Oxford ranks 206th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hiroshima Prefecture, Louisville, Kentucky, and Toulouse. Memorable people born in Oxford include Stephen Hawking, Thomas Harriot, and Jacqueline du Pré. Memorable people who died in Oxford include George Berkeley, Harold Harefoot, and Roger Bacon. Oxford has been the birth place of many actors and writers and the death place of many writers and philosophers. Oxford is located in United Kingdom.
Oxford is a city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town. Founded in the 8th century, it was granted city status in 1542. The city is located at the confluence of the rivers Thames and Cherwell. It had a population of 162,100 at the 2021 census. It is 56 miles (90 km) north-west of London, 64 miles (103 km) south-east of Birmingham and 61 miles (98 km) north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world; it has buildings in every style of English architecture since late Anglo-Saxon. Oxford's industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing, information technology and science. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1477 and 2001, Oxford was the birth place of 53 globally memorable people, including Stephen Hawking, Thomas Harriot, and Jacqueline du Pré. Additionaly, 92 globally memorable people have passed away in Oxford including George Berkeley, Harold Harefoot, and Roger Bacon. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Oxford than were born there.
1942 - 2018
HPI: 86.45
Rank: 1
1560 - 1621
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 2
1945 - 1987
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 3
1917 - 1997
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 4
1892 - 1964
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 5
1920 - 2014
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 6
1893 - 1957
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 7
1924 - 1993
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 8
1583 - 1625
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 9
1839 - 1914
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 10
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 11
1949 - 2023
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 12
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 17
1915 - 1982
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 32
1989 - Present
HPI: 35.74
Rank: 43
1993 - Present
HPI: 24.23
Rank: 49
1685 - 1753
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 1
1016 - 1040
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 2
1220 - 1292
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 3
1823 - 1900
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 4
1916 - 1990
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 5
1898 - 1963
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 6
904 - 924
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 7
1909 - 1997
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 8
1907 - 1988
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 9
1900 - 1981
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 10
993 - 1016
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 11
1489 - 1556
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 12
1800 - 1874
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 52
1946 - 1999
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 58
1938 - 2017
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 59
1877 - 1971
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 71
1911 - 1995
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 81
1899 - 1963
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 83
1826 - 1883
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 92
Most individuals born in present day Oxford were actors (14), writers (8), musicians (6), soccer players (4), and biologists (3), while most who died were writers (16), philosophers (15), physicists (6), biologists (5), and mathematicians (5).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Oxford, including Miriam Margolyes, Annabelle Wallis, and Julian Richings. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Oxford, including Miriam Margolyes, Annabelle Wallis, and Julian Richings.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in Oxford since 1700.