Wakefield
Wakefield ranks 4,673rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Biebrich Palace, Montluçon, and Bălți. Memorable people born in Wakefield include Barbara Hepworth, George Gissing, and Anne Treisman. Memorable people who died in Wakefield include John Charles, Joseph Aspdin, and Derek Ibbotson. Wakefield has been the birth place of many writers, and painters and the death place of many soccer players, and inventors. Wakefield is located in United Kingdom.
Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 109,766 in the 2021 census, up from 99,251 in the 2011 census. The city is the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, which had a 2022 population of 357,729, the 26th most populous district in England. It is part of the West Yorkshire Built-up Area and the Yorkshire and The Humber region. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1857 and 1935, Wakefield was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Barbara Hepworth, George Gissing, and Anne Treisman. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Wakefield including John Charles, Joseph Aspdin, and Derek Ibbotson.
People Born in Wakefield
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Barbara Hepworth
PAINTER
1903 - 1975
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 1
George Gissing
WRITER
1857 - 1903
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 2
Anne Treisman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1935 - 2018
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 3
David Storey
WRITER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Wakefield
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John Charles
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2004
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1
Joseph Aspdin
INVENTOR
1778 - 1855
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 2
Derek Ibbotson
ATHLETE
1932 - 2017
HPI: 33.25
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wakefield were writers (2), painters (1), and psychologists (1), while most who died were soccer players (1), inventors (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, psychologists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wakefield, including Anne Treisman. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wakefield, including George Gissing, and David Storey.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Wakefield since 1700.
