West Ham
West Ham ranks 2,881st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind London Borough of Brent, Damietta, and Libya. Memorable people born in West Ham include Lennox Lewis, George Edwards, and Herbert Roper Barrett. West Ham has been the birth place of many soccer players, and boxers. West Ham is located in United Kingdom.
West Ham is a district in East London, England and is in the London Borough of Newham. It is an inner-city suburb located 6.1 mi (9.8 km) east of Charing Cross. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1558 and 1966, West Ham was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Lennox Lewis, George Edwards, and Herbert Roper Barrett.
People Born in West Ham
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Lennox Lewis
BOXER
1965 - Present
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 1
George Edwards
BIOLOGIST
1694 - 1773
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 2
Herbert Roper Barrett
TENNIS PLAYER
1873 - 1943
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 3
Thomas Lodge
WRITER
1558 - 1625
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 4
Paul Parker
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 5
Rob Lee
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.39
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in West Ham
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Most individuals born in present day West Ham were soccer players (2), boxers (1), biologists (1), tennis players (1), and writers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in West Ham, including Paul Parker, and Rob Lee. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day West Ham, including Paul Parker, and Rob Lee.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in West Ham since 1700.
