Wrexham
Wrexham ranks 2,334th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ventura, California, Woking, and Levallois-Perret. Memorable people born in Wrexham include C. H. Dodd, Danny Ward, and Stuart Williams. Memorable people who died in Wrexham include Kathleen Kenyon, Ken Matthews, and Lancelot Hogben. Wrexham has been the birth place of many soccer players, and philosophers and the death place of many archaeologists, and athletes. Wrexham is located in United Kingdom.
Wrexham is a city in the north-east of Wales. It lies between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the county of Denbighshire, it became part of the new county of Clwyd in 1974. It has been the principal settlement and administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough since 1996. At the 2021 census, the built up area had a population of 44,785, and the wider county borough, which also includes surrounding villages and rural areas, had a population of 135,117. Wrexham was awarded city status in 2022. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1884 and 2001, Wrexham was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including C. H. Dodd, Danny Ward, and Stuart Williams. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Wrexham including Kathleen Kenyon, Ken Matthews, and Lancelot Hogben.
People Born in Wrexham
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C. H. Dodd
PHILOSOPHER
1884 - 1973
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 1
Danny Ward
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 2
Stuart Williams
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2013
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 3
Robbie Savage
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 4
Harry Wilson
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 5
Tom Lawrence
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 31.82
Rank: 6
Jason Koumas
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 29.49
Rank: 7
Hector Pardoe
ATHLETE
2001 - Present
HPI: 12.10
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Wrexham
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Go to all RankingsKathleen Kenyon
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1906 - 1978
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 1
Ken Matthews
ATHLETE
1934 - 2019
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 2
Lancelot Hogben
BIOLOGIST
1895 - 1975
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 3
Gerry Byrne
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2015
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wrexham were soccer players (6), philosophers (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were archaeologists (1), athletes (1), biologists (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wrexham, including Danny Ward, Stuart Williams, and Robbie Savage. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wrexham, including Danny Ward, Stuart Williams, and Robbie Savage.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Wrexham since 1700.
