County Durham
County Durham ranks 4,317th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hadano, Kanagawa, Prestatyn, and Leicestershire. Memorable people born in County Durham include George Peacock, Thomas Wright, and Brian Lumley. Memorable people who died in County Durham include Thomas Wright, and Bobby Robson. County Durham has been the birth place of many mathematicians, and writers and the death place of many mathematicians, and soccer players. County Durham is located in United Kingdom.
County Durham, officially simply Durham, is a ceremonial county in North East England. The county borders Northumberland and Tyne and Wear to the north, the North Sea to the east, North Yorkshire to the south, and Cumbria to the west. The largest settlement is Darlington. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1711 and 1987, County Durham was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including George Peacock, Thomas Wright, and Brian Lumley. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in County Durham including Thomas Wright, and Bobby Robson.
People Born in County Durham
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George Peacock
MATHEMATICIAN
1791 - 1858
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 5
Thomas Wright
MATHEMATICIAN
1711 - 1786
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 2
Brian Lumley
WRITER
1937 - 2024
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 1
Alan Clark
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 4
Carly Telford
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 24.07
Rank: 3
People Deceased in County Durham
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MATHEMATICIAN
1711 - 1786
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 1
Bobby Robson
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2009
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Deceased in County Durham
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Most individuals born in present day County Durham were mathematicians (2), writers (1), musicians (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were mathematicians (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in County Durham, including Brian Lumley. Whereas, throughout history, mathematicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day County Durham, including George Peacock, and Thomas Wright.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in County Durham since 1700.
