Aldershot
Aldershot ranks 1,872nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Marbella, Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Aylesbury. Memorable people born in Aldershot include Claude Auchinleck, Ian McEwan, and Martin Freeman. Memorable people who died in Aldershot include Ernst Busch. Aldershot has been the birth place of many military personnels, and writers and the death place of many military personnels. Aldershot is located in United Kingdom.
Aldershot is a town in the Rushmoor district, Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme north-east corner of the county, 31 mi (50 km) south-west of London. The town has a population of 40,160, while the Aldershot Urban Area – a loose conurbation, which also includes other towns such as Camberley and Farnborough – has a population of 243,344; it is the thirtieth-largest urban area in the UK. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1884 and 1984, Aldershot was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Claude Auchinleck, Ian McEwan, and Martin Freeman. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Aldershot including Ernst Busch.
People Born in Aldershot
Go to all RankingsClaude Auchinleck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1981
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 6
Ian McEwan
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 2
Martin Freeman
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 3
Peter Yates
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2011
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 4
Tom Whittaker
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1956
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 5
Heather Mills
BUSINESSPERSON
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 8
Bruce Rioch
COACH
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 1
Amelle Berrabah
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Aldershot
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Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most individuals born in present day Aldershot were military personnels (1), writers (1), actors (1), film directors (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Aldershot, including Ian McEwan. Whereas, throughout history, military personnels have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Aldershot, including Claude Auchinleck.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Aldershot since 1700.