Welwyn Garden City
Welwyn Garden City ranks 1,549th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Harran, Poughkeepsie, New York, and Vinkovci. Memorable people born in Welwyn Garden City include Mick Taylor, Mike Leigh, and Una Stubbs. Memorable people who died in Welwyn Garden City include Ebenezer Howard, Chris Barber, and Eddie Baily. Welwyn Garden City has been the birth place of many athletes, and musicians and the death place of many architects, and musicians. Welwyn Garden City is located in United Kingdom.
Welwyn Garden City is a town in Hertfordshire, England, 20 miles (32 km) north of London. It was the second garden city in England and one of the first new towns. It is unique in being both a garden city and a new town and exemplifies the physical, social and cultural planning ideals of the periods in which it was built. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1926 and 2001, Welwyn Garden City was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Mick Taylor, Mike Leigh, and Una Stubbs. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Welwyn Garden City including Ebenezer Howard, Chris Barber, and Eddie Baily.
People Born in Welwyn Garden City
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Mick Taylor
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 1
Mike Leigh
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 2
Una Stubbs
ACTOR
1937 - 2021
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 3
Chris Barber
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2021
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 4
Edmund Purdom
ACTOR
1926 - 2009
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 5
David James
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 6
Alesha Dixon
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 7
Nick Faldo
GOLFER
1957 - Present
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 8
Oliver Skipp
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 28.86
Rank: 9
Billy Joe Saunders
BOXER
1989 - Present
HPI: 25.39
Rank: 10
Jodie Williams
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 11
Carla Scicluna
ATHLETE
2001 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Welwyn Garden City
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ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 11
Carla Scicluna
ATHLETE
2001 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Antonio Infantino
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 13
People Deceased in Welwyn Garden City
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Ebenezer Howard
ARCHITECT
1850 - 1928
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 1
Chris Barber
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2021
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 2
Eddie Baily
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2010
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Welwyn Garden City were athletes (3), musicians (2), actors (2), soccer players (2), and film directors (1), while most who died were architects (1), musicians (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Welwyn Garden City, including Jodie Williams, Carla Scicluna, and Antonio Infantino. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Welwyn Garden City, including Jodie Williams, Carla Scicluna, and Antonio Infantino.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Welwyn Garden City since 1700.
