Nottingham
Nottingham ranks 238th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sacramento, California, Tunis, and Guadalajara. Memorable people born in Nottingham include Ian Paice, Harold Shipman, and John Russell Hind. Memorable people who died in Nottingham include James Hargreaves, Peter Mansfield, and George Green. Nottingham has been the birth place of many soccer players and musicians and the death place of many soccer players and inventors. Nottingham is located in United Kingdom.
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located 110 miles (180 km) north-west of London, 33 miles (53 km) south-east of Sheffield and 45 miles (72 km) north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham is the legendary home of Robin Hood and to the lace-making, bicycle and tobacco industries. The city is also the county town of Nottinghamshire and the settlement was granted its city charter in 1897, as part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1788 and 2003, Nottingham was the birth place of 45 globally memorable people, including Ian Paice, Harold Shipman, and John Russell Hind. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Nottingham including James Hargreaves, Peter Mansfield, and George Green.
People Born in Nottingham
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Ian Paice
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 1
Harold Shipman
1946 - 2004
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 2
John Russell Hind
1823 - 1895
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 3
M. Stanley Whittingham
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 4
Alma Reville
1899 - 1982
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 5
Alvin Lee
1944 - 2013
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 6
Herbert Kilpin
1870 - 1916
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 7
N. R. Pogson
1829 - 1891
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 8
Andy Fletcher
1961 - 2022
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 9
Alan Sillitoe
1928 - 2010
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 10
Robert Harris
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 11
Christopher Hogwood
1941 - 2014
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Nottingham
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Elton Dean
1945 - 2006
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 16
Sophia Di Martino
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.98
Rank: 23
Anthony Hamilton
1971 - Present
HPI: 30.27
Rank: 30
Bella Ramsey
2003 - Present
HPI: 26.21
Rank: 35
David McGoldrick
1987 - Present
HPI: 16.64
Rank: 44
People Deceased in Nottingham
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James Hargreaves
1720 - 1778
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 1
Peter Mansfield
1933 - 2017
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 2
George Green
1793 - 1841
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 3
Keith Campbell
1954 - 2012
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 4
Dave Mackay
1934 - 2015
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 5
Tommy Lawton
1919 - 1996
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 6
Most individuals born in present day Nottingham were soccer players (16), musicians (5), writers (5), actors (4), and astronomers (2), while most who died were soccer players (2), inventors (1), physicists (1), mathematicians (1), and biologists (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nottingham, including Andy Cole, Peter Taylor, and Wes Morgan. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nottingham, including Herbert Kilpin, Andy Cole, and Peter Taylor.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Nottingham since 1700.
