Rochdale
Rochdale ranks 986th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Portsmouth, Virginia, Georgia (country), and Brampton. Memorable people born in Rochdale include Gilbert Walker, Anna Friel, and Gracie Fields. Memorable people who died in Rochdale include John Bright. Rochdale has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many politicians. Rochdale is located in United Kingdom.
Rochdale is a town in Greater Manchester, England, and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. In the 2021 census the town had a population of 111,261, compared to 223,773 for the wider borough. Rochdale is in the foothills of the South Pennines and lies in the dale (valley) of the River Roch, 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Oldham, and 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Manchester. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1811 and 1999, Rochdale was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Gilbert Walker, Anna Friel, and Gracie Fields. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Rochdale including John Bright.
People Born in Rochdale
Go to all Rankings
Gilbert Walker
PHYSICIST
1868 - 1958
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 1
Anna Friel
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 2
Gracie Fields
ACTOR
1898 - 1979
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 3
Dan Abnett
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 4
Sajid Javid
ECONOMIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 5
Alan Geldard
CYCLIST
1927 - 2018
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 6
John Bright
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1889
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 7
Craig Dawson
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 28.03
Rank: 8
Keira Walsh
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 23.88
Rank: 9
Dwight McNeil
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 23.14
Rank: 10
Earl Barrett
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 21.83
Rank: 11
Joe Bennett
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 20.11
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Rochdale
Go to all RankingsGilbert Walker
PHYSICIST
1868 - 1958
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 1
Alan Geldard
CYCLIST
1927 - 2018
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 6
John Bright
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1889
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 7
Keira Walsh
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 23.88
Rank: 9
Earl Barrett
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 21.83
Rank: 11
Matt Gilks
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 15.75
Rank: 15
People Deceased in Rochdale
Go to all RankingsNewly Added People Deceased in Rochdale
Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most individuals born in present day Rochdale were soccer players (7), actors (2), physicists (1), writers (1), and economists (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rochdale, including Craig Dawson, Keira Walsh, and Dwight McNeil. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rochdale, including Craig Dawson, Keira Walsh, and Dwight McNeil.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Rochdale since 1700.
