Grantham
Grantham ranks 2,485th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Charlottenlund Palace, Frankenthal, and Lovech. Memorable people born in Grantham include Margaret Thatcher, Henry More, and Charles P. Dixon. Memorable people who died in Grantham include Alastair McCorquodale, and Richard Todd. Grantham has been the birth place of many politicians, and philosophers and the death place of many athletes, and actors. Grantham is located in United Kingdom.
Grantham is a market town and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road. It lies 23 miles (37 km) south of Lincoln and 22 miles (35 km) east of Nottingham. The population in 2016 was put at 44,580. The town is the largest settlement and the administrative centre of the South Kesteven District. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1614 and 2004, Grantham was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Margaret Thatcher, Henry More, and Charles P. Dixon. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Grantham including Alastair McCorquodale, and Richard Todd.
People Born in Grantham
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Margaret Thatcher
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2013
HPI: 83.79
Rank: 2
Henry More
PHILOSOPHER
1614 - 1687
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 1
Charles P. Dixon
TENNIS PLAYER
1873 - 1939
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 3
Nicholas Parsons
ACTOR
1923 - 2020
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 7
Beverley Allitt
EXTREMIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 5
Patrick Bamford
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 40.02
Rank: 6
Freya Colbert
ATHLETE
2004 - Present
HPI: 17.81
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Grantham
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Newly Added People Deceased in Grantham
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Most individuals born in present day Grantham were politicians (1), philosophers (1), tennis players (1), actors (1), and extremists (1), while most who died were athletes (1), and actors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Grantham, including Margaret Thatcher. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Grantham, including Margaret Thatcher.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Grantham since 1700.
