Norfolk
Norfolk ranks 3,521st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Benevento, Portugalete, and Santa Ana, El Salvador. Memorable people born in Norfolk include Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, and John Fastolf. Memorable people who died in Norfolk include W. G. Sebald, Margery Kempe, and Keith Levene. Norfolk has been the birth place of many noblemen, and companions and the death place of many writers, and musicians. Norfolk is located in United Kingdom.
Norfolk is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and east, Cambridgeshire to the west, and Suffolk to the south. The largest settlement is the city of Norwich. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1380 and 1992, Norfolk was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, and John Fastolf. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Norfolk including W. G. Sebald, Margery Kempe, and Keith Levene.
People Born in Norfolk
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Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford
COMPANION
1505 - 1542
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 1
Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire
NOBLEMAN
1480 - 1538
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 2
John Fastolf
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1380 - 1459
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 3
Amy Robsart
NOBLEMAN
1532 - 1560
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4
Sigala
MUSICIAN
1992 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 5
Oliver Hoare
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - 2018
HPI: 23.20
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Norfolk
Go to all RankingsAmy Robsart
NOBLEMAN
1532 - 1560
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4
Oliver Hoare
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - 2018
HPI: 23.20
Rank: 6
People Deceased in Norfolk
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W. G. Sebald
WRITER
1944 - 2001
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 1
Margery Kempe
WRITER
1373 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 2
Keith Levene
MUSICIAN
1957 - 2022
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Norfolk
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Most individuals born in present day Norfolk were noblemen (2), companions (1), military personnels (1), musicians (1), and religious figures (1), while most who died were writers (2), and musicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Norfolk, including Sigala. Whereas, throughout history, noblemen have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Norfolk, including Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, and Amy Robsart.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Norfolk since 1700.
