Plymouth
Plymouth ranks 633rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tucson, Arizona, Nîmes, and Paraguay. Memorable people born in Plymouth include Donald Winnicott, Robert Falcon Scott, and John Hawkins. Memorable people who died in Plymouth include Martin Frobisher, Robert Blake, and Tobias Furneaux. Plymouth has been the birth place of many soccer players, and explorers and the death place of many explorers, and military personnels. Plymouth is located in United Kingdom.
Plymouth is a port city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England. It is located on Devon's south coast between the rivers Plym and Tamar, about 36 miles (58 km) southwest of Exeter and 193 miles (311 km) southwest of London. It is the most populous city in Devon. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1532 and 1997, Plymouth was the birth place of 24 globally memorable people, including Donald Winnicott, Robert Falcon Scott, and John Hawkins. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Plymouth including Martin Frobisher, Robert Blake, and Tobias Furneaux.
People Born in Plymouth
Go to all RankingsDonald Winnicott
PSYCHOLOGIST
1896 - 1971
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 1
Robert Falcon Scott
EXPLORER
1868 - 1912
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 2
John Hawkins
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1532 - 1595
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 3
William Bligh
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1754 - 1817
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 4
Trevor Francis
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2023
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 5
William Elford Leach
BIOLOGIST
1791 - 1836
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 6
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
MODEL
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 7
Donald Moffat
ACTOR
1930 - 2018
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 8
Angela Mortimer
TENNIS PLAYER
1932 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 9
May Sutton
TENNIS PLAYER
1886 - 1975
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 10
Tobias Furneaux
EXPLORER
1735 - 1781
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 11
David Cross
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Plymouth
Go to all RankingsRalph Bagnold
ENGINEER
1896 - 1990
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 14
Charles Lock Eastlake
WRITER
1793 - 1865
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 16
John Ume
BOXER
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 22
Chloe Brew
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 23
Dominic Clarke
GYMNAST
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 24
People Deceased in Plymouth
Go to all RankingsMartin Frobisher
EXPLORER
1535 - 1594
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 1
Robert Blake
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1599 - 1657
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 2
Tobias Furneaux
EXPLORER
1735 - 1781
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 3
Francis Chichester
WRITER
1901 - 1972
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 4
Charles Hamilton Smith
PAINTER
1776 - 1859
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 5
Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1990
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Deceased in Plymouth
Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most individuals born in present day Plymouth were soccer players (3), explorers (2), military personnels (2), actors (2), and tennis players (2), while most who died were explorers (2), military personnels (1), writers (1), painters (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Plymouth, including Trevor Francis, Joe Mason, and Sean Morrison. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Plymouth, including Trevor Francis, Joe Mason, and Sean Morrison.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Plymouth since 1700.