Norwich
Norwich ranks 386th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Salzburg, Lambeth, and Las Palmas. Memorable people born in Norwich include Philip Pullman, Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, and Harriet Martineau. Memorable people who died in Norwich include Richard Laurence Millington Synge, Colin Chapman, and Thomas Browne. Norwich has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many biologists, and writers. Norwich is located in United Kingdom.
Norwich is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about 100 mi (160 km) north-east of London, 40 mi (64 km) north of Ipswich and 65 mi (105 km) east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich City Council local authority area was estimated to be 144,000 in 2021, which was an increase from 143,135 in 2019. The wider built-up area had a population of 213,166 in 2019. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 550 and 1996, Norwich was the birth place of 35 globally memorable people, including Philip Pullman, Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, and Harriet Martineau. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Norwich including Richard Laurence Millington Synge, Colin Chapman, and Thomas Browne.
People Born in Norwich
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Philip Pullman
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 1
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
POLITICIAN
1428 - 1471
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 2
Harriet Martineau
ECONOMIST
1802 - 1876
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 3
Olivia Colman
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 4
Peter Barlow
MATHEMATICIAN
1776 - 1862
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 5
Julian of Norwich
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1342 - 1416
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 6
Tony Sheridan
MUSICIAN
1940 - 2013
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 7
Rædwald of East Anglia
POLITICIAN
550 - 624
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 8
William Jackson Hooker
BIOLOGIST
1785 - 1865
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 9
James Edward Smith
BIOLOGIST
1759 - 1828
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 10
Samuel Clarke
PHILOSOPHER
1675 - 1729
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 11
Paul Nurse
BIOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Norwich
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Matthew Parker
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1504 - 1575
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 17
John Crome
PAINTER
1768 - 1821
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 20
John Sell Cotman
PAINTER
1782 - 1842
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 21
People Deceased in Norwich
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Richard Laurence Millington Synge
CHEMIST
1914 - 1994
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 1
Colin Chapman
ENGINEER
1928 - 1982
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 2
Thomas Browne
BIOLOGIST
1605 - 1682
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 3
Malcolm Arnold
COMPOSER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 4
Julian of Norwich
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1342 - 1416
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 5
James Edward Smith
BIOLOGIST
1759 - 1828
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 6
John Miles
RACING DRIVER
1943 - 2018
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 7
Amelia Opie
WRITER
1769 - 1853
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 8
Malcolm Bradbury
WRITER
1932 - 2000
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 9
John Crome
PAINTER
1768 - 1821
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Deceased in Norwich
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Most individuals born in present day Norwich were politicians (5), soccer players (5), biologists (4), writers (3), and painters (3), while most who died were biologists (2), writers (2), chemists (1), engineers (1), and composers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Norwich, including Danny Mills, Angus Gunn, and Alex Bruce. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Norwich, including Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, Rædwald of East Anglia, and Elizabeth Fry.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Norwich since 1700.
