King's Lynn
King's Lynn ranks 1,764th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Vinnytsia, Tarbes, and Nova Iguaçu. Memorable people born in King's Lynn include Roger Taylor, George Vancouver, and Frances Burney. Memorable people who died in King's Lynn include Peter Arundell. King's Lynn has been the birth place of many writers, and racing drivers and the death place of many racing drivers. King's Lynn is located in United Kingdom.
King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located 98 miles (158 km) north of London, 36 miles (58 km) north-east of Peterborough, 44 miles (71 km) north-north-east of Cambridge and 44 miles (71 km) west of Norwich. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1373 and 1998, King's Lynn was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Roger Taylor, George Vancouver, and Frances Burney. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in King's Lynn including Peter Arundell.
People Born in King's Lynn
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Roger Taylor
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 1
George Vancouver
EXPLORER
1757 - 1798
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 2
Frances Burney
WRITER
1752 - 1840
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 3
Martin Brundle
RACING DRIVER
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 4
Margery Kempe
WRITER
1373 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 5
Thomas Baines
PAINTER
1820 - 1875
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 6
George Russell
RACING DRIVER
1998 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 7
Jack Huston
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 8
George North
RUGBY PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 22.33
Rank: 9
People Deceased in King's Lynn
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day King's Lynn were writers (2), racing drivers (2), musicians (1), explorers (1), and painters (1), while most who died were racing drivers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, racing drivers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in King's Lynn, including Martin Brundle, and George Russell. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day King's Lynn, including Frances Burney, and Margery Kempe.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in King's Lynn since 1700.
