Caerleon
Caerleon ranks 5,836th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Courcouronnes, Lake Forest, California, and Pont-d'Ain. Memorable people born in Caerleon include Arthur Machen, Tony Atkinson, and Gary Hocking. Caerleon has been the birth place of many writers, and economists. Caerleon is located in United Kingdom.
Caerleon is a town and community in Newport, Wales. Situated on the River Usk, it lies 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Newport city centre, and 5.5 miles (9 km) southeast of Cwmbran. Caerleon is of archaeological importance, being the site of a notable Roman legionary fortress, Isca Augusta, and an Iron Age hillfort. Close to the remains of Isca Augusta are the National Roman Legion Museum and the Roman Baths Museum. The town also has strong historical and literary associations: Geoffrey of Monmouth elevated the significance of Caerleon as a major centre of British history in his Historia Regum Britanniae, and Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote Idylls of the King (1859–1885) while staying in Caerleon. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1863 and 1944, Caerleon was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Arthur Machen, Tony Atkinson, and Gary Hocking.
People Born in Caerleon
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Arthur Machen
WRITER
1863 - 1947
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 1
Tony Atkinson
ECONOMIST
1944 - 2017
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 2
Gary Hocking
POLITICIAN
1937 - 1962
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Caerleon were writers (1), economists (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, economists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Caerleon, including Tony Atkinson. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Caerleon, including Arthur Machen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Caerleon since 1700.
