Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent ranks 778th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Brașov, Miyagi Prefecture, and United Kingdom. Memorable people born in Stoke-on-Trent include Lemmy, Robbie Williams, and Slash. Memorable people who died in Stoke-on-Trent include Stanley Matthews, Gordon Banks, and John Lennard-Jones. Stoke-on-Trent has been the birth place of many soccer players and actors 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, with an area of 36 square miles (93 km2). In 2021, the city had an estimated population of 258,400. It is the largest settlement in Staffordshire and is surrounded by the towns of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Alsager, Kidsgrove and Biddulph, which form a conurbation around the city. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1826 and 1999, Stoke-on-Trent was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Lemmy, Robbie Williams, and Slash. 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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Lemmy
1945 - 2015
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 1
Robbie Williams
1974 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 2
Slash
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 3
Hugh Dancy
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 4
Adrian Rawlins
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 5
Havergal Brian
1876 - 1972
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 6
Bill McGarry
1927 - 2005
HPI: 37.71
Rank: 7
Dinah Craik
1826 - 1887
HPI: 37.67
Rank: 8
Aaron Ramsdale
1998 - Present
HPI: 36.61
Rank: 9
Dennis Wilshaw
1926 - 2004
HPI: 36.21
Rank: 10
Steve Bould
1962 - Present
HPI: 32.53
Rank: 11
Ben Brereton Díaz
1999 - Present
HPI: 30.07
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Stoke-on-Trent
Go to all RankingsDinah Craik
1826 - 1887
HPI: 37.67
Rank: 8
Ben Brereton Díaz
1999 - Present
HPI: 30.07
Rank: 12
Billy Howle
1989 - Present
HPI: 26.28
Rank: 13
Jack Harrison
1996 - Present
HPI: 20.31
Rank: 14
Joe Clarke
1992 - Present
HPI: 12.59
Rank: 16
People Deceased in Stoke-on-Trent
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Stanley Matthews
1915 - 2000
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 1
Gordon Banks
1937 - 2019
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 2
John Lennard-Jones
1894 - 1954
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 3
Gordon Hodgson
1904 - 1951
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 4
Dennis Wilshaw
1926 - 2004
HPI: 36.21
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Deceased in Stoke-on-Trent
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Stoke-on-Trent were soccer players (7), actors (3), musicians (2), singers (1), and composers (1), while most who died were soccer players (4) and physicists (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Stoke-on-Trent, including Bill McGarry, Aaron Ramsdale, and Dennis Wilshaw. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Stoke-on-Trent, including Bill McGarry, Aaron Ramsdale, and Dennis Wilshaw.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Stoke-on-Trent since 1700.
