St John's Wood ranks 1,694th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kodaira, Tokyo, Nyköping, and Pontiac, Michigan. Memorable people born in St John's Wood include Nicolas Roeg, Damian Lewis, and G. I. Taylor. Memorable people who died in St John's Wood include Peter O'Toole, Anthony Burgess, and John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer. St John's Wood has been the birth place of many actors and film directors and the death place of many writers and actors. St John's Wood is located in United Kingdom.
St John's Wood is a district in the City of Westminster, London, England, about 2.5 miles (4 km) northwest of Charing Cross. Historically the northern part of the ancient parish and Metropolitan Borough of Marylebone, it extends from Regent's Park and Primrose Hill in the east to Edgware Road in the west, with the Swiss Cottage area of Hampstead to the north and Lisson Grove to the south. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1876 and 1971, St John's Wood was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Nicolas Roeg, Damian Lewis, and G. I. Taylor. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in St John's Wood including Peter O'Toole, Anthony Burgess, and John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer.
1928 - 2018
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 1
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 2
1886 - 1975
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 3
1910 - 1982
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 4
1879 - 1976
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 5
1876 - 1958
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 6
1927 - 1995
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 7
1934 - 2019
HPI: 34.70
Rank: 8
1932 - 2013
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 1
1917 - 1993
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 2
1924 - 1992
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 3
1909 - 1995
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 4
Most individuals born in present day St John's Wood were actors (4), film directors (1), mathematicians (1), military personnels (1), and painters (1), while most who died were writers (2), actors (1), and politicians (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in St John's Wood since 1700.