Birmingham
Birmingham ranks 95th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kyoto, Bologna, and Cologne. The most famous people from Birmingham are Neville Chamberlain, Francis Galton, and Offa of Mercia. The most famous people who died in Birmingham are David Lodge, Joseph Chamberlain, and Mike Hailwood. Birmingham has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many soccer players, and businesspeople. Birmingham is located in United Kingdom.
People
Between 570 and 2001, Birmingham was the birth place of 124 globally memorable people, including Neville Chamberlain, Francis Galton, and Offa of Mercia. Additionaly, 17 globally memorable people have passed away in Birmingham including David Lodge, Joseph Chamberlain, and Mike Hailwood.
People Born in Birmingham
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Neville Chamberlain
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1940
HPI: 78.91
Rank: 1
Francis Galton
STATISTICIAN
1822 - 1911
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 2
Offa of Mercia
POLITICIAN
800 - 796
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 3
Kenny Baker
ACTOR
1934 - 2016
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 4
Austen Chamberlain
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1937
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 5
Nick Mason
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 6
Tony Iommi
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 7
Raymond Cattell
PSYCHOLOGIST
1905 - 1998
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 8
Alfred Radcliffe-Brown
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1881 - 1955
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 9
Edward Burne-Jones
ARTIST
1833 - 1898
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 10
Paul Grice
PHILOSOPHER
1913 - 1988
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 11
Geezer Butler
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Birmingham
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Shabana Mahmood
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 85
Phylis Smith
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 91
Hannah Hampton
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 36.47
Rank: 101
Tony Daley
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 33.04
Rank: 105
Jess Phillips
POLITICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 29.25
Rank: 111
Ben Turner
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 28.78
Rank: 114
Chris Woakes
CRICKETER
1989 - Present
HPI: 28.02
Rank: 116
Seth Johnson
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 27.81
Rank: 117
People Deceased in Birmingham
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David Lodge
WRITER
1935 - 2025
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 1
Joseph Chamberlain
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1914
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 2
Mike Hailwood
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 1981
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 3
Matthew Boulton
INVENTOR
1728 - 1809
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 4
John Henry Poynting
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1914
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 5
John Baskerville
DESIGNER
1706 - 1775
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 6
Frederick W. Lanchester
ENGINEER
1868 - 1946
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 7
John Hick
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 2012
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 8
Charles Lapworth
GEOLOGIST
1842 - 1920
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 9
Gary Shaw
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 2024
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 10
William McGregor
BUSINESSPERSON
1846 - 1911
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 11
Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin
BUSINESSPERSON
1866 - 1941
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Birmingham were soccer players (29), actors (21), musicians (13), politicians (9), and athletes (6), while most who died were soccer players (3), businesspeople (2), writers (1), politicians (1), and racing drivers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Birmingham, including Gabriel Agbonlahor, Gary Shaw, and Jack Grealish. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Birmingham, including Gabriel Agbonlahor, Gary Shaw, and Jack Grealish.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Birmingham since 1700.
