Reigate
Reigate ranks 7,559th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ermoupoli, San Pedro, Coahuila, and Wando County. Memorable people born in Reigate include Margot Fonteyn and Anne V. Coates. Memorable people who died in Reigate include James Ussher, Malcolm Campbell, and William Harrison Ainsworth. Reigate has been the birth place of many dancers and writers and the death place of many philosophers and journalists. Reigate is located in United Kingdom.
Reigate is a town in Surrey, England, around 19 miles (30 km) south of central London. The settlement is recorded in Domesday Book in 1086 as Cherchefelle and first appears with its modern name in the 1190s. The earliest archaeological evidence for human activity is from the Paleolithic and Neolithic, and during the Roman period, tile-making took place to the north east of the modern centre. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1919 and 1925, Reigate was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Margot Fonteyn and Anne V. Coates. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Reigate including James Ussher, Malcolm Campbell, and William Harrison Ainsworth. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Reigate than were born there.
People Born in Reigate
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People Deceased in Reigate
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James Ussher
1581 - 1656
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 1
Malcolm Campbell
1885 - 1948
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 2
William Harrison Ainsworth
1805 - 1882
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 3
Most individuals born in present day Reigate were dancers (1) and writers (1), while most who died were philosophers (1), journalists (1), and writers (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Reigate since 1700.
