Sunderland
Sunderland ranks 927th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Uccle, Suzhou, and Mar del Plata. Memorable people born in Sunderland include Don Airey, David A. Stewart, and James Herriot. Memorable people who died in Sunderland include Sid James. Sunderland has been the birth place of many soccer players, and musicians and the death place of many actors. Sunderland is located in United Kingdom.
Sunderland is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a port at the mouth of the River Wear on the North Sea, approximately 10 miles (16 km) south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne. The built-up area had a population of 168,277 at the 2021 census, making it the second largest settlement in North East England after Newcastle. It is the administrative centre of the metropolitan borough of the same name. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1614 and 2002, Sunderland was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Don Airey, David A. Stewart, and James Herriot. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Sunderland including Sid James.
People Born in Sunderland
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Don Airey
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 1
David A. Stewart
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 2
James Herriot
WRITER
1916 - 1995
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 3
Jordan Henderson
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 4
John Lilburne
POLITICIAN
1614 - 1657
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 5
Mary Stewart
WRITER
1916 - 2014
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 6
Callum Keith Rennie
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 7
Charles W. Alcock
SOCCER PLAYER
1842 - 1907
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 8
William Russell
ACTOR
1924 - 2024
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 9
Adam Johnson
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.78
Rank: 10
Emeli Sandé
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.51
Rank: 11
Giovanni Reyna
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 35.89
Rank: 12
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sunderland were soccer players (7), musicians (2), writers (2), actors (2), and politicians (1), while most who died were actors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sunderland, including Jordan Henderson, Adam Johnson, and Giovanni Reyna. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sunderland, including Jordan Henderson, Charles W. Alcock, and Adam Johnson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Sunderland since 1700.
