Trowbridge
Trowbridge ranks 3,486th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Richmond, British Columbia, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, and St. Cloud, Minnesota. Memorable people born in Trowbridge include Alan Bullock, Isaac Pitman, and Stephen Lee. Memorable people who died in Trowbridge include George Crabbe. Trowbridge has been the birth place of many politicians, and inventors and the death place of many writers. Trowbridge is located in United Kingdom.
Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire, England; situated on the River Biss in the west of the county, close to the border with Somerset. The town lies 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Bath, 31 miles (50 km) south-west of Swindon and 20 miles (32 km) south-east of Bristol. The parish had a population of 37,169 in 2021. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1813 and 1991, Trowbridge was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Alan Bullock, Isaac Pitman, and Stephen Lee. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Trowbridge including George Crabbe.
People Born in Trowbridge
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Alan Bullock
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2004
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 1
Isaac Pitman
INVENTOR
1813 - 1897
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 2
Stephen Lee
SNOOKER
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 3
Nathan Dyer
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.43
Rank: 4
Danny Talbot
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 29.35
Rank: 5
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Trowbridge were politicians (1), inventors (1), snookers (1), soccer players (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, snookers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Trowbridge, including Stephen Lee. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Trowbridge, including Alan Bullock.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Trowbridge since 1700.
