Westminster ranks 181st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Salvador, Bahia, Long Beach, California, and Karlsruhe. Memorable people born in Westminster include Edward V of England, Henry Purcell, and Anne, Queen of Great Britain. Memorable people who died in Westminster include Edward IV of England, Guy Fawkes, and Ava Gardner. 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 the main settlement of the City of Westminster in 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
Between 1470 and 2002, Westminster was the birth place of 57 globally memorable people, including Edward V of England, Henry Purcell, and Anne, Queen of Great Britain. Additionaly, 46 globally memorable people have passed away in Westminster including Edward IV of England, Guy Fawkes, and Ava Gardner.
1470 - 1483
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 1
1659 - 1695
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 2
1665 - 1714
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 3
1784 - 1865
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 4
1852 - 1934
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 5
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 6
1746 - 1794
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 7
1572 - 1637
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 8
1995 - Present
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 9
1787 - 1833
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 10
1690 - 1724
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 11
1708 - 1778
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 12
1517 - 1554
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 18
1764 - 1840
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 20
1937 - Present
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 33
1736 - 1807
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 35
1965 - Present
HPI: 34.69
Rank: 46
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.25
Rank: 49
2002 - Present
HPI: 29.34
Rank: 52
1442 - 1483
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 1
1570 - 1606
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 2
1922 - 1990
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 3
1367 - 1413
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 4
1207 - 1272
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 5
1841 - 1904
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 6
1456 - 1485
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 7
1756 - 1836
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 8
1788 - 1850
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 9
1443 - 1509
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 10
1889 - 1982
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 11
1725 - 1774
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 12
1944 - 2005
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 39
1536 - 1608
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 41
1460 - 1529
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 42
1857 - 1913
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 44
1761 - 1807
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 45
Most individuals born in present day Westminster were actors (21), politicians (8), writers (4), military personnels (4), and singers (3), while most who died were politicians (17), actors (4), 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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 23 globally memorable people born in Westminster since 1700.