Salisbury
Salisbury ranks 974th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Leeuwarden, Irun, and Bury, Greater Manchester. Memorable people born in Salisbury include John Rhys-Davies, John of Salisbury, and Anthony Daniels. Memorable people who died in Salisbury include Edward Heath, Michael Gough, and Phil Lynott. Salisbury has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and actors. Salisbury is located in United Kingdom.
Salisbury is a cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. The city is approximately 20 miles from Southampton and 30 miles from Bath. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1110 and 1990, Salisbury was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including John Rhys-Davies, John of Salisbury, and Anthony Daniels. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Salisbury including Edward Heath, Michael Gough, and Phil Lynott.
People Born in Salisbury
Go to all RankingsJohn Rhys-Davies
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 1
John of Salisbury
PHILOSOPHER
1110 - 1180
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 2
Anthony Daniels
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 3
Joseph Fiennes
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 4
Jeffrey Tate
CONDUCTOR
1943 - 2017
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 5
William Lawes
COMPOSER
1602 - 1645
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 6
John Neville Keynes
ECONOMIST
1852 - 1949
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 7
Herbert Ponting
EXPLORER
1870 - 1935
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 8
Edward Rutherfurd
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 9
Michael Crawford
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 10
Duncan James
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 11
Philip Massinger
WRITER
1583 - 1640
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Salisbury
Go to all RankingsEdward Heath
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2005
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 1
Michael Gough
ACTOR
1916 - 2011
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 2
Phil Lynott
MUSICIAN
1949 - 1986
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 3
Paul Di'Anno
SINGER
1958 - 2024
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 4
Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
POLITICIAN
1455 - 1483
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Salisbury were actors (7), writers (2), philosophers (1), conductors (1), and composers (1), while most who died were politicians (2), actors (1), musicians (1), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Salisbury, including John Rhys-Davies, Anthony Daniels, and Joseph Fiennes. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Salisbury, including John Rhys-Davies, Anthony Daniels, and Joseph Fiennes.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Salisbury since 1700.