Ramsgate
Ramsgate ranks 4,189th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mâcon, Nahalal, and Republic of Ireland. Memorable people born in Ramsgate include Alfred North Whitehead, Brenda Blethyn, and John Marshall. Memorable people who died in Ramsgate include Moses Montefiore, Augustus Pugin, and Spencer Gore. Ramsgate has been the birth place of many mathematicians, and actors and the death place of many social activists, and architects. Ramsgate is located in United Kingdom.
Ramsgate is a seaside town and civil parish in the district of Thanet in east Kent, England. It was one of the great English seaside towns of the 19th century. In 2021 it had a population of 42,027. Ramsgate's main attraction is its coastline, and its main industries are tourism and fishing. The town has one of the largest marinas on the English south coast, and the Port of Ramsgate provided cross-channel ferries for many years. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1748 and 1965, Ramsgate was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Alfred North Whitehead, Brenda Blethyn, and John Marshall. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Ramsgate including Moses Montefiore, Augustus Pugin, and Spencer Gore. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Ramsgate than were born there.
People Born in Ramsgate
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Alfred North Whitehead
MATHEMATICIAN
1861 - 1947
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 1
Brenda Blethyn
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 2
John Marshall
EXPLORER
1748 - 1819
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 3
Gary Pallister
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Ramsgate
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Moses Montefiore
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1784 - 1885
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1
Augustus Pugin
ARCHITECT
1812 - 1852
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 2
Spencer Gore
TENNIS PLAYER
1850 - 1906
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 3
Elizabeth Fry
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1845
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 4
John Le Mesurier
ACTOR
1912 - 1983
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ramsgate were mathematicians (1), actors (1), explorers (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were social activists (1), architects (1), tennis players (1), politicians (1), and actors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ramsgate, including Brenda Blethyn. Whereas, throughout history, mathematicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ramsgate, including Alfred North Whitehead.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Ramsgate since 1700.
