Essex ranks 2,461st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mansfield, Jodhpur, and Changzhou. Memorable people born in Essex include William Hope Hodgson, Mark Catesby, and Daniel Levy. Memorable people who died in Essex include Mary Boleyn, Chris Craft, and Frederick Grace. Essex has been the birth place of many writers and biologists and the death place of many companions and racing drivers. Essex is located in United Kingdom.
Essex is a ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Kent across the Thames Estuary to the south, Greater London to the south-west, and Hertfordshire to the west. The largest settlement is Southend-on-Sea, and the county town is Chelmsford. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1683 and 1984, Essex was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including William Hope Hodgson, Mark Catesby, and Daniel Levy. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Essex including Mary Boleyn, Chris Craft, and Frederick Grace.
1877 - 1918
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 1
1683 - 1749
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 2
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 3
1823 - 1896
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 4
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.02
Rank: 5
1984 - Present
HPI: 27.31
Rank: 6
1499 - 1543
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 1
1939 - 2021
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 2
1884 - 1964
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 3
Most individuals born in present day Essex were writers (2), biologists (1), businesspeople (1), comic artists (1), and musicians (1), while most who died were companions (1), racing drivers (1), and boxers (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Essex since 1700.