Birkenhead
Birkenhead ranks 621st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Giessen, Machida, Tokyo, and Qingdao. Memorable people born in Birkenhead include Andrew Irvine, Glenda Jackson, and Taron Egerton. Memorable people who died in Birkenhead include Hilda James. Birkenhead has been the birth place of many actors, and soccer players and the death place of many swimmers. Birkenhead is located in United Kingdom.
Birkenhead is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. The town is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool. It lies within the historic county boundaries of Cheshire, and became part of Merseyside in 1974. At the 2021 census, the built up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics had a population of 109,835. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1878 and 2001, Birkenhead was the birth place of 22 globally memorable people, including Andrew Irvine, Glenda Jackson, and Taron Egerton. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Birkenhead including Hilda James.
People Born in Birkenhead
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Andrew Irvine
MOUNTAINEER
1902 - 1924
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 21
Glenda Jackson
ACTOR
1936 - 2023
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 15
Taron Egerton
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 9
Charles Joughin
CHEF
1878 - 1956
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 20
Dominic Purcell
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 10
Dixie Dean
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1980
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 18
Barbara Steele
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 8
A. H. M. Jones
HISTORIAN
1904 - 1970
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 14
Lindsay Kemp
DANCER
1938 - 2018
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 17
Cathleen Nesbitt
ACTOR
1888 - 1982
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 16
Hugh Huxley
BIOLOGIST
1924 - 2013
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 13
Amelia Warner
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Birkenhead
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Newly Added People Deceased in Birkenhead
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Most individuals born in present day Birkenhead were actors (6), soccer players (6), mountaineers (1), chefs (1), and historians (1), while most who died were swimmers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Birkenhead, including Glenda Jackson, Taron Egerton, and Dominic Purcell. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Birkenhead, including Glenda Jackson, Taron Egerton, and Dominic Purcell.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Birkenhead since 1700.
