Colchester
Colchester ranks 1,104th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gera, Nara (city), and Waco, Texas. The most famous people from Colchester are William Gilbert, Roger Penrose, and Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell. The most famous people who died in Colchester are Joan Hickson, John Wilbye, and Margery Allingham. Colchester has been the birth place of many athletes, and physicists and the death place of many actors, and composers. Colchester is located in United Kingdom.
Colchester is a city in north-eastern Essex, England. At the 2021 census the built up area had a population of 130,245, making it the second-largest settlement in Essex, after Southend-on-Sea. It gives its name to the wider Colchester local government district which also covers an extensive surrounding area. The demonym is Colcestrian. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1544 and 1996, Colchester was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including William Gilbert, Roger Penrose, and Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Colchester including Joan Hickson, John Wilbye, and Margery Allingham.
People Born in Colchester
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William Gilbert
PHYSICIST
1544 - 1603
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 1
Roger Penrose
PHYSICIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 74.08
Rank: 2
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1950
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 3
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
PHILOSOPHER
1623 - 1673
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 4
William Gull
PHYSICIAN
1816 - 1890
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 5
Ken Aston
BUSINESSPERSON
1915 - 2001
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 6
Ali Carter
SNOOKER
1979 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 7
Francis Hauksbee
PHYSICIST
1660 - 1713
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 8
Jonathan Penrose
CHESS PLAYER
1933 - 2021
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 9
Paul Nihill
ATHLETE
1939 - 2020
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 10
Dave Rowntree
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 11
Paul Allender
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Colchester
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Saskia Clark
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 32.27
Rank: 13
Henry Patten
TENNIS PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.00
Rank: 15
People Deceased in Colchester
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Joan Hickson
ACTOR
1906 - 1998
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 1
John Wilbye
COMPOSER
1574 - 1638
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 2
Margery Allingham
WRITER
1904 - 1966
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Colchester were athletes (4), physicists (3), musicians (2), military personnels (1), and philosophers (1), while most who died were actors (1), composers (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Colchester, including Paul Nihill, Saskia Clark, and Anna Łukasiak. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Colchester, including Paul Nihill, Saskia Clark, and Anna Łukasiak.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Colchester since 1700.
