Portsmouth
Portsmouth ranks 371st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Norfolk, Virginia, Palace of Versailles, and Fresno, California. Memorable people born in Portsmouth include Charles Dickens, Peter Sellers, and James Callaghan. Memorable people who died in Portsmouth include George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, John Byng, and Robert McClure. Portsmouth has been the birth place of many writers and soccer players and the death place of many military personnels and politicians. Portsmouth is located in United Kingdom.
Portsmouth is a port city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. Most of Portsmouth is located on Portsea Island, off the south coast of England in the Solent. This means Portsmouth is the only English city not located primarily on the mainland. Located 74 miles (119 km) south-west of London, 50 miles (80 km) west of Brighton and Hove, and 22 miles (35 km) south-east of Southampton; Portsmouth is part of the South Hampshire conurbation. It is the most densely populated city in the United Kingdom, with a population last recorded at 208,100. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1806 and 1999, Portsmouth was the birth place of 32 globally memorable people, including Charles Dickens, Peter Sellers, and James Callaghan. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Portsmouth including George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, John Byng, and Robert McClure.
People Born in Portsmouth
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Charles Dickens
1812 - 1870
HPI: 82.45
Rank: 1
Peter Sellers
1925 - 1980
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 2
James Callaghan
1912 - 2005
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 3
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
1806 - 1859
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 4
Roger Hodgson
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 5
Christopher Hitchens
1949 - 2011
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 6
Richard Aldington
1892 - 1962
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 7
George Meredith
1828 - 1909
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 8
John Madden
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 9
Roland Orzabal
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 10
Spike Edney
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 11
Mick Jones
1944 - Present
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Portsmouth
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Donald Nicol
1923 - 2003
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 13
Paul Jones
1942 - Present
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 19
Montagu Love
1877 - 1943
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 21
Walter Besant
1836 - 1901
HPI: 38.62
Rank: 24
Alan Pascoe
1947 - Present
HPI: 31.67
Rank: 26
People Deceased in Portsmouth
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George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
1592 - 1628
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 1
John Byng
1704 - 1757
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 2
Robert McClure
1807 - 1873
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 3
Charles James Napier
1782 - 1853
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Portsmouth
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Portsmouth were writers (5), soccer players (5), actors (3), singers (3), and athletes (3), while most who died were military personnels (2), politicians (1), and explorers (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Portsmouth, including Mason Mount, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and James Ward-Prowse. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Portsmouth, including Charles Dickens, Richard Aldington, and George Meredith.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Portsmouth since 1700.
