Putney
Putney ranks 1,493rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Les Abymes, Imperial Palace, Tokyo, and Medina del Campo. Memorable people born in Putney include Edward Gibbon, Thomas Cromwell, and Carol Reed. Memorable people who died in Putney include Bobby Moore, Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, and Robert W. Paul. Putney has been the birth place of many film directors, and historians and the death place of many soccer players, and fashion designers. Putney is located in United Kingdom.
Putney is an affluent district in southwest London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, five miles southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1485 and 1978, Putney was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Edward Gibbon, Thomas Cromwell, and Carol Reed. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Putney including Bobby Moore, Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, and Robert W. Paul.
People Born in Putney
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Edward Gibbon
HISTORIAN
1737 - 1794
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 2
Thomas Cromwell
PUBLIC WORKER
1485 - 1540
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 8
Carol Reed
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1976
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 5
Allen Carr
WRITER
1934 - 2006
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 6
Stafford Beer
BUSINESSPERSON
1926 - 2002
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 4
Jason Flemyng
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 9
Peter Bonetti
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2020
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 3
Lawrence Oates
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1912
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 7
Douglas Slocombe
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 2016
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 1
Four Tet
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 10
People Deceased in Putney
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Bobby Moore
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 1993
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Rank: 1
Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon
FASHION DESIGNER
1863 - 1935
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Rank: 2
Robert W. Paul
ENGINEER
1869 - 1943
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Rank: 3
Leigh Hunt
WRITER
1784 - 1859
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Rank: 4
George Robert Waterhouse
BIOLOGIST
1810 - 1888
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Rank: 5
Henry Fuseli
PAINTER
1741 - 1825
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Rank: 6
Newly Added People Deceased in Putney
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SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 1993
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Rank: 1
Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon
FASHION DESIGNER
1863 - 1935
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Rank: 2
Robert W. Paul
ENGINEER
1869 - 1943
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Rank: 3
Leigh Hunt
WRITER
1784 - 1859
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
George Robert Waterhouse
BIOLOGIST
1810 - 1888
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Rank: 5
Henry Fuseli
PAINTER
1741 - 1825
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Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Putney were film directors (2), historians (1), public workers (1), writers (1), and businesspeople (1), while most who died were soccer players (1), fashion designers (1), engineers (1), writers (1), and biologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Putney, including Allen Carr. Whereas, throughout history, film directors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Putney, including Carol Reed, and Douglas Slocombe.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Putney since 1700.
