Camden Town
Camden Town ranks 1,509th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Saint-Mandé, Almada, and Kraljevo. Memorable people born in Camden Town include Oliver Heaviside, Anthony Head, and Philibert Jacques Melotte. Memorable people who died in Camden Town include Karel Reisz, Amy Winehouse, and J. D. Bernal. Camden Town has been the birth place of many actors, and mathematicians and the death place of many film directors, and musicians. Camden Town is located in United Kingdom.
Camden Town is an area in the London Borough of Camden, around 2.5 miles (4 km) north-northwest of Charing Cross. Historically in Middlesex, it is identified in the London Plan as one of 34 major centres in Greater London. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1850 and 1992, Camden Town was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Oliver Heaviside, Anthony Head, and Philibert Jacques Melotte. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Camden Town including Karel Reisz, Amy Winehouse, and J. D. Bernal.
People Born in Camden Town
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Oliver Heaviside
MATHEMATICIAN
1850 - 1925
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 2
Anthony Head
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 9
Philibert Jacques Melotte
ASTRONOMER
1880 - 1961
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 3
Olivia Williams
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 5
Eugene Aynsley Goossens
CONDUCTOR
1893 - 1962
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 4
Freddie Highmore
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 8
Tulisa
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 7
Jodhi May
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 6
Daniel Kaluuya
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 10
Keir Gilchrist
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 1
People Deceased in Camden Town
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Karel Reisz
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2002
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Rank: 1
Amy Winehouse
MUSICIAN
1983 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
J. D. Bernal
CHEMIST
1901 - 1971
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Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Camden Town
Go to all RankingsKarel Reisz
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2002
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Rank: 1
Amy Winehouse
MUSICIAN
1983 - 2011
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Rank: 2
J. D. Bernal
CHEMIST
1901 - 1971
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Camden Town were actors (7), mathematicians (1), astronomers (1), and conductors (1), while most who died were film directors (1), musicians (1), and chemists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Camden Town, including Anthony Head, Olivia Williams, and Freddie Highmore. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Camden Town, including Anthony Head, Olivia Williams, and Freddie Highmore.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Camden Town since 1700.
