Willesden ranks 1,383rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Imperial City of Huế, Veliky Novgorod, and Nandi County. Memorable people born in Willesden include Ronald Coase, Oliver Sacks, and Alan Parsons. Willesden has been the birth place of many soccer players and writers. Willesden is located in United Kingdom.
Willesden is an area of north-west London, situated 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Charing Cross. It is historically a parish in the county of Middlesex that was incorporated as the Municipal Borough of Willesden in 1933; it has formed part of the London Borough of Brent in Greater London since 1965. Dollis Hill is also sometimes referred to as being part of Willesden. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1910 and 1987, Willesden was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Ronald Coase, Oliver Sacks, and Alan Parsons.
1910 - 2013
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 1
1933 - 2015
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 2
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 3
1925 - 2011
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 4
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 5
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 6
1940 - 2003
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 7
1959 - Present
HPI: 30.59
Rank: 8
1977 - Present
HPI: 26.43
Rank: 9
1987 - Present
HPI: 17.18
Rank: 10
Most individuals born in present day Willesden were soccer players (3), writers (2), actors (2), economists (1), and musicians (1), while most who died were .
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Willesden since 1700.