Bradford
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
Go to all RankingsEdward Victor Appleton
PHYSICIST
1892 - 1965
HPI: 83.64
Rank: 1
David Hockney
ARTIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 2
Zayn Malik
MUSICIAN
1993 - Present
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 3
Frederick Delius
COMPOSER
1862 - 1934
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 4
Allan Holdsworth
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2017
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 5
Ken Armstrong
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1984
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 6
Ernst Wilhelm Bohle
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1960
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 7
Kiki Dee
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 8
Adrian Edmondson
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 9
Michael Hirst
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 10
Peter Firth
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 11
Timothy West
ACTOR
1934 - 2024
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Bradford
Go to all RankingsAdrian Moorhouse
SWIMMER
1964 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 29
Vinette Robinson
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 35.83
Rank: 31
Matthew Wells
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 31.87
Rank: 33
People Deceased in Bradford
Go to all RankingsOccupations
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).
Occupational Trends
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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Bradford since 1700.
















