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Present Day

Bradford (gbr)

United Kingdom

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Bradford ranks 410th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kiel, Campinas, and Oklahoma City. The most famous people from Bradford are Edward Victor Appleton, David Hockney, and Zayn Malik. The most famous people who died in Bradford are Henry Irving. Bradford has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many actors. Bradford is located in United Kingdom.

Bradford is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It became a municipal borough in 1847, received a city charter in 1897 and, since the 1974 reform, the city status has belonged to the larger City of Bradford metropolitan borough. According to the 2021 census, the city itself had a population of 352,317, making it the second-largest subdivision of the West Yorkshire Built-up Area after Leeds, which is approximately 9 km (5.6 mi)) to the east. The wider metropolitan borough had a population of 546,976 at the same census, making it one of the most populous districts in England. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1832 and 2001, Bradford was the birth place of 36 globally memorable people, including Edward Victor Appleton, David Hockney, and Zayn Malik. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Bradford including Henry Irving.

People Born in Bradford

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Bradford were soccer players (8), actors (8), singers (4), musicians (2), and writers (2),  while most who died were actors (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bradford, including Adrian Edmondson, Peter Firth, and Timothy West. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bradford, including Ken Armstrong, Mason Greenwood, and Fabian Delph.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Bradford since 1700.