Stepney
Stepney ranks 1,274th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Koper, St Mary's Hospital, London, and Gangneung. Memorable people born in Stepney include Terence Stamp, Steven Berkoff, and Walter Pater. Stepney has been the birth place of many actors, and writers. Stepney is located in United Kingdom.
Stepney is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in the East End of London. Stepney is no longer officially defined, and is usually used to refer to a relatively small area. However, for much of its history the place name was applied to a much larger manor and parish. Stepney Green is a remnant of a larger area of Common Land formerly known as Mile End Green. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1839 and 1980, Stepney was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Terence Stamp, Steven Berkoff, and Walter Pater.
People Born in Stepney
Go to all RankingsTerence Stamp
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 1
Steven Berkoff
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 2
Walter Pater
WRITER
1839 - 1894
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 3
Arnold Wesker
WRITER
1932 - 2016
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 4
Ashley Cole
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 5
Matthew Garber
ACTOR
1956 - 1977
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 6
Eddie Marsan
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 7
Richard Knill Freeman
ARCHITECT
1840 - 1904
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 8
Terry Chimes
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 9
Perry McCarthy
RACING DRIVER
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 10
Nicola Walker
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 37.72
Rank: 11
Clive Allen
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 34.10
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Stepney were actors (5), writers (2), soccer players (2), architects (1), and musicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Stepney, including Terence Stamp, Steven Berkoff, and Matthew Garber. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Stepney, including Terence Stamp, Steven Berkoff, and Matthew Garber.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Stepney since 1700.