Lowestoft
Lowestoft ranks 5,494th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Inabe, Hengyang, and Argentan. The most famous people from Lowestoft are Benjamin Britten, Frederick Denison Maurice, and Thomas Nashe. The most famous people who died in Lowestoft are George Borrow, and Edward Newton. Lowestoft has been the birth place of many writers, and composers and the death place of many writers, and biologists. Lowestoft is located in United Kingdom.
Lowestoft is a coastal town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. As the most easterly UK settlement, it is 38 miles (61 km) north-east of Ipswich and 22 miles (35 km) south-east of Norwich, and the main town in its district. Its development grew with the fishing industry and as a seaside resort with wide sandy beaches. As fishing declined, oil and gas exploitation in the North Sea in the 1960s took over. In 2021 the built-up area had a population of 71,327 and the parish had a population of 47,879. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1567 and 1988, Lowestoft was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Benjamin Britten, Frederick Denison Maurice, and Thomas Nashe. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Lowestoft including George Borrow, and Edward Newton.
People Born in Lowestoft
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Benjamin Britten
COMPOSER
1913 - 1976
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 1
Frederick Denison Maurice
WRITER
1805 - 1872
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 2
Thomas Nashe
WRITER
1567 - 1601
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 3
Anthony Ogogo
WRESTLER
1988 - Present
HPI: 28.09
Rank: 4
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Lowestoft were writers (2), composers (1), and wrestlers (1), while most who died were writers (1), and biologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, wrestlers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lowestoft, including Anthony Ogogo. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lowestoft, including Frederick Denison Maurice, and Thomas Nashe.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Lowestoft since 1700.
