United Kingdom
United Kingdom ranks #737 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Delft, Morocco, and Tripoli, Libya. The most famous people from United Kingdom are Saint Patrick, Nick Land, and Louis Fraser. The most famous people who died in United Kingdom are Enrique Granados, and Dorothy Tyler-Odam. United Kingdom has been the birthplace of many film directors, and biologists and the death place of many composers, and athletes. United Kingdom is located in United Kingdom.
People
Between 385 and 2014, present-day United Kingdom was the birthplace of 23 globally memorable people, including Saint Patrick, Nick Land, and Louis Fraser. Additionally, 2 globally memorable people died in present-day United Kingdom, including Enrique Granados, and Dorothy Tyler-Odam.
People Born in Present-Day United Kingdom
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Saint Patrick
Religious Figure
385 - 461
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 1
Nick Land
Philosopher
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 2
Louis Fraser
Biologist
1810 - 1866
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 3
Maxwell T. Masters
Biologist
1833 - 1907
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4
Robert Service
Historian
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 5
Frederic Moore
Biologist
1830 - 1907
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 6
Martin Whitmarsh
Businessperson
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 7
Sheila Jeffreys
Writer
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 8
Lustmord
Musician
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 9
Stephen Turnbull
Historian
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 10
Peter Webber
Film Director
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 11
David Slade
Film Director
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present-Day United Kingdom
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Alessandro Venturella
Musician
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 14
Tim Goss
Engineer
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 15
Christopher Boyes
Engineer
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 16
Joe Walker
Film Director
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 17
Susanna White
Film Director
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 19
Arabella Stanton
Actor
2014 - Present
HPI: 33.32
Rank: 23
People Deceased in Present-Day United Kingdom
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Enrique Granados
Composer
1867 - 1916
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 1
Dorothy Tyler-Odam
Athlete
1920 - 2014
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most people born in present-day United Kingdom were film directors (4), biologists (3), historians (2), businesspeople (2), and writers (2), while most who died were composers (1), and athletes (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in present-day United Kingdom since 1700.
