Ipswich
Ipswich ranks 759th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kuopio, Greenwich, and Exeter. Memorable people born in Ipswich include Ralph Fiennes, Thomas Wolsey, and Thomas Cavendish. Memorable people who died in Ipswich include Alf Ramsey, Flora Sandes, and Clara Reeve. Ipswich has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many soccer players, and military personnels. Ipswich is located in United Kingdom.
Ipswich is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, after Peterborough and Norwich. It is 50 miles (80 km) northeast of London and in 2011 had a population of 144,957. The Ipswich built-up area is the fourth-largest in the East of England and the 42nd-largest in England and Wales. It includes the towns and villages of Kesgrave, Woodbridge, Bramford and Martlesham Heath. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 50 and 1997, Ipswich was the birth place of 20 globally memorable people, including Ralph Fiennes, Thomas Wolsey, and Thomas Cavendish. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Ipswich including Alf Ramsey, Flora Sandes, and Clara Reeve.
People Born in Ipswich
Go to all RankingsRalph Fiennes
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 1
Thomas Wolsey
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1473 - 1530
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 2
Thomas Cavendish
EXPLORER
1560 - 1592
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 3
Prasutagus
POLITICIAN
50 - 60
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 4
Sam Claflin
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 5
Jane Lapotaire
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 6
John Mayhew
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2009
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 7
Jeremy Wade
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 8
Clara Reeve
WRITER
1729 - 1807
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 9
Sarah Trimmer
WRITER
1741 - 1810
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 10
William Ames
PHILOSOPHER
1576 - 1633
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 11
Trevor Nunn
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Ipswich
Go to all RankingsSarah Trimmer
WRITER
1741 - 1810
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 10
Wilbur Soot
MUSICIAN
1996 - Present
HPI: 25.20
Rank: 17
Spencer Wilton
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 19
Ethan Waddleton
RUGBY PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 20
People Deceased in Ipswich
Go to all RankingsAlf Ramsey
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1999
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 1
Flora Sandes
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1876 - 1956
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 2
Clara Reeve
WRITER
1729 - 1807
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 3
Kevin Beattie
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2018
HPI: 34.25
Rank: 4
Elena Baltacha
TENNIS PLAYER
1983 - 2014
HPI: 29.70
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ipswich were soccer players (5), actors (4), musicians (2), writers (2), and religious figures (1), while most who died were soccer players (2), military personnels (1), writers (1), and tennis players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ipswich, including Gary Bailey, Kieron Dyer, and Richard Wright. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ipswich, including Gary Bailey, Kieron Dyer, and Richard Wright.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Ipswich since 1700.