Welwyn Garden City
Welwyn Garden City ranks 1,549th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Harran, Poughkeepsie, New York, and Vinkovci. Memorable people born in Welwyn Garden City include David James, Mick Taylor, and Mike Leigh. Memorable people who died in Welwyn Garden City include Ebenezer Howard, Chris Barber, and Eddie Baily. Welwyn Garden City has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many architects, and musicians. Welwyn Garden City is located in United Kingdom.
Welwyn Garden City is a town in Hertfordshire, England, 20 miles (32 km) north of London. It was the second garden city in England and one of the first new towns. It is unique in being both a garden city and a new town and exemplifies the physical, social and cultural planning ideals of the periods in which it was built. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1926 and 2001, Welwyn Garden City was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including David James, Mick Taylor, and Mike Leigh. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Welwyn Garden City including Ebenezer Howard, Chris Barber, and Eddie Baily.
People Born in Welwyn Garden City
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David James
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 14
Mick Taylor
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 12
Mike Leigh
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 11
Edmund Purdom
ACTOR
1926 - 2009
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 7
Chris Barber
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 8
Una Stubbs
ACTOR
1937 - 2021
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 4
Alesha Dixon
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 15
Nick Faldo
GOLFER
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 3
Oliver Skipp
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 34.61
Rank: 13
Billy Joe Saunders
BOXER
1989 - Present
HPI: 32.98
Rank: 2
Jodie Williams
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 28.80
Rank: 1
Harry Toffolo
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 25.48
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Born in Welwyn Garden City
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SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 25.48
Rank: 5
Dominic Ball
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 20.06
Rank: 6
People Deceased in Welwyn Garden City
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Ebenezer Howard
ARCHITECT
1850 - 1928
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 3
Chris Barber
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 2
Eddie Baily
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2010
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Welwyn Garden City were soccer players (4), athletes (3), musicians (2), actors (2), and film directors (1), while most who died were architects (1), musicians (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Welwyn Garden City, including David James, Oliver Skipp, and Harry Toffolo. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Welwyn Garden City, including David James, Oliver Skipp, and Harry Toffolo.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Welwyn Garden City since 1700.
