Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull ranks 533rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Plovdiv, German Empire, and Reading, Berkshire. Memorable people born in Kingston upon Hull include John Venn, William Wilberforce, and Joseph Boxhall. Memorable people who died in Kingston upon Hull include Philip Larkin. Kingston upon Hull has been the birth place of many soccer players and actors and the death place of many writers. Kingston upon Hull is located in United Kingdom.
Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, 25 miles (40 km) inland from the North Sea and 37 miles (60 km) south-east of York, the historic county town. With a population of 266,463 (2021), it is the fourth-largest city in the Yorkshire and the Humber region after Leeds, Sheffield and Bradford. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1586 and 1997, Kingston upon Hull was the birth place of 23 globally memorable people, including John Venn, William Wilberforce, and Joseph Boxhall. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Kingston upon Hull including Philip Larkin.
People Born in Kingston upon Hull
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John Venn
1834 - 1923
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 1
William Wilberforce
1759 - 1833
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 2
Joseph Boxhall
1884 - 1967
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 3
Tom Courtenay
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 4
Ernest William Brown
1866 - 1938
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 5
Amy Johnson
1903 - 1941
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 6
Edward Arthur Milne
1896 - 1950
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 7
Mick Ronson
1946 - 1993
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 8
Ebenezer Cobb Morley
1831 - 1924
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 9
Everard Home
1756 - 1832
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 10
Luke Foxe
1586 - 1635
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 11
Trevor Bolder
1950 - 2013
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Kingston upon Hull
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People Deceased in Kingston upon Hull
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Most individuals born in present day Kingston upon Hull were soccer players (4), actors (3), mathematicians (3), musicians (2), and athletes (2), while most who died were writers (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kingston upon Hull, including Tom Courtenay, Patricia Bredin, and Robert Aramayo. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kingston upon Hull, including Ebenezer Cobb Morley, Daniel James, and Nick Barmby.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Kingston upon Hull since 1700.
