Sleaford
Sleaford ranks 6,085th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Byzantium, Kowloon, and Ōmuta, Fukuoka. Memorable people born in Sleaford include Bernie Taupin, George Bass, and Jennifer Saunders. Sleaford has been the birth place of many musicians, and explorers. Sleaford is located in United Kingdom.
Sleaford is a market town and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. On the edge of the Fenlands, it is 11 miles north-east of Grantham, 16 mi (26 km) west of Boston, and 17 mi (27 km) south of Lincoln. It is the largest settlement in North Kesteven with a population of 19,807 in 2021. Centred on the former parish of New Sleaford, the modern boundaries and urban area include Quarrington to the south-west, Holdingham to the north-west and Old Sleaford to the east. The town is bypassed by the A17 and the A15 roads, which link it to Lincoln, Newark, Peterborough, Grantham, Boston and King's Lynn. Sleaford railway station is on the Nottingham to Skegness and Peterborough to Lincoln lines. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1771 and 1958, Sleaford was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Bernie Taupin, George Bass, and Jennifer Saunders.
People Born in Sleaford
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Bernie Taupin
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 1
George Bass
EXPLORER
1771 - 1803
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 2
Jennifer Saunders
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sleaford were musicians (1), explorers (1), and actors (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sleaford, including Bernie Taupin. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sleaford, including Bernie Taupin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Sleaford since 1700.
