Sussex
Sussex ranks 2,855th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Euskirchen, Sais, Egypt, and Saijō, Ehime. Memorable people born in Sussex include Godwin, Earl of Wessex, Harry Gregson-Williams, and John Peckham. Memorable people who died in Sussex include John Cornforth, Anthony Dawson, and Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth. Sussex has been the birth place of many composers and politicians and the death place of many politicians and actors. Sussex is located in United Kingdom.
Sussex is an area and cultural region within South East England which was historically a kingdom and later a county. It includes the ceremonial counties of East Sussex and West Sussex. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1001 and 1990, Sussex was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Godwin, Earl of Wessex, Harry Gregson-Williams, and John Peckham. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Sussex including John Cornforth, Anthony Dawson, and Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Sussex than were born there.
People Born in Sussex
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Godwin, Earl of Wessex
1001 - 1053
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 1
Harry Gregson-Williams
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 2
John Peckham
1227 - 1292
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 3
Thomas Weelkes
1576 - 1623
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 4
Sophie Cookson
1990 - Present
HPI: 37.79
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Sussex
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John Cornforth
1917 - 2013
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 1
Anthony Dawson
1916 - 1992
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 2
Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth
1876 - 1951
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 3
Ronald Harwood
1934 - 2020
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 4
Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond
1672 - 1723
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 5
Peter Sarstedt
1941 - 2017
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 6
Osbert Salvin
1835 - 1898
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 7
Godfrey Brown
1915 - 1995
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 8
George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
1716 - 1785
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 9
Kate O'Mara
1939 - 2014
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 10
Poly Styrene
1957 - 2011
HPI: 35.96
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Deceased in Sussex
Go to all RankingsCharles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond
1672 - 1723
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 5
George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
1716 - 1785
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 9
Most individuals born in present day Sussex were composers (2), politicians (1), philosophers (1), and actors (1), while most who died were politicians (3), actors (2), singers (2), chemists (1), and writers (1).
