England ranks 276th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind San Sebastián, Hamamatsu, and Bilbao. 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 politicians and writers. England is located in United Kingdom.
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. The country is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers roughly 62%, and over 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. The population was 56,490,048 at the 2021 census. London is both the largest city and the capital. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 614 and 1990, England was the birth place of 41 globally memorable people, including Harthacnut, Sweyn II of Denmark, and Henry Hudson. Additionaly, 12 globally memorable people have passed away in England including Ivar the Boneless, Richard Cantillon, and Edgar Ætheling.
1018 - 1042
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 1
1020 - 1076
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 2
1570 - 1611
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 3
1680 - 1719
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 4
1680 - 1721
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 5
1506 - 1552
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 6
1389 - 1435
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 7
1100 - 1156
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 8
1016 - 1057
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 9
1729 - 1814
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 10
1000 - 1045
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 11
1889 - 1975
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 12
1000 - 1045
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 11
1462 - 1487
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 13
1799 - 1840
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 25
1937 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 29
1460 - 1529
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 32
1951 - Present
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 33
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 34
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 35
900 - 873
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 1
1680 - 1734
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 2
1051 - 1200
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 3
1274 - 1319
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 4
1754 - 1839
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 5
1895 - 1971
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 6
1858 - 1945
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 7
1648 - 1715
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 8
1080 - 1160
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 9
1935 - 2009
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 10
900 - 900
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 11
955 - 1020
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day England were politicians (6), actors (6), writers (5), religious figures (3), and physicists (3), while most who died were politicians (3), writers (3), economists (1), noblemen (1), and inventors (1).
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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in England since 1700.