Ashington
Ashington ranks 2,368th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Milford, Connecticut, and Eisenhüttenstadt. Memorable people born in Ashington include Bobby Charlton, Jack Charlton, and Jackie Milburn. Memorable people who died in Ashington include Jack Charlton, and Jackie Milburn. Ashington has been the birth place of many soccer players, and referees and the death place of many soccer players. Ashington is located in United Kingdom.
Ashington is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, with a population of 27,864 at the 2011 Census. It was once a centre of the coal mining industry. The town is 15 miles (24 km) north of Newcastle upon Tyne, west of the A189 and bordered to the south by the River Wansbeck. Many inhabitants have a distinctive accent and dialect known as Pitmatic. This varies from the regional dialect known as Geordie. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1924 and 1990, Ashington was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Bobby Charlton, Jack Charlton, and Jackie Milburn. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Ashington including Jack Charlton, and Jackie Milburn.
People Born in Ashington
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Bobby Charlton
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2023
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 1
Jack Charlton
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 2
Jackie Milburn
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1988
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 3
Michael Oliver
REFEREE
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 4
Jimmy Adamson
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2011
HPI: 35.48
Rank: 5
Martin Taylor
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 32.23
Rank: 6
Katherine Copeland
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 19.00
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Ashington
Go to all RankingsJack Charlton
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 1
Jackie Milburn
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1988
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ashington were soccer players (5), referees (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were soccer players (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ashington, including Bobby Charlton, Jack Charlton, and Jackie Milburn. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ashington, including Bobby Charlton, Jack Charlton, and Jackie Milburn.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Ashington since 1700.
