Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton ranks 554th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Coimbra, Le Mans, and Hanau. Memorable people born in Wolverhampton include Catherine Eddowes, Liam Payne, and Jack Taylor. Memorable people who died in Wolverhampton include Melita Norwood, Jimmy Mullen, and Bert Williams. Wolverhampton has been the birth place of many soccer players, and musicians and the death place of many soccer players, and military personnels. Wolverhampton is located in United Kingdom.
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Birmingham. The population in 2021 was 263,700. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1683 and 1996, Wolverhampton was the birth place of 25 globally memorable people, including Catherine Eddowes, Liam Payne, and Jack Taylor. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Wolverhampton including Melita Norwood, Jimmy Mullen, and Bert Williams.
People Born in Wolverhampton
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Catherine Eddowes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1842 - 1888
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 1
Liam Payne
SINGER
1993 - 2024
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 2
Jack Taylor
REFEREE
1930 - 2012
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 3
Fred Pentland
SOCCER PLAYER
1883 - 1962
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 4
Stuart Baxter
COACH
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 5
Jonathan Wild
EXTREMIST
1683 - 1725
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 6
Dave Holland
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 7
Richard Attwood
RACING DRIVER
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 8
Jack Rowley
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1998
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 9
Jim Lea
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 10
John Rhodes
RACING DRIVER
1927 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 11
Miles Mander
ACTOR
1888 - 1946
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Wolverhampton
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RACING DRIVER
1927 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 11
Meera Syal
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 14
Maria Miller
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 36.30
Rank: 19
Beverley Knight
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 34.01
Rank: 21
Connor Goldson
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 27.98
Rank: 24
People Deceased in Wolverhampton
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Melita Norwood
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 2005
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 1
Jimmy Mullen
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1987
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 2
Bert Williams
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 2014
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 3
Eddie Clamp
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 1995
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 4
Derek Dougan
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2007
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wolverhampton were soccer players (8), musicians (3), actors (3), singers (2), and racing drivers (2), while most who died were soccer players (4), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wolverhampton, including Sam Morsy, Ashley Williams, and Andre Gray. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wolverhampton, including Fred Pentland, Jack Rowley, and Sam Morsy.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Wolverhampton since 1700.
