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Westminster (gbr)

United Kingdom

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Westminster ranks 198th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pamplona, Louisville, Kentucky, and Skopje. Memorable people born in Westminster include Henry Purcell, Edward V of England, and Alice Liddell. Memorable people who died in Westminster include Edward IV of England, Guy Fawkes, and Henry III of England. Westminster has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and actors. Westminster is located in United Kingdom.

Westminster is a cathedral city and the main settlement of the London Borough of the City of Westminster in Central London, England. It extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street and has many famous landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, Trafalgar Square and much of the West End cultural centre including the entertainment precinct of West End Theatre. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1470 and 2002, Westminster was the birth place of 64 globally memorable people, including Henry Purcell, Edward V of England, and Alice Liddell. Additionaly, 44 globally memorable people have passed away in Westminster including Edward IV of England, Guy Fawkes, and Henry III of England.

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People Deceased in Westminster

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Westminster were actors (22), politicians (8), writers (4), military personnels (4), and singers (3),  while most who died were politicians (15), actors (6), military personnels (4), mathematicians (3), and engineers (2).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Westminster, including Rachel Weisz, Hugh Fraser, and Cary Elwes. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Westminster, including Rachel Weisz, Edmund Kean, and Hugh Fraser.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Westminster since 1700.