Leeds
Leeds ranks 226th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kassel, Königsberg, and Omaha, Nebraska. The most famous people from Leeds are Nevill Francis Mott, Peter O'Toole, and Christopher Tolkien. The most famous people who died in Leeds are Zygmunt Bauman, MF Doom, and Bobby Collins. Leeds has been the birth place of many actors, and soccer players and the death place of many soccer players, and philosophers. Leeds is located in United Kingdom.
People
Between 1721 and 2001, Leeds was the birth place of 63 globally memorable people, including Nevill Francis Mott, Peter O'Toole, and Christopher Tolkien. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Leeds including Zygmunt Bauman, MF Doom, and Bobby Collins.
People Born in Leeds
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Nevill Francis Mott
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1996
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 1
Peter O'Toole
ACTOR
1932 - 2013
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 2
Christopher Tolkien
WRITER
1924 - 2020
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 3
Michael Halliday
LINGUIST
1925 - 2018
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 4
Tom Wilkinson
ACTOR
1948 - 2023
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 5
Mel B
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 6
Erling Haaland
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 7
Thomas Byles
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1870 - 1912
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 8
Reg Park
MODEL
1928 - 2007
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 9
John Atkinson Grimshaw
PAINTER
1836 - 1893
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 10
Paul Hunter
SNOOKER
1978 - 2006
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 11
Bob Peck
ACTOR
1945 - 1999
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Leeds
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Mark Stanley
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.30
Rank: 46
Marcus Tavernier
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 32.18
Rank: 52
Naiktha Bains
TENNIS PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 26.69
Rank: 58
Georgina Brayshaw
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 25.32
Rank: 60
People Deceased in Leeds
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Zygmunt Bauman
PHILOSOPHER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 1
MF Doom
SINGER
1971 - 2020
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 2
Bobby Collins
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2014
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 3
John Atkinson Grimshaw
PAINTER
1836 - 1893
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 4
William Astbury
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1961
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 5
Norman Hunter
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2020
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 6
Harold Walden
SOCCER PLAYER
1887 - 1955
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 7
Howard Marks
EXTREMIST
1945 - 2016
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 8
Terry Yorath
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2026
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 9
Syd Owen
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1998
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 10
Trevor Cherry
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Deceased in Leeds
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Most individuals born in present day Leedswere actors (15), soccer players (12), athletes (8), musicians (4), and writers (3), while most who died were soccer players (6), philosophers (1), singers (1), painters (1), and physicists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Leeds, including Peter O'Toole, Tom Wilkinson, and Bob Peck. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Leeds, including Peter O'Toole, Tom Wilkinson, and Bob Peck.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 19 globally memorable people born in Leeds since 1700.
