Stockport
Stockport ranks 503rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Carthage, New Jersey, and Amman. Memorable people born in Stockport include Charles Webster Leadbeater, Joseph Whitworth, and Geoff Downes. Stockport has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors. Stockport is located in United Kingdom.
Stockport is an industrial town in Greater Manchester, England, 7 miles (11 km) south-east of Manchester, 9 miles (14 km) south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and 12 miles (19 km) north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here. It is the main settlement of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1796 and 2005, Stockport was the birth place of 27 globally memorable people, including Charles Webster Leadbeater, Joseph Whitworth, and Geoff Downes.
People Born in Stockport
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Charles Webster Leadbeater
OCCULTIST
1854 - 1934
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 1
Joseph Whitworth
INVENTOR
1803 - 1887
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 2
Geoff Downes
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 3
Claire Foy
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 4
Horace Lamb
MATHEMATICIAN
1849 - 1934
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 5
George Back
EXPLORER
1796 - 1878
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 6
Phil Foden
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 7
Darren Shahlavi
ACTOR
1972 - 2015
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 8
Dominic Howard
MUSICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 9
Aimee Lou Wood
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 10
Michelle Keegan
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.40
Rank: 11
Alan Newton
CYCLIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 35.53
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Stockport
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CYCLIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 35.53
Rank: 12
Kobbie Mainoo
SOCCER PLAYER
2005 - Present
HPI: 22.57
Rank: 20
Liam Broady
TENNIS PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 21.37
Rank: 22
Taylor Harwood-Bellis
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 18.48
Rank: 25
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Stockport were soccer players (10), actors (5), musicians (2), tennis players (2), and occultists (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Stockport, including Phil Foden, Michael Keane, and Will Keane. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Stockport, including Phil Foden, Michael Keane, and Will Keane.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Stockport since 1700.
