Reading, Berkshire
Reading, Berkshire ranks 538th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Raleigh, North Carolina, Heian-kyō, and Pune. Memorable people born in Reading, Berkshire include William Laud, Kate Winslet, and Mike Oldfield. Memorable people who died in Reading, Berkshire include Neville Chamberlain, Antony Flew, and Robert Morley. Reading, Berkshire has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many biologists, and politicians. Reading, Berkshire is located in United Kingdom.
Reading is a town and borough in Berkshire, England. Most of its built-up area lies within the Borough of Reading, although some outer suburbs are parts of neighbouring local authority areas. Located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the rivers Thames and Kennet, Reading is 40 miles (64 km) east of Swindon, 28 miles (45 km) south of Oxford, 40 miles (64 km) west of London and 16 miles (26 km) north of Basingstoke. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1573 and 2004, Reading, Berkshire was the birth place of 27 globally memorable people, including William Laud, Kate Winslet, and Mike Oldfield. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Reading, Berkshire including Neville Chamberlain, Antony Flew, and Robert Morley.
People Born in Reading, Berkshire
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William Laud
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1573 - 1645
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 1
Kate Winslet
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 2
Mike Oldfield
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 3
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
COMPANION
1982 - Present
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 4
Ricky Gervais
COMEDIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 5
Sam Mendes
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 6
Natalie Dormer
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 7
Patrick Malahide
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 8
Richard Burns
RACING DRIVER
1971 - 2005
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 9
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - 2017
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 10
John Sykes
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 11
Pippa Middleton
WRITER
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.20
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Reading, Berkshire
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Edward Bagnall Poulton
BIOLOGIST
1856 - 1943
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 13
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens
SOCCER PLAYER
2004 - Present
HPI: 26.84
Rank: 20
Hayden Mullins
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 20.75
Rank: 24
Megan Fletcher
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 27
People Deceased in Reading, Berkshire
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Neville Chamberlain
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1940
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 1
Antony Flew
PHILOSOPHER
1923 - 2010
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 2
Robert Morley
ACTOR
1908 - 1992
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 3
Roy Bentley
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2018
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 4
Richard Rado
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1989
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 5
Innes Ireland
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 1993
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 6
Robert Wight
BIOLOGIST
1796 - 1872
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 7
Ethelwynn Trewavas
BIOLOGIST
1900 - 1993
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Deceased in Reading, Berkshire
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Most individuals born in present day Reading, Berkshire were soccer players (7), actors (4), athletes (3), religious figures (2), and musicians (2), while most who died were biologists (2), politicians (1), philosophers (1), actors (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Reading, Berkshire, including Dominic Solanke, Neil Webb, and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Reading, Berkshire, including Dominic Solanke, Neil Webb, and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Reading, Berkshire since 1700.
