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St John's Wood (gbr)

United Kingdom

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St John's Wood ranks 1,502nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Wichita Falls, Texas, Pelotas, and Higashiōsaka. Memorable people born in St John's Wood include G. I. Taylor, Nicolas Roeg, and Damian Lewis. Memorable people who died in St John's Wood include John Holt, Stephen Spender, and Peter O'Toole. St John's Wood has been the birth place of many actors, and painters and the death place of many writers, and politicians. St John's Wood is located in United Kingdom.

St John's Wood is a district in the London Boroughs of Camden and the City of Westminster, London, England, about 2.5 miles (4 km) northwest of Charing Cross. Historically the northern part of the ancient parish and Metropolitan Borough of Marylebone, it extends from Regent's Park and Primrose Hill in the east to Edgware Road in the west, with the Swiss Cottage area of Hampstead to the north and Lisson Grove to the south. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1876 and 1971, St John's Wood was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including G. I. Taylor, Nicolas Roeg, and Damian Lewis. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in St John's Wood including John Holt, Stephen Spender, and Peter O'Toole.

People Born in St John's Wood

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People Deceased in St John's Wood

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day St John's Wood were actors (5), painters (2), mathematicians (1), film directors (1), and military personnels (1),  while most who died were writers (2), politicians (2), musicians (1), actors (1), and racing drivers (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in St John's Wood, including Damian Lewis, Sally Ann Howes, and Paul Eddington. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day St John's Wood, including Damian Lewis, H. B. Warner, and Sally Ann Howes.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in St John's Wood since 1700.