Canterbury
Canterbury ranks #1510 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Perpignan, Bethesda, Maryland, and Bactria. The most famous people from Canterbury are Christopher Marlowe, Stephen Gray, and Orlando Bloom. The most famous people who died in Canterbury are Ian Fleming, George Porter, and Augustine of Canterbury. Canterbury has been the birthplace of many actors, and writers and the death place of many religious figures, and writers. Canterbury is located in United Kingdom.
People
Between 1564 and 1998, present-day Canterbury was the birthplace of 12 globally memorable people, including Christopher Marlowe, Stephen Gray, and Orlando Bloom. Additionally, 22 globally memorable people died in present-day Canterbury, including Ian Fleming, George Porter, and Augustine of Canterbury. Interestingly, more notable people died in Canterbury than were born there.
People Born in Present-Day Canterbury
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Christopher Marlowe
Writer
1564 - 1593
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 1
Stephen Gray
Astronomer
1666 - 1736
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 2
Orlando Bloom
Actor
1977 - Present
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 3
Aphra Behn
Writer
1640 - 1689
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 4
William Sealy Gosset
Mathematician
1876 - 1937
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 5
George Rooke
Military Personnel
1650 - 1709
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 6
John Sims
Biologist
1749 - 1831
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 7
Trevor Pinnock
Musician
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 8
Hugh Hopper
Musician
1945 - 2009
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 9
Ruta Gedmintas
Actor
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 10
Jack Scanlon
Actor
1998 - Present
HPI: 36.95
Rank: 11
Grace Balsdon
Athlete
1993 - Present
HPI: 19.97
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Present-Day Canterbury
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Ian Fleming
Writer
1908 - 1964
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 1
George Porter
Chemist
1920 - 2002
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 2
Augustine of Canterbury
Religious Figure
510 - 604
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 3
Justus
Religious Figure
600 - 631
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 4
Peter Cushing
Actor
1913 - 1994
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 5
Ginger Baker
Musician
1939 - 2019
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 6
Orlando Gibbons
Composer
1583 - 1625
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 7
C. Northcote Parkinson
Historian
1909 - 1993
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 8
Dunstan
Religious Figure
909 - 988
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 9
Lanfranc
Religious Figure
1005 - 1089
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 10
Bertha of Kent
Religious Figure
550 - 601
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 11
Theodore of Tarsus
Religious Figure
602 - 690
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most people born in present-day Canterbury were actors (3), writers (2), musicians (2), astronomers (1), and mathematicians (1), while most who died were religious figures (10), writers (2), chemists (2), actors (1), and musicians (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in present-day Canterbury since 1700.
