Grimsby
Grimsby ranks 3,918th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Makarska, Merv, and Bacup. Memorable people born in Grimsby include Arthur Drewry, Shirley Brasher, and Thomas Turgoose. Grimsby has been the birth place of many politicians, and tennis players. Grimsby is located in United Kingdom.
Grimsby or Great Grimsby is a port town in Lincolnshire, England with a population of 86,138. It is located near the mouth on the south bank of the Humber that flows to the North Sea. Grimsby adjoins the town of Cleethorpes directly to the south-east, forming a conurbation. It is the administrative centre of the borough of North East Lincolnshire, which alongside North Lincolnshire is officially part of the Yorkshire and the Humber region. Grimsby is 45 mi (72 km) north-east of Lincoln, 33 mi (53 km) south-east of Hull, and 50 mi (80 km) east of Doncaster. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1891 and 1997, Grimsby was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Arthur Drewry, Shirley Brasher, and Thomas Turgoose.
People Born in Grimsby
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Arthur Drewry
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1961
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 1
Shirley Brasher
TENNIS PLAYER
1934 - Present
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 4
Thomas Turgoose
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 5
Matija Sarkic
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - 2024
HPI: 30.21
Rank: 3
Sam Atkin
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 8.39
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Grimsby were politicians (1), tennis players (1), actors (1), soccer players (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, tennis players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Grimsby, including Shirley Brasher. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Grimsby, including Arthur Drewry.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Grimsby since 1700.
