Eastbourne
Eastbourne ranks 2,221st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Narashino, Lawrence, Kansas, and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Memorable people born in Eastbourne include Frederick Soddy, Theresa May, and Frederick Gowland Hopkins. Memorable people who died in Eastbourne include Thomas Henry Huxley, Desmond Llewelyn, and Charles Scott Sherrington. Eastbourne has been the birth place of many chemists, and politicians and the death place of many biologists, and composers. Eastbourne is located in United Kingdom.
Eastbourne is a town and seaside resort in East Sussex, on the south coast of England, 19 miles (31 km) east of Brighton and 54 miles (87 km) south of London. It is also a local government district with borough status. Eastbourne is immediately east of Beachy Head, the highest chalk sea cliff in Great Britain and part of the larger Eastbourne Downland Estate. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1861 and 1994, Eastbourne was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Frederick Soddy, Theresa May, and Frederick Gowland Hopkins. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Eastbourne including Thomas Henry Huxley, Desmond Llewelyn, and Charles Scott Sherrington. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Eastbourne than were born there.
People Born in Eastbourne
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Frederick Soddy
CHEMIST
1877 - 1956
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 1
Theresa May
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 2
Frederick Gowland Hopkins
CHEMIST
1861 - 1947
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 3
Angela Carter
WRITER
1940 - 1992
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 4
Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1941
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 5
Rag'n'Bone Man
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.12
Rank: 6
Solly March
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 32.85
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Eastbourne
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Thomas Henry Huxley
BIOLOGIST
1825 - 1895
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 1
Desmond Llewelyn
ACTOR
1914 - 1999
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 2
Charles Scott Sherrington
BIOLOGIST
1952 - 1952
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 3
Frank Bridge
COMPOSER
1879 - 1941
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 4
John Bodkin Adams
EXTREMIST
1899 - 1983
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 5
Peter Grant
MUSICIAN
1935 - 1995
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 6
Cyril Scott
COMPOSER
1879 - 1970
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 7
Nigel Lawson
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2023
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Eastbourne were chemists (2), politicians (2), writers (1), singers (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were biologists (2), composers (2), actors (1), extremists (1), and musicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Eastbourne, including Theresa May. Whereas, throughout history, chemists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Eastbourne, including Frederick Soddy, and Frederick Gowland Hopkins.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Eastbourne since 1700.
