Gorton
Gorton ranks 5,580th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Martinsburg, West Virginia, Clarksburg, West Virginia, and Clermont, Oise. Memorable people born in Gorton include Roger Byrne, John Thaw, and Nicky Butt. Gorton has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors. Gorton is located in United Kingdom.
Gorton is an area of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England. It is to the southeast of Manchester city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 36,055. Neighbouring areas include Levenshulme and Openshaw. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1929 and 1975, Gorton was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Roger Byrne, John Thaw, and Nicky Butt.
People Born in Gorton
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Roger Byrne
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1958
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 3
John Thaw
ACTOR
1942 - 2002
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 2
Nicky Butt
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Gorton were soccer players (2), and actors (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gorton, including Roger Byrne, and Nicky Butt. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gorton, including Roger Byrne, and Nicky Butt.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Gorton since 1700.
