Wandsworth
Wandsworth ranks 520th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Isfahan, Harlem, and Long Island. Memorable people born in Wandsworth include Phil Collins, Mick Jones, and Lesley-Anne Down. Memorable people who died in Wandsworth include Annie S. D. Maunder, and Jill Esmond. Wandsworth has been the birth place of many actors, and soccer players and the death place of many mathematicians, and actors. Wandsworth is located in United Kingdom.
Wandsworth Town is a district of South London, within the London Borough of Wandsworth 4.2 miles (6.8 km) 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 1824 and 2003, Wandsworth was the birth place of 28 globally memorable people, including Phil Collins, Mick Jones, and Lesley-Anne Down. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Wandsworth including Annie S. D. Maunder, and Jill Esmond.
People Born in Wandsworth
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Phil Collins
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 3
Mick Jones
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 13
Lesley-Anne Down
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 19
Max Mallowan
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1904 - 1978
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 2
Sophie Kinsella
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 22
Edmund Gwenn
ACTOR
1877 - 1959
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 28
Alexander William Williamson
CHEMIST
1824 - 1904
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 1
Robert Lindsay
ATHLETE
1890 - 1958
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 26
Chris Irwin
RACING DRIVER
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 15
Jim Sturgess
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 23
Evelyn Colyer
TENNIS PLAYER
1902 - 1930
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 24
Callum Hudson-Odoi
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 14
Newly Added People Born in Wandsworth
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People Deceased in Wandsworth
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Annie S. D. Maunder
MATHEMATICIAN
1868 - 1947
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 1
Jill Esmond
ACTOR
1908 - 1990
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wandsworth were actors (8), soccer players (8), musicians (2), writers (2), and singers (1), while most who died were mathematicians (1), and actors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wandsworth, including Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ademola Lookman, and Michail Antonio. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wandsworth, including Lesley-Anne Down, Edmund Gwenn, and Jim Sturgess.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Wandsworth since 1700.
