Leicester
Leicester ranks 362nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mostar, Livorno, and Dessau. The most famous people from Leicester are John Deacon, Jon Lord, and Gregory Winter. The most famous people who died in Leicester are Thomas Wolsey, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, and Charles Booth. 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.
People
Between 1825 and 2003, Leicester was the birth place of 42 globally memorable people, including John Deacon, Jon Lord, and Gregory Winter. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Leicester including Thomas Wolsey, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, and Charles Booth.
People Born in Leicester
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John Deacon
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 1
Jon Lord
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2012
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 2
Gregory Winter
BIOLOGIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 3
Joseph Merrick
CELEBRITY
1862 - 1890
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 4
C. P. Snow
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1980
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 5
Julian Barnes
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 6
Henry Walter Bates
BIOLOGIST
1825 - 1892
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 7
Peter Shilton
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 8
Stephen Frears
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 9
Graham Chapman
ACTOR
1941 - 1989
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 10
Gary Lineker
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 11
David Icke
BUSINESSPERSON
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Leicester
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Andy Nyman
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 31
Jamie Green
RACING DRIVER
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.07
Rank: 36
Ben Woollaston
POLITICIAN
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.51
Rank: 39
Joe Mattock
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 22.72
Rank: 41
People Deceased in Leicester
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Thomas Wolsey
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1473 - 1530
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 1
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
BUSINESSPERSON
1958 - 2018
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 2
Charles Booth
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1916
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 3
Laurel Aitken
SINGER
1927 - 2005
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 4
Wally Kinnear
ATHLETE
1880 - 1974
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 5
Sue Townsend
WRITER
1946 - 2014
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Leicester were soccer players (9), writers (6), actors (6), musicians (4), and biologists (3), while most who died were religious figures (1), businesspeople (1), politicians (1), singers (1), and athletes (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.
