England
England ranks 281st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Jacksonville, Florida, Lausanne, and Dnipro. Memorable people born in England include Harthacnut, Sweyn II of Denmark, and Henry Hudson. Memorable people who died in England include Ivar the Boneless, Richard Cantillon, and Edgar Ætheling. England has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many writers, and politicians. England is located in United Kingdom.
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It has land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west, and is otherwise surrounded by the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south, the Celtic Sea to the south-west, and the Irish Sea to the west. Continental Europe lies to the south-east, and Ireland to the west. At the 2021 census, the population was 56,490,048. London is both the largest city and the capital. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 100 BC and 1990, England was the birth place of 45 globally memorable people, including Harthacnut, Sweyn II of Denmark, and Henry Hudson. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in England including Ivar the Boneless, Richard Cantillon, and Edgar Ætheling.
People Born in England
Go to all RankingsHarthacnut
POLITICIAN
1018 - 1042
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 1
Sweyn II of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1020 - 1076
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 2
Henry Hudson
EXPLORER
1570 - 1611
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 3
Benjamin Hornigold
PIRATE
1680 - 1719
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 4
Charles Vane
PIRATE
1680 - 1721
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 5
John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford
NOBLEMAN
1389 - 1435
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 6
Henry
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1156
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 7
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
POLITICIAN
1506 - 1552
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 8
Edward the Exile
POLITICIAN
1016 - 1057
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 9
Cassivellaunus
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
100 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 10
Sigfrid of Sweden
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1045
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 11
William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1729 - 1814
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in England
Go to all RankingsAaron Arrowsmith
GEOGRAPHER
1750 - 1823
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 28
Susan Bassnett
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 37
Perri Shakes-Drayton
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 9.71
Rank: 45
People Deceased in England
Go to all RankingsIvar the Boneless
POLITICIAN
900 - 873
HPI: 75.69
Rank: 1
Richard Cantillon
ECONOMIST
1680 - 1734
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 2
Edgar Ætheling
NOBLEMAN
1051 - 1200
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 3
Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1274 - 1319
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 4
William Murdoch
INVENTOR
1754 - 1839
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 5
Joseph Raphson
MATHEMATICIAN
1648 - 1715
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 6
Æthelfrith
POLITICIAN
600 - 616
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 7
Agnes Baden-Powell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1858 - 1945
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 8
Nicholas Evans
WRITER
1950 - 2022
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 9
Henry of Huntingdon
WRITER
1080 - 1160
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 10
Cynewulf
WRITER
900 - 900
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 11
Ælfric of Eynsham
WRITER
955 - 1020
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in England
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Most individuals born in present day England were politicians (6), actors (6), writers (6), religious figures (3), and social activists (3), while most who died were writers (4), politicians (3), businesspeople (2), economists (1), and noblemen (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in England, including Richard Bremmer, John Callen, and Caroline Bliss. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day England, including Harthacnut, Sweyn II of Denmark, and Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in England since 1700.