Croydon
Croydon ranks 382nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Karachi, Luxembourg City, and Córdoba, Argentina. Memorable people born in Croydon include David Lean, Roy Hodgson, and Sam Taylor-Johnson. Memorable people who died in Croydon include Hubert Cecil Booth, Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva, and Arvid Lindman. Croydon has been the birth place of many actors, and soccer players and the death place of many inventors, and politicians. Croydon is located in United Kingdom.
Croydon is a large town in South London, England, 9.5 miles (15 km) south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London; it is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensive shopping area. The entire town had a population of 192,064 as of 2011, whilst the wider borough had a population of 384,837. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1859 and 2004, Croydon was the birth place of 37 globally memorable people, including David Lean, Roy Hodgson, and Sam Taylor-Johnson. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Croydon including Hubert Cecil Booth, Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva, and Arvid Lindman.
People Born in Croydon
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David Lean
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1991
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 2
Roy Hodgson
COACH
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 22
Sam Taylor-Johnson
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 9
Havelock Ellis
PSYCHOLOGIST
1859 - 1939
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 3
Kate Moss
MODEL
1974 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 12
Peggy Ashcroft
ACTOR
1907 - 1991
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 37
Edward Woodward
ACTOR
1930 - 2009
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 5
Tracey Emin
PAINTER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 13
Dan Stevens
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 20
Kirsty MacColl
SINGER
1959 - 2000
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 1
John Castle
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 32
Trevor Goddard
ACTOR
1962 - 2003
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 35
People Deceased in Croydon
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Hubert Cecil Booth
INVENTOR
1871 - 1955
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Rank: 1
Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva
INVENTOR
1895 - 1936
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Rank: 2
Arvid Lindman
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1936
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Rank: 3
Wilfred Thesiger
EXPLORER
1910 - 2003
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Rank: 4
George Abbot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1562 - 1633
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Rank: 5
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
COMPOSER
1875 - 1912
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Rank: 6
James Glaisher
ASTRONOMER
1809 - 1903
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Rank: 7
Grace Chisholm Young
MATHEMATICIAN
1868 - 1944
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Rank: 8
Norman Angell
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1967
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Rank: 9
Newly Added People Deceased in Croydon
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INVENTOR
1871 - 1955
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Rank: 1
Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva
INVENTOR
1895 - 1936
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Rank: 2
Arvid Lindman
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1936
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Rank: 3
Wilfred Thesiger
EXPLORER
1910 - 2003
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Rank: 4
George Abbot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1562 - 1633
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Rank: 5
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
COMPOSER
1875 - 1912
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Rank: 6
James Glaisher
ASTRONOMER
1809 - 1903
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Rank: 7
Grace Chisholm Young
MATHEMATICIAN
1868 - 1944
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Rank: 8
Norman Angell
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1967
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Rank: 9
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Croydon were actors (10), soccer players (10), athletes (4), film directors (2), and models (2), while most who died were inventors (2), politicians (2), explorers (1), religious figures (1), and composers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Croydon, including Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Emile Smith Rowe, and Carlton Cole. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Croydon, including Peggy Ashcroft, Edward Woodward, and Dan Stevens.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Croydon since 1700.
