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.
1812 - 1870
HPI: 82.45
Rank: 1
1925 - 1980
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 2
1912 - 2005
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 3
1806 - 1859
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 4
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 5
1949 - 2011
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 6
1892 - 1962
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 7
1828 - 1909
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 8
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 9
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 10
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 11
1944 - Present
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 12
1923 - 2003
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 13
1942 - Present
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 19
1877 - 1943
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 21
1836 - 1901
HPI: 38.62
Rank: 24
1947 - Present
HPI: 31.67
Rank: 26
1592 - 1628
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 1
1704 - 1757
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 2
1807 - 1873
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 3
1782 - 1853
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 4
Most 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.