Chester
Chester ranks 1,020th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tournai, Colmar, and Royal Palace of Turin. Memorable people born in Chester include Daniel Craig, Michael Owen, and Ronald Pickup. Memorable people who died in Chester include Reynold A. Nicholson. Chester has been the birth place of many actors, and soccer players and the death place of many writers. Chester is located in United Kingdom.
Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, close to the England-Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement of Cheshire West and Chester. It is also the historic county town of Cheshire and the second-largest settlement in Cheshire after Warrington. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1846 and 1992, Chester was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Daniel Craig, Michael Owen, and Ronald Pickup. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Chester including Reynold A. Nicholson.
People Born in Chester
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Daniel Craig
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 1
Michael Owen
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 2
Ronald Pickup
ACTOR
1940 - 2021
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 3
Beatrice Tinsley
ASTRONOMER
1941 - 1981
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 4
Adrian Boult
CONDUCTOR
1889 - 1983
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 5
John Steiner
ACTOR
1941 - 2022
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 6
John Marshall
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1876 - 1958
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 7
Randolph Caldecott
PAINTER
1846 - 1886
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 8
Tom Heaton
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 9
Tom Hughes
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 10
Danny Murphy
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 11
Ricky Walden
SNOOKER
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Chester
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ACTOR
1941 - 2022
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 6
Tom Hughes
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 10
Chris Grube
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 9.36
Rank: 15
Phil Roper
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 8.83
Rank: 16
People Deceased in Chester
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Newly Added People Deceased in Chester
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Most individuals born in present day Chester were actors (4), soccer players (4), athletes (2), astronomers (1), and conductors (1), while most who died were writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Chester, including Daniel Craig, Ronald Pickup, and John Steiner. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Chester, including Daniel Craig, Ronald Pickup, and John Steiner.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Chester since 1700.
