St Albans
St Albans ranks 1,534th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Streatham, Anchorage, Alaska, and Baden bei Wien. Memorable people born in St Albans include Jane Hawking, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, and Mike Newell. Memorable people who died in St Albans include John Ball, Matthew Paris, and Saint Alban. St Albans has been the birth place of many writers, and politicians and the death place of many religious figures, and painters. St Albans is located in United Kingdom.
St Albans is a cathedral city in Hertfordshire, England, east of Hemel Hempstead and west of Hatfield, 20 miles (32 km) north-west of London, 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Welwyn Garden City and 11 miles (18 km) south-east of Luton. St Albans was the first major town on the old Roman road of Watling Street for travellers heading north and became the city of Verulamium. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1157 and 1988, St Albans was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Jane Hawking, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, and Mike Newell. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in St Albans including John Ball, Matthew Paris, and Saint Alban.
People Born in St Albans
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Jane Hawking
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 10
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
POLITICIAN
1660 - 1744
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 7
Mike Newell
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 3
John Mandeville
WRITER
1300 - 1372
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 9
Alexander Neckam
WRITER
1157 - 1217
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 8
Michael Morpurgo
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 5
Kay Stammers
TENNIS PLAYER
1914 - 2005
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 6
Adam Lallana
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 2
Esmé Bianco
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 1
Sonja Aldén
MUSICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.99
Rank: 4
People Deceased in St Albans
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John Ball
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1338 - 1381
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 4
Matthew Paris
PAINTER
1200 - 1259
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 2
Saint Alban
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 305
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 7
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset
POLITICIAN
1406 - 1455
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 3
Edward Robert Hughes
PAINTER
1851 - 1914
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 1
Eddie Chapman
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1997
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 5
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
POLITICIAN
1645 - 1712
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day St Albans were writers (4), politicians (1), film directors (1), tennis players (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were religious figures (2), painters (2), politicians (2), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in St Albans, including Jane Hawking, and Michael Morpurgo. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day St Albans, including Jane Hawking, John Mandeville, and Alexander Neckam.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in St Albans since 1700.
