Liverpool
Liverpool ranks 67th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Riga, Turin, and Dallas. Memorable people born in Liverpool include John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison. Memorable people who died in Liverpool include William Roscoe, Annie Speirs, and Simon Shelton. Liverpool has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many soccer players, and writers. Liverpool is located in United Kingdom.
Liverpool is a port city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, 178 miles (286 km) north-west of London. With a population of 496,770, Liverpool is the administrative, cultural and economic centre of the Liverpool City Region, a combined authority area with a population of over 1.5 million. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2001, Liverpool was the birth place of 151 globally memorable people, including John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison. Additionaly, 20 globally memorable people have passed away in Liverpool including William Roscoe, Annie Speirs, and Simon Shelton.
People Born in Liverpool
Go to all RankingsJohn Lennon
MUSICIAN
1940 - 1980
HPI: 83.61
Rank: 74
Paul McCartney
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 19
George Harrison
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2001
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 82
Ringo Starr
MUSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 33
Richard Laurence Millington Synge
CHEMIST
1914 - 1994
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 94
William Stuart-Houston
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 1987
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 117
Brian Epstein
BUSINESSPERSON
1934 - 1967
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 77
William Stanley Jevons
ECONOMIST
1835 - 1882
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 85
Kim Cattrall
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 130
Frederick Fleet
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1887 - 1965
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 78
Ken Robinson
WRITER
1950 - 2020
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 84
Alison Steadman
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 53
People Deceased in Liverpool
Go to all RankingsWilliam Roscoe
WRITER
1753 - 1831
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 2
Annie Speirs
SWIMMER
1889 - 1926
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 1
Simon Shelton
ACTOR
1966 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Bill Shankly
COACH
1913 - 1981
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Allan Williams
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Paul Kletzki
CONDUCTOR
1900 - 1973
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Bob Paisley
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 1996
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Yokozuna
WRESTLER
1966 - 2000
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Arthur Berry
SOCCER PLAYER
1888 - 1953
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Eric Frank Russell
WRITER
1905 - 1978
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Jeremiah Horrocks
ASTRONOMER
1618 - 1641
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Tom Watson
COACH
1859 - 1915
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Liverpool
Go to all RankingsSimon Shelton
ACTOR
1966 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Bill Shankly
COACH
1913 - 1981
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Allan Williams
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Paul Kletzki
CONDUCTOR
1900 - 1973
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Bob Paisley
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 1996
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Yokozuna
WRESTLER
1966 - 2000
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Arthur Berry
SOCCER PLAYER
1888 - 1953
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Eric Frank Russell
WRITER
1905 - 1978
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Jeremiah Horrocks
ASTRONOMER
1618 - 1641
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Tom Watson
COACH
1859 - 1915
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
George Cornet
ATHLETE
1877 - 1952
HPI: NaN
Rank: 15
Billy Liddell
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2001
HPI: NaN
Rank: 16
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Liverpool were soccer players (49), actors (20), writers (13), politicians (10), and singers (9), while most who died were soccer players (6), writers (4), coaches (2), swimmers (1), and actors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Liverpool, including Gerry Byrne, Tommy Smith, and Wayne Rooney. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Liverpool, including Gerry Byrne, Tommy Smith, and Wayne Rooney.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Liverpool since 1700.