Leicester
Leicester ranks 362nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mostar, Livorno, and Dessau. Memorable people born in Leicester include Graham Chapman, John Deacon, and Jon Lord. Memorable people who died in Leicester include Thomas Wolsey, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, and Laurel Aitken. Leicester has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many religious figures, and businesspeople. Leicester is located in United Kingdom.
Leicester is a city, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a population of 373,399 in 2022. The greater Leicester urban area had a population of 559,017 in 2021, making it the 11th most populous in England, and the 13th most populous in the United Kingdom. A 2023 report ranked Leicester 16th out of the 50 largest UK cities on a range of economic measures, and the first of seven East Midlands cities. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1825 and 2003, Leicester was the birth place of 38 globally memorable people, including Graham Chapman, John Deacon, and Jon Lord. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Leicester including Thomas Wolsey, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, and Laurel Aitken.
People Born in Leicester
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Graham Chapman
ACTOR
1941 - 1989
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 1
John Deacon
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 2
Jon Lord
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2012
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 3
Joseph Merrick
CELEBRITY
1862 - 1890
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 4
Julian Barnes
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 5
Peter Shilton
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 6
Stephen Frears
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 7
Gary Lineker
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 8
Henry Walter Bates
BIOLOGIST
1825 - 1892
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 9
Colin Wilson
WRITER
1931 - 2013
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 10
David Icke
BUSINESSPERSON
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 11
Gregory Winter
BIOLOGIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Leicester
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WRITER
1864 - 1912
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 15
William Forsell Kirby
BIOLOGIST
1844 - 1912
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 29
Nikola Jović
BASKETBALL PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 33
Katie Boulter
TENNIS PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.36
Rank: 34
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 31.45
Rank: 35
John Gimson
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 24.32
Rank: 37
People Deceased in Leicester
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1473 - 1530
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 1
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
BUSINESSPERSON
1958 - 2018
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 2
Laurel Aitken
SINGER
1927 - 2005
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 3
Sue Townsend
WRITER
1946 - 2014
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4
Charles Booth
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1916
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 5
Wally Kinnear
ATHLETE
1880 - 1974
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Deceased in Leicester
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Most individuals born in present day Leicester were soccer players (8), writers (6), actors (5), musicians (4), and biologists (3), while most who died were religious figures (1), businesspeople (1), singers (1), writers (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Leicester, including Peter Shilton, Gary Lineker, and Michael Robinson. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Leicester, including Peter Shilton, Gary Lineker, and Michael Robinson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 15 globally memorable people born in Leicester since 1700.
