Manchester
Manchester ranks 108th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Beijing, Rotterdam, and Geneva. Memorable people born in Manchester include Arthur Harden, Thomas De Quincey, and Dennis W. Sciama. Memorable people who died in Manchester include Joe Mercer, Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, and Samuel Alexander. Manchester has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many soccer players, and writers. Manchester is located in United Kingdom.
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of 568,996 in 2022. Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92 million, and the largest in Northern England. It borders the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The city borders the boroughs of Trafford, Stockport, Tameside, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury and Salford. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2003, Manchester was the birth place of 106 globally memorable people, including Arthur Harden, Thomas De Quincey, and Dennis W. Sciama. Additionaly, 24 globally memorable people have passed away in Manchester including Joe Mercer, Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, and Samuel Alexander.
People Born in Manchester
Go to all RankingsArthur Harden
CHEMIST
1865 - 1940
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 106
Thomas De Quincey
WRITER
1785 - 1859
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 9
Dennis W. Sciama
PHYSICIST
1926 - 1999
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 24
David Warner
ACTOR
1941 - 2022
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 10
William Henry
CHEMIST
1774 - 1836
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 87
Alice Bailey
OCCULTIST
1880 - 1949
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 3
Genesis P-Orridge
SINGER
1950 - 2020
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 22
Joseph Henry Blackburne
CHESS PLAYER
1841 - 1924
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 25
Noel Gallagher
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 47
Liam Gallagher
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 49
Elihu Thomson
INVENTOR
1853 - 1937
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 18
Brenda Milner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1918 - Present
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 64
People Deceased in Manchester
Go to all RankingsJoe Mercer
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1990
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska
WRITER
1891 - 1945
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Samuel Alexander
PHILOSOPHER
1859 - 1938
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
John Dalton
CHEMIST
1766 - 1844
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Colin Bell
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Bill Foulkes
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2013
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Carlos Marín
SINGER
1968 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Jimmy Ross
SOCCER PLAYER
1866 - 1902
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Francis Lee
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Jimmy Murphy
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1989
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Katie Boyle
ACTOR
1926 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Quentin Crisp
WRITER
1908 - 1999
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Manchester
Go to all RankingsJoe Mercer
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1990
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska
WRITER
1891 - 1945
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Samuel Alexander
PHILOSOPHER
1859 - 1938
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
John Dalton
CHEMIST
1766 - 1844
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Colin Bell
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Bill Foulkes
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2013
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Carlos Marín
SINGER
1968 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Jimmy Ross
SOCCER PLAYER
1866 - 1902
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Francis Lee
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Jimmy Murphy
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1989
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Katie Boyle
ACTOR
1926 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Quentin Crisp
WRITER
1908 - 1999
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Manchester were soccer players (35), actors (11), musicians (10), athletes (10), and writers (9), while most who died were soccer players (11), writers (3), singers (2), actors (2), and philosophers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Manchester, including Keith Newton, John Aston Jr., and Marcus Rashford. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Manchester, including Keith Newton, John Aston Jr., and Marcus Rashford.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Manchester since 1700.