Haslemere
Haslemere ranks 6,390th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sumida, Tokyo, Lancashire, and Molins de Rei. Memorable people born in Haslemere include Grace Chisholm Young, Rachel Portman, and Rex Orange County. Memorable people who died in Haslemere include Margaret Scriven, Peter Gethin, and Francis Galton. Haslemere has been the birth place of many mathematicians, and composers and the death place of many tennis players, and racing drivers. Haslemere is located in United Kingdom.
The town of Haslemere and the villages of Shottermill and Grayswood are in south-west Surrey, England, around 38 miles (62 km) south-west of London. Together with the settlements of Hindhead and Beacon Hill, they comprise the civil parish of Haslemere in the Borough of Waverley. The tripoint between the counties of Surrey, Hampshire and West Sussex is at the west end of Shottermill. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1868 and 1998, Haslemere was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Grace Chisholm Young, Rachel Portman, and Rex Orange County. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Haslemere including Margaret Scriven, Peter Gethin, and Francis Galton. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Haslemere than were born there.
People Born in Haslemere
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Grace Chisholm Young
MATHEMATICIAN
1868 - 1944
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 2
Rachel Portman
COMPOSER
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 3
Rex Orange County
SINGER
1998 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 1
People Deceased in Haslemere
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Margaret Scriven
TENNIS PLAYER
1912 - 2001
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Rank: 1
Peter Gethin
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 2011
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Rank: 2
Francis Galton
STATISTICIAN
1822 - 1911
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Rank: 3
John Tyndall
PHYSICIST
1820 - 1893
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Rank: 4
Helen Allingham
PAINTER
1848 - 1926
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Rank: 5
Wordsworth Donisthorpe
INVENTOR
1847 - 1914
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Rank: 6
Archibald Geikie
GEOLOGIST
1835 - 1924
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Rank: 7
Newly Added People Deceased in Haslemere
Go to all RankingsMargaret Scriven
TENNIS PLAYER
1912 - 2001
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Rank: 1
Peter Gethin
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 2011
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Rank: 2
Francis Galton
STATISTICIAN
1822 - 1911
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
John Tyndall
PHYSICIST
1820 - 1893
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Helen Allingham
PAINTER
1848 - 1926
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Wordsworth Donisthorpe
INVENTOR
1847 - 1914
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Archibald Geikie
GEOLOGIST
1835 - 1924
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Haslemere were mathematicians (1), composers (1), and singers (1), while most who died were tennis players (1), racing drivers (1), statisticians (1), physicists (1), and painters (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, composers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Haslemere, including Rachel Portman. Whereas, throughout history, mathematicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Haslemere, including Grace Chisholm Young.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Haslemere since 1700.
