Blackpool
Blackpool ranks 738th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Klaipėda, Nagano Prefecture, and Dundee. Memorable people born in Blackpool include Michael Smith, Cynthia Lennon, and David Thewlis. Memorable people who died in Blackpool include Fergus Suter, Alfred Tysoe, and George Washington Williams. Blackpool has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many soccer players, and athletes. Blackpool is located in .
Blackpool is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. It is located on the Irish Sea coast of the Fylde peninsula, approximately 27 miles (43 km) north of Liverpool and 14 miles (23 km) west of Preston. It is the main settlement in the borough of the same name. The population of Blackpool at the 2021 census was 141,000, a decrease of 1,100 in ten years. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1913 and 1994, Blackpool was the birth place of 20 globally memorable people, including Michael Smith, Cynthia Lennon, and David Thewlis. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Blackpool including Fergus Suter, Alfred Tysoe, and George Washington Williams.
People Born in Blackpool
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Michael Smith
CHEMIST
1932 - 2000
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 1
Cynthia Lennon
COMPANION
1939 - 2015
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 2
David Thewlis
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 3
Pauline Moran
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 4
Graham Nash
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 5
Robert Smith
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 6
John Mahoney
ACTOR
1940 - 2018
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 7
Tania Mallet
ACTOR
1941 - 2019
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 8
Chris Lowe
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 9
Frank Swift
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1958
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 10
Janet Munro
ACTOR
1934 - 1972
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 11
John Evan
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Blackpool
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ACTOR
1934 - 1972
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 11
Maddy Prior
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 37.75
Rank: 17
Charley Davison
BOXER
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 20
People Deceased in Blackpool
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Fergus Suter
SOCCER PLAYER
1857 - 1916
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 1
Alfred Tysoe
ATHLETE
1874 - 1901
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 2
George Washington Williams
WRITER
1849 - 1891
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 3
Jimmy Armfield
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 4
Lucy Morton
SWIMMER
1898 - 1980
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Deceased in Blackpool
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Most individuals born in present day Blackpool were actors (6), singers (4), musicians (3), soccer players (3), and chemists (1), while most who died were soccer players (2), athletes (1), writers (1), and swimmers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Blackpool, including David Thewlis, Pauline Moran, and John Mahoney. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Blackpool, including David Thewlis, Pauline Moran, and John Mahoney.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Blackpool since 1700.
