Dudley
Dudley ranks 1,892nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lillehammer, Trebinje, and Dundalk. The most famous people from Dudley are Maurice Wilkes, Dorothy Round, and James Whale. Dudley has been the birth place of many computer scientists, and tennis players. Dudley is located in United Kingdom.
People
Between 1678 and 1997, Dudley was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Maurice Wilkes, Dorothy Round, and James Whale.
People Born in Dudley
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Maurice Wilkes
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1913 - 2010
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 1
Dorothy Round
TENNIS PLAYER
1909 - 1982
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 2
James Whale
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1957
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 3
Sam Allardyce
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 4
Abraham Darby I
INVENTOR
1678 - 1717
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 5
Jason Bonham
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 6
Thomas Phillips
PAINTER
1770 - 1845
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 7
Lenny Henry
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 8
Reanne Evans
SNOOKER
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.45
Rank: 9
Tyler Bate
WRESTLER
1997 - Present
HPI: 29.12
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Born in Dudley
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SNOOKER
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.45
Rank: 9
Tyler Bate
WRESTLER
1997 - Present
HPI: 29.12
Rank: 10
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Dudley were computer scientists (1), tennis players (1), film directors (1), soccer players (1), and inventors (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dudley, including Sam Allardyce. Whereas, throughout history, computer scientists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dudley, including Maurice Wilkes.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Dudley since 1700.
