Hampshire
Hampshire ranks 4,088th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bad Cannstatt, Wheaton, Illinois, and Lismore, New South Wales. Memorable people born in Hampshire include William Warham, Swithun, and Stephen Leacock. Memorable people who died in Hampshire include John Marston, Joe Davis, and Marie Belloc Lowndes. Hampshire has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Hampshire is located in United Kingdom.
Hampshire is a ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, Dorset to the west, and Wiltshire to the north-west. Southampton is the largest settlement. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 800 and 1987, Hampshire was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including William Warham, Swithun, and Stephen Leacock. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Hampshire including John Marston, Joe Davis, and Marie Belloc Lowndes. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Hampshire than were born there.
People Born in Hampshire
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William Warham
POLITICIAN
1450 - 1532
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 3
Swithun
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 - 863
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 2
Stephen Leacock
WRITER
1869 - 1944
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 4
Paul King
FILM DIRECTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 1
Tom Austen
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.30
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Born in Hampshire
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John Marston
WRITER
1576 - 1634
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 6
Joe Davis
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1978
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 2
Marie Belloc Lowndes
WRITER
1868 - 1947
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 5
Tony Barton
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 1993
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 3
George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1849
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 1
Thomas Sopwith
ENGINEER
1888 - 1989
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Hampshire were politicians (1), religious figures (1), writers (1), film directors (1), and actors (1), while most who died were writers (2), politicians (2), soccer players (1), and engineers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, film directors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Hampshire, including Paul King. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hampshire, including William Warham.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Hampshire since 1700.
