Stepney
Stepney ranks 1,000th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Galilee, Hildburghausen, and Mosul. Memorable people born in Stepney include Terence Stamp, Steven Berkoff, and Victor McLaglen. Stepney has been the birth place of many actors and writers. Stepney is located in United Kingdom.
Stepney is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is in East London and part of the East End. 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 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
Between 1839 and 1980, Stepney was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Terence Stamp, Steven Berkoff, and Victor McLaglen.
People Born in Stepney
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Terence Stamp
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 1
Steven Berkoff
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 2
Victor McLaglen
1886 - 1959
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 3
Walter Pater
1839 - 1894
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 4
Arnold Wesker
1932 - 2016
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 5
Ashley Cole
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 6
Eddie Marsan
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 7
Matthew Garber
1956 - 1977
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 8
Richard Knill Freeman
1840 - 1904
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 9
Terry Chimes
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 10
Perry McCarthy
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 11
Nicola Walker
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Stepney were actors (6), writers (2), soccer players (2), architects (1), and musicians (1), while most who died were .
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Stepney, including Terence Stamp, Steven Berkoff, and Eddie Marsan. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Stepney, including Terence Stamp, Steven Berkoff, and Victor McLaglen.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Stepney since 1700.
