Farnham
Farnham ranks 3,676th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Suffolk, Nesseby, and Ondarroa. Memorable people born in Farnham include Peter Pears, William Cobbett, and Peter Storey. Memorable people who died in Farnham include Princess Margarita of Baden, Percy Hobart, and William Fothergill Cooke. Farnham has been the birth place of many singers, and writers and the death place of many noblemen, and engineers. Farnham is located in United Kingdom.
Farnham is a market town and civil parish in Surrey, England, around 36 miles (58 km) southwest of London. It is in the Borough of Waverley, close to the county border with Hampshire. The town is on the north branch of the River Wey, a tributary of the Thames, and is at the western end of the North Downs. The civil parish, which includes the villages of Badshot Lea, Hale and Wrecclesham, covers 14.1 sq mi (37 km2) and had a population of 39,488 in 2011. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1763 and 1987, Farnham was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Peter Pears, William Cobbett, and Peter Storey. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Farnham including Princess Margarita of Baden, Percy Hobart, and William Fothergill Cooke.
People Born in Farnham
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Peter Pears
SINGER
1910 - 1986
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 1
William Cobbett
WRITER
1763 - 1835
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 2
Peter Storey
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 3
Joel Freeland
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 32.33
Rank: 4
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Princess Margarita of Baden
NOBLEMAN
1932 - 2013
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 1
Percy Hobart
ENGINEER
1885 - 1957
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 2
William Fothergill Cooke
INVENTOR
1806 - 1879
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 3
Ian Porterfield
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2007
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Farnham
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Most individuals born in present day Farnham were singers (1), writers (1), soccer players (1), and basketball players (1), while most who died were noblemen (1), engineers (1), inventors (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Farnham, including Peter Storey. Whereas, throughout history, singers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Farnham, including Peter Pears.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Farnham since 1700.
