Canterbury
Canterbury ranks 1,414th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ichihara, Chiba, Northumbria, and Teaneck, New Jersey. Memorable people born in Canterbury include Christopher Marlowe, Stephen Gray, and Orlando Bloom. Memorable people who died in Canterbury include Ian Fleming, George Porter, and Augustine of Canterbury. Canterbury has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many religious figures, and writers. Canterbury is located in United Kingdom.
Canterbury is a city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the county of Kent, England; it was a county borough until 1974. It lies on the River Stour. The city has a mild oceanic climate. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1564 and 1998, Canterbury was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Christopher Marlowe, Stephen Gray, and Orlando Bloom. Additionaly, 22 globally memorable people have passed away in Canterbury including Ian Fleming, George Porter, and Augustine of Canterbury. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Canterbury than were born there.
People Born in Canterbury
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Christopher Marlowe
WRITER
1564 - 1593
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 1
Stephen Gray
ASTRONOMER
1666 - 1736
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2
Orlando Bloom
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 3
Aphra Behn
WRITER
1640 - 1689
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 4
George Rooke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1650 - 1709
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 5
William Sealy Gosset
MATHEMATICIAN
1876 - 1937
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 6
Trevor Pinnock
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 7
John Sims
BIOLOGIST
1749 - 1831
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 8
Hugh Hopper
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2009
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 9
Ruta Gedmintas
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.20
Rank: 10
Jack Scanlon
ACTOR
1998 - Present
HPI: 25.81
Rank: 11
Grace Balsdon
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
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Ian Fleming
WRITER
1908 - 1964
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 1
George Porter
CHEMIST
1920 - 2002
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 2
Augustine of Canterbury
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
510 - 604
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 3
Peter Cushing
ACTOR
1913 - 1994
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 4
Ginger Baker
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2019
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 5
C. Northcote Parkinson
HISTORIAN
1909 - 1993
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 6
Dunstan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
909 - 988
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 7
George Rooke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1650 - 1709
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 8
Orlando Gibbons
COMPOSER
1583 - 1625
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 9
Lanfranc
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1005 - 1089
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 10
Bertha of Kent
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
550 - 601
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 11
Justus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 631
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 12
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Canterbury were actors (3), writers (2), musicians (2), astronomers (1), and military personnels (1), while most who died were religious figures (10), writers (2), chemists (2), actors (1), and musicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Canterbury, including Orlando Bloom, Ruta Gedmintas, and Jack Scanlon. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Canterbury, including Orlando Bloom, Ruta Gedmintas, and Jack Scanlon.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Canterbury since 1700.
