Huntingdon
Huntingdon ranks 3,541st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Uzhhorod, Baden, Switzerland, and Morón, Buenos Aires. Memorable people born in Huntingdon include Oliver Cromwell, Richard Cromwell, and William the Lion. Huntingdon has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players. Huntingdon is located in United Kingdom.
Huntingdon is a market town in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. The town was given its town charter by King John in 1205. It was the county town of the historic county of Huntingdonshire. Oliver Cromwell was born there in 1599 and became one of its Members of Parliament (MP) in 1628. The former Conservative Prime Minister (1990–1997) John Major served as its MP from 1979 until his retirement in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1142 and 1993, Huntingdon was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Oliver Cromwell, Richard Cromwell, and William the Lion.
People Born in Huntingdon
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Oliver Cromwell
POLITICIAN
1599 - 1658
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 1
Richard Cromwell
POLITICIAN
1626 - 1712
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 2
William the Lion
POLITICIAN
1142 - 1214
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 3
Giles Scott
POLITICIAN
1987 - Present
HPI: 17.60
Rank: 4
Todd Kane
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 15.67
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Huntingdon were politicians (4), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Huntingdon, including Giles Scott. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Huntingdon, including Oliver Cromwell, Richard Cromwell, and William the Lion.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Huntingdon since 1700.
