Bradford
Bradford ranks 410th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kiel, Campinas, and Oklahoma City. Memorable people born in Bradford include Edward Victor Appleton, David Hockney, and Frederick Delius. Memorable people who died in Bradford include Henry Irving. Bradford has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many actors. Bradford is located in United Kingdom.
Bradford is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It became a municipal borough in 1847, received a city charter in 1897 and, since the 1974 reform, the city status has belonged to the larger City of Bradford metropolitan borough. It had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 census, making it the second-largest subdivision of the West Yorkshire Built-up Area after Leeds, which is approximately 9 miles (14 km) to the east. The borough had a population of 552,644, making it the 9th most populous district in England. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1832 and 2001, Bradford was the birth place of 33 globally memorable people, including Edward Victor Appleton, David Hockney, and Frederick Delius. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Bradford including Henry Irving.
People Born in Bradford
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Edward Victor Appleton
PHYSICIST
1892 - 1965
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 1
David Hockney
ARTIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 2
Frederick Delius
COMPOSER
1862 - 1934
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 3
Allan Holdsworth
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2017
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 4
Kiki Dee
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 5
Ernst Wilhelm Bohle
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1960
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 6
Michael Hirst
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 7
Peter Firth
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 8
Ken Armstrong
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1984
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 9
Timothy West
ACTOR
1934 - 2024
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 10
Henry Seebohm
EXPLORER
1832 - 1895
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 11
Zayn Malik
MUSICIAN
1993 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Bradford
Go to all RankingsMichael Hirst
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 7
Adrian Edmondson
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 21
Clayton Donaldson
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 29.19
Rank: 31
Jonny Bairstow
CRICKETER
1989 - Present
HPI: 28.54
Rank: 32
People Deceased in Bradford
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bradford were soccer players (8), actors (7), singers (4), musicians (2), and writers (2), while most who died were actors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bradford, including Peter Firth, Timothy West, and Clare Higgins. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bradford, including Ken Armstrong, Mason Greenwood, and Fabian Delph.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Bradford since 1700.
