Mexborough
Mexborough ranks 4,581st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Goražde, Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Naumburg. Memorable people born in Mexborough include Mike Hawthorn, Brian Blessed, and Donald Watson. Mexborough has been the birth place of many racing drivers, and actors. Mexborough is located in United Kingdom.
Mexborough is a town in the City of Doncaster District, South Yorkshire, England, between Manvers and Denaby Main, on the River Don close to where it joins the River Dearne, and the A6023 road. It is contiguous with Swinton to the southwest and Conisbrough to the east. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1907 and 1936, Mexborough was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Mike Hawthorn, Brian Blessed, and Donald Watson.
People Born in Mexborough
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Mike Hawthorn
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 1959
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 1
Brian Blessed
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 2
Donald Watson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 2005
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 3
Eric Brook
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1965
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Mexborough were racing drivers (1), actors (1), social activists (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, racing drivers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Mexborough, including Mike Hawthorn. Whereas, throughout history, racing drivers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mexborough, including Mike Hawthorn.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Mexborough since 1700.
