Bristol
Bristol ranks 174th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Damascus, Tashkent, and Buffalo, New York. Memorable people born in Bristol include Paul Dirac, Blackbeard, and Calico Jack. Memorable people who died in Bristol include Diana Wynne Jones, Cozy Powell, and George Müller. Bristol has been the birth place of many actors, and soccer players and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Bristol is located in United Kingdom.
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. The county is in the West of England combined authority area, which includes the Greater Bristol area and nearby places such as Bath. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1521 and 2001, Bristol was the birth place of 72 globally memorable people, including Paul Dirac, Blackbeard, and Calico Jack. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Bristol including Diana Wynne Jones, Cozy Powell, and George Müller.
People Born in Bristol
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Paul Dirac
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1984
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 1
Blackbeard
PIRATE
1680 - 1718
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 2
Calico Jack
PIRATE
1682 - 1720
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 3
Elizabeth Blackwell
PHYSICIAN
1821 - 1910
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 4
Cary Grant
ACTOR
1904 - 1986
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 5
Archibald Hill
BIOLOGIST
1886 - 1977
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 6
James May
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 7
Banksy
ARTIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 8
Thomas Chatterton
WRITER
1752 - 1770
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 9
Thomas Lawrence
PAINTER
1769 - 1830
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 10
David Prowse
ACTOR
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 11
William George Horner
MATHEMATICIAN
1786 - 1837
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Bristol
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Amelia Dyer
EXTREMIST
1837 - 1896
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 23
Emily Blackwell
PHYSICIAN
1826 - 1910
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 31
John Addington Symonds
WRITER
1840 - 1893
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 40
Ben Green
MATHEMATICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 29.67
Rank: 57
Lloyd Kelly
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 25.49
Rank: 61
Bobby Decordova-Reid
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 23.27
Rank: 62
Keith Curle
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 23.05
Rank: 64
Bronwyn Cox
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 68
Kate Shortman
SWIMMER
2001 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 69
Claudia Fragapane
GYMNAST
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 70
Lily Owsley
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 71
Isabelle Thorpe
SWIMMER
2001 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 72
People Deceased in Bristol
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Diana Wynne Jones
WRITER
1934 - 2011
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 1
Cozy Powell
MUSICIAN
1947 - 1998
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 2
George Müller
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1805 - 1898
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 3
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester
POLITICIAN
1090 - 1147
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 4
William Frederick Denning
ASTRONOMER
1848 - 1931
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 5
Richard Williams
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 2019
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 6
Peter Scott
PAINTER
1909 - 1989
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 7
Paddy Ashdown
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2018
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 8
Gladys Davis
ATHLETE
1893 - 1965
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 9
Helen Dunmore
WRITER
1952 - 2017
HPI: 35.01
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Deceased in Bristol
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Most individuals born in present day Bristol were actors (18), soccer players (7), writers (5), musicians (5), and physicians (3), while most who died were writers (2), politicians (2), musicians (1), religious figures (1), and astronomers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bristol, including David Prowse, Nigel Terry, and Kevin McNally. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bristol, including Cary Grant, David Prowse, and Michael Redgrave.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 23 globally memorable people born in Bristol since 1700.
