Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh ranks 5,497th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lowestoft, Alofi, and Bedford, Texas. Memorable people born in Aldeburgh include Millicent Fawcett, George Crabbe, and Louisa Garrett Anderson. Memorable people who died in Aldeburgh include Benjamin Britten, A. S. Neill, and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson. Aldeburgh has been the birth place of many social activists, and writers and the death place of many composers, and philosophers. Aldeburgh is located in United Kingdom.
Aldeburgh is a coastal town in the county of Suffolk, England, north of the River Alde. Its estimated population was 2,276 in 2019. It was home to the composer Benjamin Britten and remains the centre of the international Aldeburgh Festival of arts at nearby Snape Maltings, which was founded by Britten in 1948. It also hosts an annual poetry festival and several food festivals and other events. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1754 and 1873, Aldeburgh was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Millicent Fawcett, George Crabbe, and Louisa Garrett Anderson. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Aldeburgh including Benjamin Britten, A. S. Neill, and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Aldeburgh than were born there.
People Born in Aldeburgh
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Millicent Fawcett
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1847 - 1929
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 1
George Crabbe
WRITER
1754 - 1832
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 2
Louisa Garrett Anderson
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1943
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 3
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Benjamin Britten
COMPOSER
1913 - 1976
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 1
A. S. Neill
PHILOSOPHER
1883 - 1973
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 2
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
PHYSICIAN
1836 - 1917
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 3
Philip Herbert Cowell
ASTRONOMER
1870 - 1949
HPI: 38.11
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Aldeburgh
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Most individuals born in present day Aldeburgh were social activists (1), writers (1), and physicians (1), while most who died were composers (1), philosophers (1), physicians (1), and astronomers (1).
Occupational Trends
Throughout history social activists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Aldeburgh, including Millicent Fawcett.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Aldeburgh since 1700.
