South Kensington
South Kensington ranks 4,501st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Moga, Punjab, Droylsden, and Attleboro, Massachusetts. Memorable people born in South Kensington include Peter Finch, John Gielgud, and Jeremy Thorpe. Memorable people who died in South Kensington include George Best, John Crawfurd, and Cosmo Duff-Gordon. South Kensington has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many soccer players, and physicians. South Kensington is located in United Kingdom.
South Kensington is a district just west of Central London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Historically it settled on part of the scattered Middlesex village of Brompton. Its name was supplanted with the advent of the railways in the late 19th century and the opening and naming of local tube stations. The area has many museums and cultural landmarks with a high number of visitors, such as the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Adjacent affluent centres such as Knightsbridge, Chelsea and Kensington, have been considered as some of the most exclusive real estate in the world. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1904 and 1929, South Kensington was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Peter Finch, John Gielgud, and Jeremy Thorpe. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in South Kensington including George Best, John Crawfurd, and Cosmo Duff-Gordon. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in South Kensington than were born there.
People Born in South Kensington
Go to all RankingsPeter Finch
ACTOR
1916 - 1977
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 1
John Gielgud
ACTOR
1904 - 2000
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 2
Jeremy Thorpe
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2014
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 3
Terence Rattigan
WRITER
1911 - 1977
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 4
People Deceased in South Kensington
Go to all RankingsGeorge Best
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2005
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 1
John Crawfurd
PHYSICIAN
1783 - 1868
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 2
Cosmo Duff-Gordon
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1931
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 3
Charles Crichton
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 1999
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 4
George Gilbert Scott
ARCHITECT
1811 - 1878
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 5
George Grey
EXPLORER
1812 - 1898
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day South Kensington were actors (2), politicians (1), and writers (1), while most who died were soccer players (1), physicians (1), politicians (1), film directors (1), and architects (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in South Kensington, including Jeremy Thorpe. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day South Kensington, including Peter Finch, and John Gielgud.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in South Kensington since 1700.