Bolton
Bolton ranks 650th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Vantaa, Tula, Russia, and Guangzhou. Memorable people born in Bolton include William Lassell, Samuel Crompton, and Norman Davies. Memorable people who died in Bolton include Samuel Crompton, Nat Lofthouse, and John Spencer. Bolton has been the birth place of many soccer players, and inventors and the death place of many inventors, and soccer players. Bolton is located in United Kingdom.
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester in England. In the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, Bolton is between Manchester, Blackburn, Wigan, Bury and Salford. It is surrounded by several towns and villages that form the wider borough, of which Bolton is the administrative centre. The town is within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1753 and 1997, Bolton was the birth place of 22 globally memorable people, including William Lassell, Samuel Crompton, and Norman Davies. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Bolton including Samuel Crompton, Nat Lofthouse, and John Spencer.
People Born in Bolton
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William Lassell
ASTRONOMER
1799 - 1880
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 1
Samuel Crompton
INVENTOR
1753 - 1827
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 2
Norman Davies
HISTORIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 3
Arthur Rostron
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1869 - 1940
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 4
Nat Lofthouse
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2011
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 5
Thomas Moran
PAINTER
1837 - 1926
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 6
Robert Whitehead
INVENTOR
1823 - 1905
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 7
Ernest Mangnall
COACH
1866 - 1932
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 8
Annie Haslam
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 9
David Jack
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1958
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 10
Nathaniel Phillips
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 11
Diane Morgan
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 36.69
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Bolton
Go to all RankingsRobert Whitehead
INVENTOR
1823 - 1905
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 7
Annie Haslam
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 9
Diane Morgan
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 36.69
Rank: 12
Jason Wilcox
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 24.45
Rank: 18
Luke Daniels
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 14.43
Rank: 21
Nicholas Woods
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 22
People Deceased in Bolton
Go to all RankingsSamuel Crompton
INVENTOR
1753 - 1827
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 1
Nat Lofthouse
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2011
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 2
John Spencer
SNOOKER
1935 - 2006
HPI: 38.91
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bolton were soccer players (7), inventors (2), actors (2), astronomers (1), and historians (1), while most who died were inventors (1), soccer players (1), and snookers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bolton, including Nat Lofthouse, Nathaniel Phillips, and Carlo Nash. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bolton, including Nat Lofthouse, David Jack, and Nathaniel Phillips.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Bolton since 1700.
