Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames ranks 4,488th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Petoskey, Michigan, Memmingen, and Guadix. Memorable people born in Henley-on-Thames include David Tomlinson, Nicola Fairbrother, and James Lawrence. Memorable people who died in Henley-on-Thames include Emma Orczy, Dusty Springfield, and Gladys Cooper. Henley-on-Thames has been the birth place of many actors, and wrestlers and the death place of many writers, and actors. Henley-on-Thames is located in United Kingdom.
Henley-on-Thames is a town and civil parish on the River Thames, in the South Oxfordshire district, in Oxfordshire, England, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Reading, 7 miles (11 km) west of Maidenhead, 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Oxford and 37 miles (60 km) west of London, near the tripoint of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. The population at the 2021 census was 12,186. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1917 and 1992, Henley-on-Thames was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including David Tomlinson, Nicola Fairbrother, and James Lawrence. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Henley-on-Thames including Emma Orczy, Dusty Springfield, and Gladys Cooper. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Henley-on-Thames than were born there.
People Born in Henley-on-Thames
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David Tomlinson
ACTOR
1917 - 2000
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 1
Nicola Fairbrother
WRESTLER
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 2
James Lawrence
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 33.99
Rank: 4
Will Satch
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 29.26
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Henley-on-Thames
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Emma Orczy
WRITER
1865 - 1947
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 2
Dusty Springfield
SINGER
1939 - 1999
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 1
Gladys Cooper
ACTOR
1888 - 1971
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 3
James Blish
WRITER
1921 - 1975
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 4
Gerry Anderson
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2012
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 7
Beatrice Lillie
ACTOR
1894 - 1989
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 5
John Hunt, Baron Hunt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1998
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Henley-on-Thames were actors (1), wrestlers (1), soccer players (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were writers (2), actors (2), singers (1), film directors (1), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, wrestlers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Henley-on-Thames, including Nicola Fairbrother. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Henley-on-Thames, including David Tomlinson.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Henley-on-Thames since 1700.
