Liverpool ranks 62nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Osaka Prefecture, Glasgow, and Bucharest. Memorable people born in Liverpool include John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison. Memorable people who died in Liverpool include Jeremiah Horrocks, Bob Paisley, and Bill Shankly. Liverpool has been the birth place of many soccer players and actors and the death place of many soccer players and writers. Liverpool is located in United Kingdom.
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, northwest England. It had a population of 486,100 in 2021. The city is located on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, adjacent to the Irish Sea, and is approximately 178 miles (286 km) from London. Liverpool is the fifth largest city in the United Kingdom, and the largest settlement in Merseyside. The city forms part of a larger urban region of over 2 million people which extends into the neighbouring counties of Cheshire and Lancashire. Liverpool is part of the Liverpool City Region, a combined authority with a population of over 1.5 million. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1724 and 2001, Liverpool was the birth place of 132 globally memorable people, including John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison. Additionaly, 16 globally memorable people have passed away in Liverpool including Jeremiah Horrocks, Bob Paisley, and Bill Shankly.
1940 - 1980
HPI: 80.02
Rank: 1
1942 - Present
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 2
1943 - 2001
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 3
1940 - Present
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 4
1835 - 1882
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 5
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 6
1887 - 1965
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 7
1914 - 1994
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 8
1934 - 1967
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 9
1937 - 2020
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 10
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 11
1911 - 1987
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 12
1946 - 1994
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 36
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 43
1919 - 2012
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 44
1934 - 1972
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 48
1927 - 2013
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 54
1916 - 1976
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 61
1922 - 2001
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 65
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.34
Rank: 74
1973 - Present
HPI: 33.19
Rank: 85
1957 - Present
HPI: 28.63
Rank: 95
1983 - Present
HPI: 22.75
Rank: 106
1989 - Present
HPI: 21.86
Rank: 111
1618 - 1641
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 1
1919 - 1996
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 2
1913 - 1981
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 3
1822 - 1888
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4
1900 - 1973
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 5
1905 - 1978
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 6
1966 - 2000
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 7
1921 - 2001
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 8
1930 - 2016
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 9
1888 - 1953
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 10
1939 - 2011
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 11
1957 - 2018
HPI: 40.28
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Liverpool were soccer players (47), actors (19), politicians (10), writers (8), and singers (8), while most who died were soccer players (6), writers (3), astronomers (1), coaches (1), and conductors (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Liverpool, including Wayne Rooney, Ron Atkinson, and Peter Withe. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Liverpool, including Wayne Rooney, Ron Atkinson, and Peter Withe.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Liverpool since 1700.