Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Scarborough, North Yorkshire ranks 1,090th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ogden, Utah, Wittenberg, and Srinagar. Memorable people born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire include Charles Laughton, James Paul Moody, and Frederic Leighton. Memorable people who died in Scarborough, North Yorkshire include Anne Brontë. Scarborough, North Yorkshire has been the birth place of many actors, and military personnels and the death place of many writers. Scarborough, North Yorkshire is located in United Kingdom.
Scarborough is a seaside town in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England. With a population of 61,749, Scarborough is the largest town on the Yorkshire Coast and the fourth-largest settlement in the county. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1773 and 1989, Scarborough, North Yorkshire was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Charles Laughton, James Paul Moody, and Frederic Leighton. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Scarborough, North Yorkshire including Anne Brontë.
People Born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire
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Charles Laughton
ACTOR
1899 - 1962
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 1
James Paul Moody
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1912
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 2
Frederic Leighton
PAINTER
1830 - 1896
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 3
George Cayley
ENGINEER
1773 - 1857
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 4
Penelope Wilton
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 5
John Hick
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 2012
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 6
Edith Sitwell
WRITER
1887 - 1964
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 7
Bill Nicholson
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 2004
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 8
Susan Hill
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 9
William Gott
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1942
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 10
Jimi Mistry
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 30.37
Rank: 11
Billy Howle
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 27.79
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Scarborough, North Yorkshire
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Scarborough, North Yorkshire were actors (4), military personnels (2), writers (2), soccer players (2), and painters (1), while most who died were writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, including Penelope Wilton, Jimi Mistry, and Billy Howle. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Scarborough, North Yorkshire, including Charles Laughton, Penelope Wilton, and Jimi Mistry.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire since 1700.
