Watford
Watford ranks 692nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chambéry, Pristina, and Bydgoszcz. Memorable people born in Watford include Vinnie Jones, Geri Halliwell, and Anthony Berkeley Cox. Memorable people who died in Watford include Alphonse Legros, Geoffrey de Havilland, and John Goodall. Watford has been the birth place of many soccer players and actors and the death place of many painters and engineers. Watford is located in United Kingdom.
Watford is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 mi (24 km) north-west of Central London, on the banks of the River Colne. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1893 and 1993, Watford was the birth place of 18 globally memorable people, including Vinnie Jones, Geri Halliwell, and Anthony Berkeley Cox. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Watford including Alphonse Legros, Geoffrey de Havilland, and John Goodall.
People Born in Watford
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Vinnie Jones
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 1
Geri Halliwell
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 2
Anthony Berkeley Cox
1893 - 1971
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 3
Gareth Southgate
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 4
Gerald Moore
1899 - 1987
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 5
Anthony Joshua
1989 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 6
Ray Cooper
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 7
Nick Leeson
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 8
Robert Glenister
1960 - Present
HPI: 33.69
Rank: 9
Bradley Walsh
1960 - Present
HPI: 31.68
Rank: 10
Mo Mowlam
1949 - 2005
HPI: 30.52
Rank: 11
KSI
1993 - Present
HPI: 28.76
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Watford
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Alphonse Legros
1837 - 1911
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 1
Geoffrey de Havilland
1882 - 1965
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 2
John Goodall
1863 - 1942
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 3
Ivor Montagu
1904 - 1984
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 4
Alan Bush
1900 - 1995
HPI: 36.05
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Deceased in Watford
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Watford were soccer players (5), actors (3), singers (2), musicians (2), and politicians (2), while most who died were painters (1), engineers (1), soccer players (1), film directors (1), and composers (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Watford, including Ian Walker, Kelly Smith, and Paul Robinson. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Watford, including Ian Walker, Kelly Smith, and Paul Robinson.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Watford since 1700.
