The Most Famous

Swimmers from United Kingdom

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This page contains a list of the greatest British Swimmers. The pantheon dataset contains 709 Swimmers, 76 of which were born in United Kingdom. This makes United Kingdom the birth place of the 4th most number of Swimmers behind Australia and Germany.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary British Swimmers of all time. This list of famous British Swimmers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of British Swimmers.

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1. Frederick Holman (1885 - 1913)

With an HPI of 60.25, Frederick Holman is the most famous British Swimmer.   biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.

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2. John Arthur Jarvis (1872 - 1933)

With an HPI of 58.39, John Arthur Jarvis is the 2nd most famous British Swimmer.   biography has been translated into 22 different languages.

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3. Henry Taylor (1885 - 1951)

With an HPI of 58.37, Henry Taylor is the 3rd most famous British Swimmer.   biography has been translated into 22 different languages.

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4. Murray Rose (1939 - 2012)

With an HPI of 56.14, Murray Rose is the 4th most famous British Swimmer.   biography has been translated into 25 different languages.

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5. John Derbyshire (1878 - 1938)

With an HPI of 55.62, John Derbyshire is the 5th most famous British Swimmer.   biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

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6. Belle Moore (1894 - 1975)

With an HPI of 53.92, Belle Moore is the 6th most famous British Swimmer.   biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

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7. Jennie Fletcher (1890 - 1968)

With an HPI of 53.09, Jennie Fletcher is the 7th most famous British Swimmer.   biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

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8. Irene Steer (1889 - 1977)

With an HPI of 52.71, Irene Steer is the 8th most famous British Swimmer.   biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

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9. Lucy Morton (1898 - 1980)

With an HPI of 52.26, Lucy Morton is the 9th most famous British Swimmer.   biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

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10. Valerie Davies (1912 - 2001)

With an HPI of 51.42, Valerie Davies is the 10th most famous British Swimmer.   biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

People

Pantheon has 76 people classified as British swimmers born between 1872 and 2004. Of these 76, 64 (84.21%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living British swimmers include Judy Grinham, Anita Lonsbrough, and Ben Proud. The most famous deceased British swimmers include Frederick Holman, John Arthur Jarvis, and Henry Taylor. As of April 2024, 8 new British swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Paul Palmer, Neil Brooks, and Adrian Moorhouse.

Living British Swimmers

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Overlapping Lives

Which Swimmers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 12 most globally memorable Swimmers since 1700.

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