Peterborough
Peterborough ranks 1,354th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Laval, Mayenne, Nizhny Tagil, and Courbevoie. Memorable people born in Peterborough include Adrian Lyne, William Paley, and Andy Bell. Memorable people who died in Peterborough include Gordon Thomas. Peterborough has been the birth place of many soccer players, and film directors and the death place of many cyclists. Peterborough is located in United Kingdom.
Peterborough is a cathedral city in the City of Peterborough district of Cambridgeshire, England. The city and its surroundings, the Soke of Peterborough, had an independent county council between 1889 and 1965. It formed part of the short-lived Huntingdon and Peterborough between 1965 and 1974. Before 1889, it was a liberty of Northamptonshire. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1743 and 1997, Peterborough was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Adrian Lyne, William Paley, and Andy Bell. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Peterborough including Gordon Thomas.
People Born in Peterborough
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Adrian Lyne
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 1
William Paley
PHILOSOPHER
1743 - 1805
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 2
Andy Bell
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 3
Maxim
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 4
Ed Stafford
EXPLORER
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 5
Luke Pasqualino
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 32.59
Rank: 6
David Bentley
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 29.20
Rank: 7
Matt Oakley
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 19.67
Rank: 8
Izzy Brown
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 18.74
Rank: 9
Luke Steele
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 16.91
Rank: 10
Louis Smith
GYMNAST
1989 - Present
HPI: 15.57
Rank: 11
People Deceased in Peterborough
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Peterborough were soccer players (4), film directors (1), philosophers (1), singers (1), and musicians (1), while most who died were cyclists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Peterborough, including David Bentley, Matt Oakley, and Izzy Brown. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Peterborough, including David Bentley, Matt Oakley, and Izzy Brown.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Peterborough since 1700.
