Burnley
Burnley ranks 1,433rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mineola, New York, Épinal, and Ramat Gan. Memorable people born in Burnley include Ian McKellen, Alfred Tysoe, and Arthur Berry. Memorable people who died in Burnley include Jimmy Hogan. Burnley has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many soccer players. Burnley is located in United Kingdom.
Burnley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2021 population of 78,266. It is 21 miles (34 km) north of Manchester and 20 miles (32 km) east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1874 and 1997, Burnley was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Ian McKellen, Alfred Tysoe, and Arthur Berry. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Burnley including Jimmy Hogan.
People Born in Burnley
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Ian McKellen
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 1
Alfred Tysoe
ATHLETE
1874 - 1901
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 2
Arthur Berry
SOCCER PLAYER
1888 - 1953
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 3
Harvey Barnes
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 4
James Anderson
CRICKETER
1982 - Present
HPI: 33.89
Rank: 5
Lee Ingleby
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 33.61
Rank: 6
Jay Rodriguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 28.05
Rank: 7
Oliver Norwood
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 22.19
Rank: 8
Steven Burke
CYCLIST
1988 - Present
HPI: 21.32
Rank: 9
Rachel Brown-Finnis
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 19.93
Rank: 10
Sophie Hitchon
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 16.76
Rank: 11
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Burnley were soccer players (5), actors (2), athletes (2), cricketers (1), and cyclists (1), while most who died were soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Burnley, including Harvey Barnes, Jay Rodriguez, and Oliver Norwood. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Burnley, including Arthur Berry, Harvey Barnes, and Jay Rodriguez.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Burnley since 1700.
