City of Salford
City of Salford ranks 4,959th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Caria, and Imizu. The most famous people from City of Salford are Terry Eagleton, Robert James-Collier, and Sara Ahmed. City of Salford has been the birth place of many writers, and actors. City of Salford is located in United Kingdom.
The City of Salford is a metropolitan borough with city status in Greater Manchester, England, named after its main settlement, Salford, which covers a larger area including Eccles, Swinton, Walkden and Pendlebury. The borough had a population of 294,348 in 2024, and is administered from the Salford Civic Centre in Swinton. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1943 and 2000, City of Salford was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Terry Eagleton, Robert James-Collier, and Sara Ahmed.
People Born in City of Salford
Go to all RankingsTerry Eagleton
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 1
Robert James-Collier
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 2
Sara Ahmed
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 3
Andrew Knott
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 33.06
Rank: 4
Pete Travis
FILM DIRECTOR
2000 - Present
HPI: 28.67
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Born in City of Salford
Go to all RankingsAndrew Knott
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 33.06
Rank: 4
Pete Travis
FILM DIRECTOR
2000 - Present
HPI: 28.67
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day City of Salford were writers (2), actors (2), and film directors (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in City of Salford, including Terry Eagleton, and Sara Ahmed. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day City of Salford, including Terry Eagleton, and Sara Ahmed.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in City of Salford since 1700.





