Leicestershire
Leicestershire ranks 4,316th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Crediton, Hadano, Kanagawa, and Prestatyn. Memorable people born in Leicestershire include Thomas Babington Macaulay, Robert Burton, and Lemuel Francis Abbott. Leicestershire has been the birth place of many historians, and writers. Leicestershire is located in United Kingdom.
Leicestershire is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warwickshire to the south-west, and Staffordshire to the west. The city of Leicester is the largest settlement and the county town. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1577 and 1800, Leicestershire was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Thomas Babington Macaulay, Robert Burton, and Lemuel Francis Abbott.
People Born in Leicestershire
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Thomas Babington Macaulay
HISTORIAN
1800 - 1859
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 1
Robert Burton
WRITER
1577 - 1640
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 2
Lemuel Francis Abbott
PAINTER
1760 - 1803
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 3
William Sherard
BIOLOGIST
1659 - 1728
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Leicestershire were historians (1), writers (1), painters (1), and biologists (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history historians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Leicestershire, including Thomas Babington Macaulay.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Leicestershire since 1700.
