Widnes
Widnes ranks 9,814th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Heguri, Nara, Asahi-ku, Yokohama, and Upton, Northamptonshire. The most famous people from Widnes are Charles Glover Barkla, Andrew Higginson, and Gary Taylor-Fletcher. Widnes has been the birth place of many physicists, and snookers. Widnes is located in United Kingdom.
People
Between 1877 and 1981, Widnes was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Charles Glover Barkla, Andrew Higginson, and Gary Taylor-Fletcher.
People Born in Widnes
Go to all RankingsCharles Glover Barkla
PHYSICIST
1877 - 1944
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 1
Andrew Higginson
SNOOKER
1977 - Present
HPI: 36.75
Rank: 2
Gary Taylor-Fletcher
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 27.76
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Born in Widnes
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Most individuals born in present day Widneswere physicists (1), snookers (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Widnes since 1700.



