Slough
Slough ranks 1,208th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Callao, Perth, Scotland, and Hitchin. Memorable people born in Slough include John Herschel, Rod Evans, and Tracey Ullman. Memorable people who died in Slough include William Herschel, Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, and Brian Connolly. Slough has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and astronomers. Slough is located in United Kingdom.
Slough is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Thames Valley 20 miles (32 km) west of central London and 19 miles (31 km) north-east of Reading, at the intersection of the M4, M40 and M25 motorways. It is part of the historic county of Buckinghamshire. In 2021 Census, the population of the town was 143,184. In 2021, the wider Borough of Slough had a population of 158,500. Slough borders the ceremonial counties of Greater London and Buckinghamshire. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2004, Slough was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including John Herschel, Rod Evans, and Tracey Ullman. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Slough including William Herschel, Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, and Brian Connolly.
People Born in Slough
Go to all RankingsJohn Herschel
INVENTOR
1792 - 1871
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 1
Rod Evans
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 2
Tracey Ullman
COMEDIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 3
Fiona May
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 4
Marian McPartland
MUSICIAN
1918 - 2013
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 5
Armando Broja
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 36.16
Rank: 6
Brian McDermott
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 34.47
Rank: 7
Matty Cash
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 34.12
Rank: 8
Youth
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 33.89
Rank: 9
Mark Richardson
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 26.79
Rank: 10
Kerry Ingram
ACTOR
1999 - Present
HPI: 23.54
Rank: 11
Lewis Hall
SOCCER PLAYER
2004 - Present
HPI: 19.96
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Slough
Go to all RankingsKerry Ingram
ACTOR
1999 - Present
HPI: 23.54
Rank: 11
Lewis Hall
SOCCER PLAYER
2004 - Present
HPI: 19.96
Rank: 12
Sariah Paki
RUGBY PLAYER
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 13
Amelie Morgan
GYMNAST
2003 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 14
Taylor Campbell
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 15
People Deceased in Slough
Go to all RankingsWilliam Herschel
ASTRONOMER
1738 - 1822
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 1
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1969
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 2
Brian Connolly
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1997
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 3
Peter Osgood
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2006
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 4
Monty Norman
COMPOSER
1928 - 2022
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 5
Eva Crane
WRITER
1912 - 2007
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 6
David Rocastle
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 2001
HPI: 29.51
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Deceased in Slough
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Most individuals born in present day Slough were soccer players (4), athletes (3), musicians (2), inventors (1), and singers (1), while most who died were soccer players (2), astronomers (1), military personnels (1), musicians (1), and composers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Slough, including Armando Broja, Brian McDermott, and Matty Cash. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Slough, including Armando Broja, Brian McDermott, and Matty Cash.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Slough since 1700.