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Woolwich (gbr)

United Kingdom

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Woolwich ranks 1,037th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Stoke-on-Trent, Winterthur, and Blackburn. Memorable people born in Woolwich include Mary Quant, Charles George Gordon, and Richard Lovelace. Memorable people who died in Woolwich include Eddie Owen. Woolwich has been the birth place of many writers, and racing drivers and the death place of many athletes. Woolwich is located in United Kingdom.

Woolwich is a market town in southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1617 and 1963, Woolwich was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Mary Quant, Charles George Gordon, and Richard Lovelace. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Woolwich including Eddie Owen.

People Born in Woolwich

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People Deceased in Woolwich

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Woolwich were writers (2), racing drivers (2), fashion designers (1), engineers (1), and celebrities (1),  while most who died were athletes (1).

Over the past 100 years, fashion designers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Woolwich, including Mary Quant. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Woolwich, including Richard Lovelace, and Louis de Bernières.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Woolwich since 1700.