Cultural Production in
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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 9,823 globally memorable people, including Isaac Newton, Elizabeth I, and Henry VIII. Additionaly, 4,142 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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Ethel Caterham
CELEBRITY
1909 - Present
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 1,085
Charles Bronson
ARTIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 1,459
Ann Lee
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1736 - 1784
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 2,383
James A. Robinson
ECONOMIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 2,902
Ethel Griffies
ACTOR
1878 - 1975
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 3,253
Sarah Mullally
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 3,502
Trudie Styler
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 3,612
Simon Johnson
ECONOMIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 3,986
Simon Beckett
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 4,421
Kate Barry
ACTOR
1967 - 2013
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 4,681
Mike Lynch
BUSINESSPERSON
1965 - 2024
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 4,744
Martin Chivers
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2026
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 4,745
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
Go to all RankingsEthel Griffies
ACTOR
1878 - 1975
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 2,370
Ahmad Ismail Ali
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 1974
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 2,571
Jilly Cooper
WRITER
1937 - 2025
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 3,635
Ian Watkins
SINGER
1977 - 2025
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 3,720
Terry Yorath
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2026
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 3,893
Frankie Howerd
ACTOR
1917 - 1992
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 3,988
Muslimgauze
COMPOSER
1961 - 1999
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 4,023
Siobhan Dowd
WRITER
1960 - 2007
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 4,043
Ronny Jordan
MUSICIAN
1962 - 2014
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 4,067
Simon Fisher-Becker
ACTOR
1961 - 2025
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 4,106
Stella Tennant
MODEL
1970 - 2020
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 4,108
Killing of Jean Charles de Menezes
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1978 - 2005
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 4,114
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day United Kingdom were soccer players (1640), actors (1613), politicians (798), writers (791), and athletes (597), while most who died were politicians (660), 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.
