Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire ranks 4,881st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lomonosov, Russia, Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Nyon. Memorable people born in Northamptonshire include Miles Joseph Berkeley, Francis Godwin, and Sidney Robinson. Northamptonshire has been the birth place of many biologists, and historians. Northamptonshire is located in United Kingdom.
Northamptonshire is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire to the south and Warwickshire to the west. Northampton is the largest settlement and the county town. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1562 and 1876, Northamptonshire was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Miles Joseph Berkeley, Francis Godwin, and Sidney Robinson.
People Born in Northamptonshire
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Miles Joseph Berkeley
BIOLOGIST
1803 - 1889
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 1
Francis Godwin
HISTORIAN
1562 - 1633
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 2
Sidney Robinson
ATHLETE
1876 - 1959
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Northamptonshire were biologists (1), historians (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history biologists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Northamptonshire, including Miles Joseph Berkeley.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Northamptonshire since 1700.
