Buxton
Buxton ranks 9,474th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind West Lafayette, Indiana, Seocho District, and Belén de Escobar. Memorable people born in Buxton include Robert Stevenson, Elizabeth Spriggs, and Abbie Wood. Memorable people who died in Buxton include John Anderson, and F. F. Bruce. Buxton has been the birth place of many film directors, and actors and the death place of many biologists, and religious figures. Buxton is located in United Kingdom.
Buxton is a spa town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level. It lies close to Cheshire to the west and Staffordshire to the south, on the edge of the Peak District National Park. In 1974, the municipal borough merged with other nearby boroughs, including Glossop, to form the local government district and borough of High Peak. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1905 and 1999, Buxton was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Robert Stevenson, Elizabeth Spriggs, and Abbie Wood. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Buxton including John Anderson, and F. F. Bruce.
People Born in Buxton
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Robert Stevenson
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1986
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 1
Elizabeth Spriggs
ACTOR
1929 - 2008
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 2
Abbie Wood
SWIMMER
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 3
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John Anderson
BIOLOGIST
1833 - 1900
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 1
F. F. Bruce
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1910 - 1990
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Deceased in Buxton
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Most individuals born in present day Buxton were film directors (1), actors (1), and swimmers (1), while most who died were biologists (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Buxton, including Elizabeth Spriggs. Whereas, throughout history, film directors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Buxton, including Robert Stevenson.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Buxton since 1700.
