Swansea
Swansea ranks 490th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kranj, Kingston upon Hull, and La Paz. Memorable people born in Swansea include Catherine Zeta-Jones, Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, and Clive Granger. Memorable people who died in Swansea include Ivor Allchurch, Arthur Whitten Brown, and Trevor Ford. Swansea has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians. Swansea is located in United Kingdom.
Swansea is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1811 and 1998, Swansea was the birth place of 28 globally memorable people, including Catherine Zeta-Jones, Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, and Clive Granger. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Swansea including Ivor Allchurch, Arthur Whitten Brown, and Trevor Ford.
People Born in Swansea
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Catherine Zeta-Jones
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 1
Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2013
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 2
Clive Granger
ECONOMIST
1934 - 2009
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 3
John Charles
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2004
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 4
William Robert Grove
PHYSICIST
1811 - 1896
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 5
Vincent Regan
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 6
Pete Ham
SINGER
1947 - 1975
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 7
Alan Woods
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 8
Rowan Williams
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 9
Ivor Allchurch
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1997
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 10
Michael Heseltine
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 11
Spencer Davis
SINGER
1939 - 2020
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Swansea
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Terry Medwin
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2024
HPI: 36.77
Rank: 19
Mark Harris
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 15.12
Rank: 28
People Deceased in Swansea
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SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1997
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 1
Arthur Whitten Brown
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1948
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 2
Trevor Ford
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2003
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 3
Brian Stableford
WRITER
1948 - 2024
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Swansea
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Most individuals born in present day Swansea were soccer players (12), actors (4), politicians (3), singers (2), and writers (2), while most who died were soccer players (2), politicians (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Swansea, including John Charles, Ivor Allchurch, and Cliff Jones. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Swansea, including John Charles, Ivor Allchurch, and Trevor Ford.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Swansea since 1700.
