Romford
Romford ranks 912th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Messina, Tver, and Alessandria. Memorable people born in Romford include Tony Adams, Cliff Williams, and Frank Lampard. Romford has been the birth place of many soccer players, and singers. Romford is located in United Kingdom.
Romford is a large town in east London, England, located 14 mi (23 km) northeast of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Havering, the town is one of the major metropolitan centres of Greater London identified in the London Plan. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1871 and 1992, Romford was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Tony Adams, Cliff Williams, and Frank Lampard.
People Born in Romford
Go to all RankingsTony Adams
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 15
Cliff Williams
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 12
Frank Lampard
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 11
Imogen Heap
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 1
Ireen Sheer
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 9
Alex Jennings
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 13
Arthur Surridge Hunt
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1871 - 1934
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 4
Stuart Taylor
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 16
David Martin
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 14
Ray Parlour
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 8
Ian Crook
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 2
Jonjo Shelvey
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Romford were soccer players (8), singers (3), snookers (2), musicians (1), and actors (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Romford, including Tony Adams, Frank Lampard, and Stuart Taylor. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Romford, including Tony Adams, Frank Lampard, and Stuart Taylor.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Romford since 1700.