Northampton
Northampton ranks 768th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Brookline, Massachusetts, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, and London Borough of Hackney. Memorable people born in Northampton include Harold Harefoot, Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and Alan Moore. Memorable people who died in Northampton include Jerome K. Jerome, Michael Polanyi, and William Smith. Northampton has been the birth place of many actors, and composers and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Northampton is located in United Kingdom.
Northampton is a town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is the county town of Northamptonshire and the administrative centre of the unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. The town is situated on the River Nene, 60 miles (97 km) north-west of London and 50 miles (80 km) south-east of Birmingham. Northampton is one of the largest towns in England; the population of its overall urban area was recorded as 249,093 in the 2021 census. The parish of Northampton alone had 137,387. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1016 and 1997, Northampton was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Harold Harefoot, Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and Alan Moore. Additionaly, 13 globally memorable people have passed away in Northampton including Jerome K. Jerome, Michael Polanyi, and William Smith.
People Born in Northampton
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Harold Harefoot
NOBLEMAN
1016 - 1040
HPI: 82.54
Rank: 1
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 75.07
Rank: 9
Alan Moore
COMIC ARTIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 14
Matt Smith
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 15
Sophie Turner
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 19
Alan Walker
MUSICIAN
1997 - Present
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 17
Malcolm Arnold
COMPOSER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 3
Dave Holland
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2018
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 5
Anne Bradstreet
WRITER
1612 - 1672
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 2
Peter Murphy
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 11
Mark Haddon
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 10
Edmund Rubbra
COMPOSER
1901 - 1986
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 6
People Deceased in Northampton
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Jerome K. Jerome
WRITER
1859 - 1927
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 12
Michael Polanyi
CHEMIST
1891 - 1976
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 10
William Smith
GEOLOGIST
1769 - 1839
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 2
Bob Anderson
RACING DRIVER
1931 - 1967
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 11
Tim Pigott-Smith
ACTOR
1946 - 2017
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 6
Violet Gibson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1876 - 1956
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 7
Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers
POLITICIAN
1405 - 1469
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 4
Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham
POLITICIAN
1402 - 1460
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 3
Delia Derbyshire
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2001
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 1
Fay Weldon
WRITER
1931 - 2023
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 13
Peter Kemp
ATHLETE
1878 - 1950
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 8
Muriel Freeman
ATHLETE
1897 - 1980
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 9
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Northampton were actors (4), composers (3), soccer players (3), musicians (2), and writers (2), while most who died were writers (2), politicians (2), athletes (2), chemists (1), and geologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Northampton, including Matt Smith, Sophie Turner, and Marc Warren. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Northampton, including Matt Smith, Sophie Turner, and Marc Warren.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Northampton since 1700.
