Westminster
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.
People Born in Westminster
Go to all RankingsHenry Purcell
COMPOSER
1659 - 1695
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 1
Edward V of England
POLITICIAN
1470 - 1483
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 2
Alice Liddell
INSPIRATION
1852 - 1934
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 3
Ben Jonson
WRITER
1572 - 1637
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 4
William Jones
LINGUIST
1746 - 1794
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 5
Dua Lipa
SINGER
1995 - Present
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 6
Rachel Weisz
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 7
John William Polidori
WRITER
1795 - 1821
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 8
Mark Sykes
EXPLORER
1879 - 1919
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 9
Edmund Kean
ACTOR
1787 - 1833
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 10
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
POLITICIAN
1708 - 1778
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 11
Hugh Fraser
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Westminster
Go to all RankingsPatricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma
NOBLEMAN
1924 - 2017
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 21
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
POLITICIAN
1690 - 1763
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 35
Cyril Burt
PSYCHOLOGIST
1883 - 1971
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 41
Alfred Lyttelton
SOCCER PLAYER
1857 - 1913
HPI: 37.50
Rank: 44
Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster
NOBLEMAN
1991 - Present
HPI: 30.99
Rank: 53
Kae Tempest
WRITER
1985 - Present
HPI: 29.94
Rank: 56
Tom Tugendhat
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 26.57
Rank: 58
Ella Hunt
ACTOR
1998 - Present
HPI: 19.99
Rank: 62
Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 63
Charlotte Hodgkins-Byrne
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 64
People Deceased in Westminster
Go to all RankingsEdward IV of England
POLITICIAN
1442 - 1483
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 1
Guy Fawkes
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1570 - 1606
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 2
Henry III of England
POLITICIAN
1207 - 1272
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 3
Henry IV of England
NOBLEMAN
1367 - 1413
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 4
Henry Morton Stanley
EXPLORER
1841 - 1904
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 5
William Godwin
PHILOSOPHER
1756 - 1836
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 6
Robert Peel
POLITICIAN
1788 - 1850
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 7
Philip Noel-Baker
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1982
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 8
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
ENGINEER
1806 - 1859
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 9
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1950
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 10
Lord Randolph Churchill
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1895
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 11
Spencer Perceval
POLITICIAN
1762 - 1812
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Westminster
Go to all RankingsJohn Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
POLITICIAN
1690 - 1763
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 35
Miles Malleson
ACTOR
1888 - 1969
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 43
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).
Occupational Trends
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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Westminster since 1700.