Rochester, Kent
Rochester, Kent ranks 4,167th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Camaçari, Tunisia, and Bellinzona. Memorable people born in Rochester, Kent include John Edensor Littlewood, John Stevens Henslow, and Kelly Brook. Memorable people who died in Rochester, Kent include Paulinus of York. Rochester, Kent has been the birth place of many mathematicians, and biologists and the death place of many religious figures. Rochester, Kent is located in United Kingdom.
Rochester is a town in the unitary authority of Medway, in Kent, England. It is at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway, about 30 miles (50 km) from London. The town forms a conurbation with neighbouring towns Chatham, Rainham, Strood and Gillingham. Rochester was a city until losing its status as one in 1998 following the forming of Medway and failing to protect its status as a city, the first city to do so in the history of the United Kingdom. There have been ongoing campaigns to reinstate the city status for Rochester. In 2011 it had a population of 62,982. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1796 and 1979, Rochester, Kent was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including John Edensor Littlewood, John Stevens Henslow, and Kelly Brook. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Rochester, Kent including Paulinus of York.
People Born in Rochester, Kent
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John Edensor Littlewood
MATHEMATICIAN
1885 - 1977
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 1
John Stevens Henslow
BIOLOGIST
1796 - 1861
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 2
Kelly Brook
MODEL
1979 - Present
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 3
John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1971
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 4
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Rochester, Kent were mathematicians (1), biologists (1), models (1), and military personnels (1), while most who died were religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, models have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rochester, Kent, including Kelly Brook. Whereas, throughout history, mathematicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rochester, Kent, including John Edensor Littlewood.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Rochester, Kent since 1700.
