Margate
Margate ranks 15,333rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tenterden, Tamuning, Guam, and Sagala. Memorable people born in Margate include Alfred Deller, and Ana Lily Amirpour. Memorable people who died in Margate include Richard Williamson, Sidney Paget, and István Mészáros. Margate has been the birth place of many singers, and film directors and the death place of many religious figures, and painters. Margate is located in United Kingdom.
Margate is a seaside town in the Thanet District of Kent, England. It is located on the north coast of Kent and covers an area of 2 miles long, 16 miles north-east of Canterbury and includes Cliftonville, Garlinge, Palm Bay and Westbrook. In 2011 it had a population of 61,223. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1912 and 1976, Margate was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Alfred Deller, and Ana Lily Amirpour. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Margate including Richard Williamson, Sidney Paget, and István Mészáros. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Margate than were born there.
People Born in Margate
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Alfred Deller
SINGER
1912 - 1979
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 2
Ana Lily Amirpour
FILM DIRECTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.64
Rank: 1
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Richard Williamson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1940 - 2025
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 1
Sidney Paget
PAINTER
1860 - 1908
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 4
István Mészáros
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 2
Tania Mallet
ACTOR
1941 - 2019
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Margate were singers (1), and film directors (1), while most who died were religious figures (1), painters (1), philosophers (1), and actors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, film directors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Margate, including Ana Lily Amirpour. Whereas, throughout history, singers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Margate, including Alfred Deller.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Margate since 1700.
