Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent ranks 1,034th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kristiansand, Breda, and Bacău. The most famous people from Stoke-on-Trent are Robbie Williams, Phil Taylor, and Hugh Dancy. The most famous people who died in Stoke-on-Trent are Stanley Matthews, Gordon Banks, and John Lennard-Jones. Stoke-on-Trent has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and physicists. Stoke-on-Trent is located in United Kingdom.
Stoke-on-Trent is a city and unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England. It had an estimated population of 259,965 in 2022, making it the largest settlement in Staffordshire and one of the largest cities of the Midlands. Stoke is surrounded by the towns of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Alsager, Kidsgrove and Biddulph, which form a conurbation around the city. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1999, Stoke-on-Trent was the birth place of 20 globally memorable people, including Robbie Williams, Phil Taylor, and Hugh Dancy. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Stoke-on-Trent including Stanley Matthews, Gordon Banks, and John Lennard-Jones.
People Born in Stoke-on-Trent
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Robbie Williams
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 1
Phil Taylor
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 2
Hugh Dancy
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 3
Adrian Rawlins
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 4
John Wain
WRITER
1925 - 1994
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 5
Bill McGarry
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2005
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 6
Dinah Craik
WRITER
1826 - 1887
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 7
Dennis Wilshaw
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2004
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 8
Aaron Ramsdale
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 9
Steve Bould
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 10
Ben Brereton Díaz
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 11
Jack Harrison
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.31
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Stoke-on-Trent
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Stanley Matthews
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 2000
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 1
Gordon Banks
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2019
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 2
John Lennard-Jones
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1954
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 3
Gordon Hodgson
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1951
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 4
Adam Faith
ACTOR
1940 - 2003
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Stoke-on-Trent were soccer players (7), athletes (7), actors (2), writers (2), and singers (1), while most who died were soccer players (3), physicists (1), and actors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Stoke-on-Trent, including Bill McGarry, Dennis Wilshaw, and Aaron Ramsdale. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Stoke-on-Trent, including Bill McGarry, Dennis Wilshaw, and Aaron Ramsdale.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Stoke-on-Trent since 1700.
