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Oldham (gbr)

United Kingdom

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Oldham ranks 589th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tabriz, Sabadell, and Derby. Memorable people born in Oldham include Ian Kershaw, William Walton, and Quentin Skinner. Memorable people who died in Oldham include Henry Taylor. Oldham has been the birth place of many actors, and soccer players and the death place of many swimmers. Oldham is located in United Kingdom.

Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Rochdale, and 7 miles (11.3 km) northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, which had a population of 237,110 in 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 1998, Oldham was the birth place of 26 globally memorable people, including Ian Kershaw, William Walton, and Quentin Skinner. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Oldham including Henry Taylor.

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Oldham were actors (7), soccer players (5), historians (2), musicians (2), and athletes (2),  while most who died were swimmers (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Oldham, including Warren Clarke, Olivia Cooke, and Ricky Whittle. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Oldham, including Warren Clarke, Eric Sykes, and Olivia Cooke.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Oldham since 1700.