Cultural Production in

Present Day

United Kingdom

United Kingdom ranks #2 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind United States. The most famous people from United Kingdom are Isaac Newton, Elizabeth I, and Henry VIII. The most famous people who died in United Kingdom are Isaac Newton, Elizabeth I, and Henry VIII. United Kingdom has been the birthplace of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and writers. The top cities in United Kingdom by number of people born are London, Glasgow, Liverpool, Edinburgh, and Birmingham.

People

Between 100 BC and 2019, present-day United Kingdom was the birthplace of 9,907 globally memorable people, including Isaac Newton, Elizabeth I, and Henry VIII. Additionally, 4,176 globally memorable people died 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
Dorothy Eady
Archaeologist
1904 - 1981
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 1,691
Mani
Musician
1962 - 2025
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 2,265
Ann Lee
Religious Figure
1736 - 1784
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 2,386
John Irvin
Film Director
1940 - 2026
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 2,442
Ian Watson
Writer
1943 - 2026
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 2,498
Elizabeth Alexander
Astronomer
1908 - 1958
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 2,640
James A. Robinson
Economist
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 2,908
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Politician
1536 - 1572
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 2,923
John Nolan
Actor
1938 - 2026
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 3,038

People Deceased 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
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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John Paul Getty Jr.
Businessperson
1932 - 2003
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 1,588
Mani
Musician
1962 - 2025
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 1,697
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Politician
1536 - 1572
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 2,161
William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
Politician
1790 - 1858
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 2,194
Ruth Ellis
Companion
1926 - 1955
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 2,278
Valentine Penrose
Writer
1898 - 1978
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 2,288
Józef Retinger
Diplomat
1888 - 1960
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 2,302
Vladek Sheybal
Actor
1923 - 1992
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 2,356
Ethel Griffies
Actor
1878 - 1975
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 2,380
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield
Judge
1705 - 1793
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 2,407
Jeremy Thomas
Producer
1949 - 2026
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 2,416
John Brown
Companion
1826 - 1883
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 2,580