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United Kingdom
United Kingdom ranks 2nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind United States. Memorable people born in present day United Kingdom include Isaac Newton, Elizabeth I, and Henry VIII. Memorable people who died in United Kingdom include Isaac Newton, Elizabeth I, and Henry VIII. United Kingdom has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and writers. The top cities in United Kingdom by number of biographies are London, Glasgow, Liverpool, Edinburgh, and Birmingham.
People
Between 100 BC and 2019, present day United Kingdom was the birth place of 9,831 globally memorable people, including Isaac Newton, Elizabeth I, and Henry VIII. Additionaly, 4,145 globally memorable people have passed away in present day United Kingdom including Isaac Newton, Elizabeth I, and Henry VIII.
People Born in Present Day United Kingdom
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Isaac Newton
PHYSICIST
1643 - 1726
HPI: 99.44
Rank: 1
Elizabeth I
NOBLEMAN
1533 - 1603
HPI: 96.04
Rank: 2
Henry VIII
NOBLEMAN
1491 - 1547
HPI: 94.65
Rank: 3
Adam Smith
ECONOMIST
1723 - 1790
HPI: 92.99
Rank: 4
William Shakespeare
WRITER
1564 - 1616
HPI: 92.59
Rank: 5
Charles III
NOBLEMAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 91.70
Rank: 6
Charles Darwin
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1882
HPI: 91.48
Rank: 7
George VI
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1952
HPI: 90.71
Rank: 8
Francis Bacon
PHILOSOPHER
1561 - 1626
HPI: 90.32
Rank: 9
Charles I of England
POLITICIAN
1600 - 1649
HPI: 89.90
Rank: 10
Charlie Chaplin
ACTOR
1889 - 1977
HPI: 89.85
Rank: 11
George V
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1936
HPI: 89.85
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day United Kingdom
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Moors murders#Myra Hindley
EXTREMIST
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 806
Ethel Caterham
CELEBRITY
1909 - Present
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 1,086
Charles Bronson
ARTIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 1,460
Mani
MUSICIAN
1962 - 2025
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 2,264
Ann Lee
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1736 - 1784
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 2,385
James A. Robinson
ECONOMIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 2,904
Ethel Griffies
ACTOR
1878 - 1975
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 3,255
Sarah Mullally
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 3,504
Trudie Styler
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 3,614
Simon Johnson
ECONOMIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 3,988
Simon Beckett
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 4,423
Henry Marsh
PHYSICIAN
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 4,596
People Deceased in Present Day United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsIsaac Newton
PHYSICIST
1643 - 1726
HPI: 99.44
Rank: 1
Elizabeth I
NOBLEMAN
1533 - 1603
HPI: 96.04
Rank: 2
Henry VIII
NOBLEMAN
1491 - 1547
HPI: 94.65
Rank: 3
Adam Smith
ECONOMIST
1723 - 1790
HPI: 92.99
Rank: 4
William Shakespeare
WRITER
1564 - 1616
HPI: 92.59
Rank: 5
Karl Marx
ECONOMIST
1818 - 1883
HPI: 92.24
Rank: 6
Charles Darwin
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1882
HPI: 91.48
Rank: 7
Sigmund Freud
PSYCHOLOGIST
1856 - 1939
HPI: 91.09
Rank: 8
George VI
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1952
HPI: 90.71
Rank: 9
J. R. R. Tolkien
WRITER
1892 - 1973
HPI: 90.69
Rank: 10
Francis Bacon
PHILOSOPHER
1561 - 1626
HPI: 90.32
Rank: 11
Charles I of England
POLITICIAN
1600 - 1649
HPI: 89.90
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day United Kingdom
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MUSICIAN
1962 - 2025
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 1,694
Ethel Griffies
ACTOR
1878 - 1975
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 2,371
Ahmad Ismail Ali
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 1974
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 2,572
Hans Rausing
BUSINESSPERSON
1926 - 2019
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 3,585
Imogen Holst
COMPOSER
1907 - 1984
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 3,634
Jilly Cooper
WRITER
1937 - 2025
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 3,638
Ian Watkins
SINGER
1977 - 2025
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 3,723
Terry Yorath
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2026
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 3,896
Frankie Howerd
ACTOR
1917 - 1992
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 3,991
Muslimgauze
COMPOSER
1961 - 1999
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 4,026
Siobhan Dowd
WRITER
1960 - 2007
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 4,046
Ronny Jordan
MUSICIAN
1962 - 2014
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 4,070
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day United Kingdomwere soccer players (1640), actors (1614), politicians (797), writers (791), and athletes (598), while most who died were politicians (658), writers (552), actors (326), soccer players (204), and biologists (176).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day United Kingdom, including Bobby Charlton, George Best, and David Beckham. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day United Kingdom, including Bobby Charlton, George Best, and David Beckham.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day United Kingdom since 1700.
