Wandsworth
Wandsworth ranks 546th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Vyborg, Cluj-Napoca, and Takatsuki. Memorable people born in Wandsworth include Max Mallowan, Alexander William Williamson, and Edmund Gwenn. Memorable people who died in Wandsworth include William Joyce and Annie S. D. Maunder. Wandsworth has been the birth place of many actors and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and mathematicians. Wandsworth is located in United Kingdom.
Wandsworth Town is a district of south London, within the London Borough of Wandsworth 4.2 miles (6.8 km) southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1824 and 2000, Wandsworth was the birth place of 22 globally memorable people, including Max Mallowan, Alexander William Williamson, and Edmund Gwenn. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Wandsworth including William Joyce and Annie S. D. Maunder.
People Born in Wandsworth
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Max Mallowan
1904 - 1978
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 1
Alexander William Williamson
1824 - 1904
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 2
Edmund Gwenn
1877 - 1959
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 3
Jim Sturgess
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 4
Lesley-Anne Down
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 5
Robert Lindsay
1890 - 1958
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 6
Mick Jones
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 7
Nigella Lawson
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 8
Chris Irwin
1942 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 9
Derek Fowlds
1937 - 2020
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 10
Michail Antonio
1990 - Present
HPI: 36.32
Rank: 11
Callum Hudson-Odoi
2000 - Present
HPI: 34.10
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Wandsworth
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Most individuals born in present day Wandsworth were actors (7), soccer players (7), archaeologists (1), chemists (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were politicians (1) and mathematicians (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wandsworth, including Michail Antonio, Callum Hudson-Odoi, and Ademola Lookman. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wandsworth, including Edmund Gwenn, Jim Sturgess, and Lesley-Anne Down.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Wandsworth since 1700.
