Ashton-under-Lyne
Ashton-under-Lyne ranks 2,651st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kerkrade, Bastia, and Helsingør. Memorable people born in Ashton-under-Lyne include Geoff Hurst, Simone Perrotta, and Margaret Beckett. Memorable people who died in Ashton-under-Lyne include Mike Doyle. Ashton-under-Lyne has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many soccer players. Ashton-under-Lyne is located in United Kingdom.
Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. The population was 48,604 at the 2021 census. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the north bank of the River Tame, in the foothills of the Pennines, 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Manchester. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1921 and 1977, Ashton-under-Lyne was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Geoff Hurst, Simone Perrotta, and Margaret Beckett. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Ashton-under-Lyne including Mike Doyle.
People Born in Ashton-under-Lyne
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Geoff Hurst
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 1
Simone Perrotta
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 2
Margaret Beckett
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 3
Henry Cockburn
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2004
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 4
Mike Doyle
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2011
HPI: 37.04
Rank: 5
Mark Robins
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 29.07
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Ashton-under-Lyne
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Most individuals born in present day Ashton-under-Lyne were soccer players (5), and politicians (1), while most who died were soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ashton-under-Lyne, including Geoff Hurst, Simone Perrotta, and Mike Doyle. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ashton-under-Lyne, including Geoff Hurst, Simone Perrotta, and Henry Cockburn.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Ashton-under-Lyne since 1700.
