Colchester
Colchester ranks 1,104th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gera, Nara (city), and Waco, Texas. Memorable people born in Colchester include William Gilbert, Roger Penrose, and Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell. Memorable people who died in Colchester include Joan Hickson, John Wilbye, and Margery Allingham. Colchester has been the birth place of many physicists, and athletes and the death place of many actors, and composers. Colchester is located in United Kingdom.
Colchester is a city in northeastern Essex, England. It is the second-largest settlement in the county, with a population of 130,245 at the 2021 Census. The demonym is Colcestrian. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1544 and 1996, Colchester was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including William Gilbert, Roger Penrose, and Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Colchester including Joan Hickson, John Wilbye, and Margery Allingham.
People Born in Colchester
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William Gilbert
PHYSICIST
1544 - 1603
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 4
Roger Penrose
PHYSICIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 74.08
Rank: 15
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1950
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 6
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
PHILOSOPHER
1623 - 1673
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 5
William Gull
PHYSICIAN
1816 - 1890
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 3
Ken Aston
BUSINESSPERSON
1915 - 2001
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 9
Ali Carter
SNOOKER
1979 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 14
Francis Hauksbee
PHYSICIST
1660 - 1713
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 1
Jonathan Penrose
CHESS PLAYER
1933 - 2021
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 7
Paul Nihill
ATHLETE
1939 - 2020
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 8
Dave Rowntree
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 12
Paul Allender
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 13
Newly Added People Born in Colchester
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People Deceased in Colchester
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Joan Hickson
ACTOR
1906 - 1998
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 2
John Wilbye
COMPOSER
1574 - 1638
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 3
Margery Allingham
WRITER
1904 - 1966
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Colchester were physicists (3), athletes (3), musicians (2), military personnels (1), and philosophers (1), while most who died were actors (1), composers (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Colchester, including Paul Nihill, Anna Łukasiak, and Stephanie Twell. Whereas, throughout history, physicists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Colchester, including William Gilbert, Roger Penrose, and Francis Hauksbee.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Colchester since 1700.
