Pontefract
Pontefract ranks 5,743rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Santoña, Sestao, and El Monte, California. Memorable people born in Pontefract include Toby Kebbell, Helen Baxendale, and Paul Green. Memorable people who died in Pontefract include Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, and Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster. Pontefract has been the birth place of many actors, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians. Pontefract is located in United Kingdom.
Pontefract is a historic market town in the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district in West Yorkshire, England. It lies to the east of Wakefield and south of Castleford. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is one of the towns in the City of Wakefield district and had a population of 30,881 at the 2011 Census. Pontefract's motto is Post mortem patris pro filio, Latin for "After the death of the father, support the son", a reference to the town's Royalist sympathies in the English Civil War. Small villages and settlements in the immediate area include Stapleton. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1970 and 1995, Pontefract was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Toby Kebbell, Helen Baxendale, and Paul Green. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Pontefract including Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, and Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster.
People Born in Pontefract
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Toby Kebbell
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 1
Helen Baxendale
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.75
Rank: 2
Paul Green
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 30.98
Rank: 3
Max Litchfield
SWIMMER
1995 - Present
HPI: 23.17
Rank: 4
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Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1460
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 1
Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster
POLITICIAN
1278 - 1322
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Pontefract were actors (2), soccer players (1), and swimmers (1), while most who died were politicians (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pontefract, including Toby Kebbell, and Helen Baxendale. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pontefract, including Toby Kebbell, and Helen Baxendale.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Pontefract since 1700.
