Chester
Chester ranks 1,020th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tournai, Colmar, and Royal Palace of Turin. The most famous people from Chester are Daniel Craig, Michael Owen, and Beatrice Tinsley. The most famous people who died in Chester are Reynold A. Nicholson. Chester has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many writers. Chester is located in United Kingdom.
Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West and Chester. It is also the historic county town of Cheshire and the second-largest settlement in Cheshire after Warrington. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1846 and 2000, Chester was the birth place of 18 globally memorable people, including Daniel Craig, Michael Owen, and Beatrice Tinsley. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Chester including Reynold A. Nicholson.
People Born in Chester
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Daniel Craig
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 1
Michael Owen
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 2
Beatrice Tinsley
ASTRONOMER
1941 - 1981
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 3
Adrian Boult
CONDUCTOR
1889 - 1983
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 4
Danny Murphy
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 5
Ronald Pickup
ACTOR
1940 - 2021
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 6
John Steiner
ACTOR
1941 - 2022
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 7
John Marshall
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1876 - 1958
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 8
Matt Hancock
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 9
Randolph Caldecott
PAINTER
1846 - 1886
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 10
Tom Heaton
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 11
Tom Hughes
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Chester
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Danny Collins
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 30.24
Rank: 15
Yasmin Harper
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 29.44
Rank: 16
People Deceased in Chester
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Chester were soccer players (5), actors (4), athletes (3), astronomers (1), and conductors (1), while most who died were writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Chester, including Michael Owen, Danny Murphy, and Tom Heaton. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Chester, including Michael Owen, Danny Murphy, and Tom Heaton.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Chester since 1700.
