Newton-le-Willows
Newton-le-Willows ranks 9,027th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sinan County, South Jeolla, Klazomenai, and Yibin. Memorable people born in Newton-le-Willows include Rodney Robert Porter, and Rick Astley. Newton-le-Willows has been the birth place of many chemists, and musicians. Newton-le-Willows is located in United Kingdom.
Newton-le-Willows, often shortened informally to Newton, is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England. The population at the 2021 census was 24,642. Newton-le-Willows is on the eastern edge of St Helens, south of Wigan and north of Warrington, equidistant to Liverpool and Manchester. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1917 and 1966, Newton-le-Willows was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Rodney Robert Porter, and Rick Astley.
People Born in Newton-le-Willows
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Rodney Robert Porter
CHEMIST
1917 - 1985
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 1
Rick Astley
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Newton-le-Willows were chemists (1), and musicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Newton-le-Willows, including Rick Astley. Whereas, throughout history, chemists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Newton-le-Willows, including Rodney Robert Porter.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Newton-le-Willows since 1700.
