Hebburn
Hebburn ranks 3,854th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Alhambra, Chūō-ku, Saitama, and Granadero Baigorria. The most famous people from Hebburn are Arthur Holmes, George Armstrong, and Brendan Foster. Hebburn has been the birth place of many soccer players, and geologists. Hebburn is located in United Kingdom.
Hebburn is a town in the South Tyneside borough of Tyne and Wear, England. It was historically in County Durham and became part of Tyne and Wear in 1974. It is on the south bank of the River Tyne between Gateshead and Jarrow and opposite Wallsend and Walker. At the 2021 census the Hebburn built up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics had a population of 21,345. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1890 and 1988, Hebburn was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Arthur Holmes, George Armstrong, and Brendan Foster.
People Born in Hebburn
Go to all RankingsArthur Holmes
GEOLOGIST
1890 - 1965
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 1
George Armstrong
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2000
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 2
Brendan Foster
ATHLETE
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 3
Chris Basham
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 27.25
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Hebburn were soccer players (2), geologists (1), and athletes (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 Hebburn, including George Armstrong, and Chris Basham. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hebburn, including George Armstrong, and Chris Basham.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Hebburn since 1700.




