Durham, England
Durham, England ranks 2,096th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ribe, Tolosa, Spain, and Oudenaarde. Memorable people born in Durham, England include Anthony Eden, Thomas C. Jerdon, and Leslie Marr. Memorable people who died in Durham, England include Philippa Pearce, Ranulf Flambard, and Arnold Wolfendale. Durham, England has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Durham, England is located in United Kingdom.
Durham is a cathedral city and civil parish in the county of Durham, England. It is the county town and contains the headquarters of Durham County Council, the unitary authority which governs the district of County Durham. The built-up area had a population of 50,510 at the 2021 Census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1811 and 1996, Durham, England was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Anthony Eden, Thomas C. Jerdon, and Leslie Marr. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Durham, England including Philippa Pearce, Ranulf Flambard, and Arnold Wolfendale.
People Born in Durham, England
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Anthony Eden
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1977
HPI: 75.94
Rank: 1
Thomas C. Jerdon
PHYSICIAN
1811 - 1872
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 2
Leslie Marr
RACING DRIVER
1922 - 2021
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 3
Dominic Cummings
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 4
Jessica Eddie
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 30.54
Rank: 5
Steph Houghton
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 30.24
Rank: 6
Stuart Parnaby
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 28.22
Rank: 7
Ben Davison
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 1.00
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Durham, England
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Philippa Pearce
WRITER
1920 - 2006
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 1
Ranulf Flambard
POLITICIAN
1060 - 1128
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 2
Arnold Wolfendale
ASTRONOMER
1927 - 2020
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Durham, England were politicians (2), athletes (2), soccer players (2), physicians (1), and racing drivers (1), while most who died were writers (1), politicians (1), and astronomers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Durham, England, including Jessica Eddie, and Ben Davison. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Durham, England, including Anthony Eden, and Dominic Cummings.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Durham, England since 1700.
