Eccles, Greater Manchester
Eccles, Greater Manchester ranks 5,768th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Al-Ahsa Oasis, Usurbil, and Kostiantynivka. Memorable people born in Eccles, Greater Manchester include Sydney Chapman, Benedict Wong, and Danny Simpson. Memorable people who died in Eccles, Greater Manchester include William Huskisson. Eccles, Greater Manchester has been the birth place of many mathematicians, and actors and the death place of many politicians. Eccles, Greater Manchester is located in United Kingdom.
Eccles is a market town in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Salford and 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Manchester, split by the M602 motorway and bordered by the Manchester Ship Canal to the south. The town is famous for the Eccles cake. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1888 and 1987, Eccles, Greater Manchester was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Sydney Chapman, Benedict Wong, and Danny Simpson. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Eccles, Greater Manchester including William Huskisson.
People Born in Eccles, Greater Manchester
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Sydney Chapman
MATHEMATICIAN
1888 - 1970
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 1
Benedict Wong
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 2
Danny Simpson
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 29.86
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Eccles, Greater Manchester
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Eccles, Greater Manchester were mathematicians (1), actors (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Eccles, Greater Manchester, including Benedict Wong. Whereas, throughout history, mathematicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Eccles, Greater Manchester, including Sydney Chapman.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Eccles, Greater Manchester since 1700.
