Edgbaston
Edgbaston ranks 4,853rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Willich, Pazin, and Gräfenhainichen. Memorable people born in Edgbaston include Julie Walters, Barbara Cartland, and Reggie Pridmore. Memorable people who died in Edgbaston include Alec Issigonis, and John Henry Newman. Edgbaston has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many engineers, and religious figures. Edgbaston is located in United Kingdom.
Edgbaston is a suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. It lies immediately south-west of Birmingham city centre, and was historically in Warwickshire. The wards of Edgbaston and North Edgbaston had a combined population of 42,295 at the 2021 census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1886 and 1950, Edgbaston was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Julie Walters, Barbara Cartland, and Reggie Pridmore. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Edgbaston including Alec Issigonis, and John Henry Newman.
People Born in Edgbaston
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Julie Walters
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 3
Barbara Cartland
WRITER
1901 - 2000
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 1
Reggie Pridmore
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1918
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Edgbaston
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Alec Issigonis
ENGINEER
1906 - 1988
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
John Henry Newman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1890
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Deceased in Edgbaston
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ENGINEER
1906 - 1988
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Rank: 1
John Henry Newman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1890
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Edgbaston were actors (1), writers (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were engineers (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Edgbaston, including Julie Walters. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Edgbaston, including Julie Walters.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Edgbaston since 1700.
