Hove
Hove ranks 3,269th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Niiza, Saitama, Vernon, Eure, and Second Polish Republic. The most famous people from Hove are Edward Carpenter, Nicholas Grimshaw, and Pauline Baynes. The most famous people who died in Hove are Francis Beaufort, Hormuzd Rassam, and Charles Stewart Parnell. Hove has been the birth place of many writers, and actors and the death place of many actors, and geologists. Hove is located in United Kingdom.
Hove is a seaside town in East Sussex, England. Alongside Brighton, it is one of the two main parts of the city of Brighton and Hove. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1844 and 1989, Hove was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Edward Carpenter, Nicholas Grimshaw, and Pauline Baynes. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Hove including Francis Beaufort, Hormuzd Rassam, and Charles Stewart Parnell. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Hove than were born there.
People Born in Hove
Go to all RankingsEdward Carpenter
WRITER
1844 - 1929
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 1
Nicholas Grimshaw
ARCHITECT
1939 - 2025
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 2
Pauline Baynes
WRITER
1922 - 2008
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 3
Edna Best
ACTOR
1900 - 1974
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 4
Alexandra Bastedo
ACTOR
1946 - 2014
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 5
Chris Eubank Jr
BOXER
1989 - Present
HPI: 35.58
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Hove
Go to all RankingsPeople Deceased in Hove
Go to all RankingsFrancis Beaufort
GEOLOGIST
1774 - 1857
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1
Hormuzd Rassam
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1826 - 1910
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 2
Charles Stewart Parnell
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1891
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 3
James Jones
SOCCER PLAYER
1873 - 1955
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 4
Hamilton Harty
COMPOSER
1879 - 1941
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 5
Michael Jayston
ACTOR
1935 - 2024
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 6
Elizabeth Allan
ACTOR
1910 - 1990
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 7
Jack Hobbs
CRICKETER
1882 - 1963
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Hove were writers (2), actors (2), architects (1), and boxers (1), while most who died were actors (2), geologists (1), archaeologists (1), politicians (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, architects have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Hove, including Nicholas Grimshaw. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hove, including Edward Carpenter, and Pauline Baynes.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Hove since 1700.














