Bournemouth
Bournemouth ranks 1,153rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Guarulhos, Ōtsu, and Swindon. Memorable people born in Bournemouth include Anthony Blunt, Barbara West, and Melita Norwood. Memorable people who died in Bournemouth include J. R. R. Tolkien, Halford Mackinder, and Fred Hoyle. Bournemouth has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians and the death place of many writers, and religious figures. Bournemouth is located in United Kingdom.
Bournemouth is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority area, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. The 2021 census built-up area had a population of 196,455, making it the largest town in Dorset. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1848 and 1991, Bournemouth was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Anthony Blunt, Barbara West, and Melita Norwood. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Bournemouth including J. R. R. Tolkien, Halford Mackinder, and Fred Hoyle.
People Born in Bournemouth
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Anthony Blunt
HISTORIAN
1907 - 1983
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 1
Barbara West
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1911 - 2007
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 2
Melita Norwood
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 2005
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 3
Charles Gray
ACTOR
1928 - 2000
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 4
Hubert Parry
COMPOSER
1848 - 1918
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 5
Radclyffe Hall
WRITER
1880 - 1943
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 6
Lee Kerslake
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2020
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 7
Virginia Wade
TENNIS PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 8
Gordon Haskell
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2020
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 9
Jayne Atkinson
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 10
Audrey Williamson
ATHLETE
1926 - 2010
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 11
Ben Hardy
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Bournemouth
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J. R. R. Tolkien
WRITER
1892 - 1973
HPI: 87.63
Rank: 1
Halford Mackinder
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1947
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 2
Fred Hoyle
ASTRONOMER
1915 - 2001
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 3
John Nelson Darby
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1800 - 1882
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 4
John Wetton
SINGER
1949 - 2017
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 5
Edith Tolkien
COMPANION
1889 - 1971
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 6
Jesse Carver
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 2003
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 7
William Mitchell Ramsay
HISTORIAN
1851 - 1939
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 8
Charles Bennett
ATHLETE
1870 - 1950
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 9
George William Russell
WRITER
1867 - 1935
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 10
John Keble
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1792 - 1866
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Deceased in Bournemouth
Go to all RankingsJesse Carver
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 2003
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 7
William Mitchell Ramsay
HISTORIAN
1851 - 1939
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bournemouth were actors (4), musicians (2), historians (1), religious figures (1), and military personnels (1), while most who died were writers (2), religious figures (2), politicians (1), astronomers (1), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bournemouth, including Charles Gray, Jayne Atkinson, and Ben Hardy. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bournemouth, including Charles Gray, Jayne Atkinson, and Ben Hardy.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Bournemouth since 1700.
