Thornton, West Yorkshire
Thornton, West Yorkshire ranks 4,027th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Marlborough House, Bermondsey, and Autun. Memorable people born in Thornton, West Yorkshire include Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, and Anne Brontë. Thornton, West Yorkshire has been the birth place of many writers. Thornton, West Yorkshire is located in United Kingdom.
Thornton is a village and former civil parish, within the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies 6 miles (9.7 km) to the west of the city centre of Bradford, and together with neighbouring Allerton, had a total resident population in 2001 of 15,004, increasing to 17,276 at the 2011 Census. Its most famous residents were the Brontës. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1816 and 1820, Thornton, West Yorkshire was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, and Anne Brontë.
People Born in Thornton, West Yorkshire
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Charlotte Brontë
1816 - 1855
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 1
Emily Brontë
1818 - 1848
HPI: 74.27
Rank: 2
Anne Brontë
1820 - 1849
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 3
Branwell Brontë
1817 - 1848
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 4
Most individuals born in present day Thornton, West Yorkshire were writers (4), while most who died were .
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Thornton, West Yorkshire since 1700.
