Torquay
Torquay ranks 1,498th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Schweinfurt, Perpignan, and Zwickau. Memorable people born in Torquay include Agatha Christie, Richard Francis Burton, and Percy Fawcett. Memorable people who died in Torquay include Oliver Heaviside, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, and Harry Brearley. Torquay has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many biologists, and mathematicians. Torquay is located in United Kingdom.
Torquay is a seaside town in Devon, England, part of the unitary authority area of Torbay. It lies 18 miles (29 km) south of the county town of Exeter and 28 miles (45 km) east-north-east of Plymouth, on the north of Tor Bay, adjoining the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay and across from the fishing port of Brixham. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1821 and 1995, Torquay was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Agatha Christie, Richard Francis Burton, and Percy Fawcett. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Torquay including Oliver Heaviside, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, and Harry Brearley.
People Born in Torquay
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Agatha Christie
WRITER
1890 - 1976
HPI: 82.01
Rank: 1
Richard Francis Burton
EXPLORER
1821 - 1890
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 2
Percy Fawcett
WRITER
1867 - 1925
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 3
Roger Deakins
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 4
Peter Cook
ACTOR
1937 - 1995
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 5
Penny Mordaunt
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.45
Rank: 6
Miranda Hart
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.24
Rank: 7
Lily Cole
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.85
Rank: 8
Ollie Watkins
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 34.01
Rank: 9
Kieffer Moore
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 25.94
Rank: 10
People Deceased in Torquay
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Oliver Heaviside
MATHEMATICIAN
1850 - 1925
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 1
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1873
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 2
Harry Brearley
INVENTOR
1871 - 1948
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 3
Philip Henry Gosse
BIOLOGIST
1810 - 1888
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 4
Seán O'Casey
WRITER
1880 - 1964
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 5
Lionel Dunsterville
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1865 - 1946
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 6
William Henry Harvey
BIOLOGIST
1811 - 1866
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Torquay were actors (3), writers (2), soccer players (2), explorers (1), and religious figures (1), while most who died were biologists (2), mathematicians (1), politicians (1), inventors (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Torquay, including Peter Cook, Miranda Hart, and Lily Cole. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Torquay, including Peter Cook, Miranda Hart, and Lily Cole.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Torquay since 1700.
