Nottingham
Nottingham ranks 202nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tel Aviv, Boulogne-Billancourt, and Darmstadt. Memorable people born in Nottingham include M. Stanley Whittingham, Christopher Hogwood, and John Russell Hind. Memorable people who died in Nottingham include James Hargreaves, Dave Mackay, and Keith Campbell. Nottingham has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many soccer players, and inventors. Nottingham is located in United Kingdom.
Nottingham ( NOT-ing-əm, is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located 33 miles south-east of Sheffield and 45 miles north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham is the legendary home of Robin Hood and to the lace-making, bicycle and tobacco industries. The city is also the county town of Nottinghamshire and the settlement was granted its city charter in 1897, as part of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2004, Nottingham was the birth place of 63 globally memorable people, including M. Stanley Whittingham, Christopher Hogwood, and John Russell Hind. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Nottingham including James Hargreaves, Dave Mackay, and Keith Campbell.
People Born in Nottingham
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M. Stanley Whittingham
CHEMIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 73.91
Rank: 41
Christopher Hogwood
COMPOSER
1941 - 2014
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 5
John Russell Hind
ASTRONOMER
1823 - 1895
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 10
Andy Cole
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 26
Ian Paice
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 25
N. R. Pogson
ASTRONOMER
1829 - 1891
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 1
Robert Harris
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 31
Andy Fletcher
MUSICIAN
1961 - 2022
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 7
Harold Shipman
EXTREMIST
1946 - 2004
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 63
Herbert Kilpin
SOCCER PLAYER
1870 - 1916
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 2
Alvin Lee
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2013
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 6
Peter Taylor
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 1990
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Nottingham
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James Hargreaves
INVENTOR
1720 - 1778
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Rank: 1
Dave Mackay
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2015
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Rank: 2
Keith Campbell
BIOLOGIST
1954 - 2012
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Rank: 3
Tommy Lawton
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 1996
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Rank: 4
Peter Mansfield
PHYSICIST
1933 - 2017
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Rank: 5
George Green
MATHEMATICIAN
1793 - 1841
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Rank: 6
Newly Added People Deceased in Nottingham
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INVENTOR
1720 - 1778
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Rank: 1
Dave Mackay
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2015
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Rank: 2
Keith Campbell
BIOLOGIST
1954 - 2012
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Tommy Lawton
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 1996
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Peter Mansfield
PHYSICIST
1933 - 2017
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
George Green
MATHEMATICIAN
1793 - 1841
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Nottingham were soccer players (20), actors (8), athletes (7), musicians (5), and writers (5), while most who died were soccer players (2), inventors (1), biologists (1), physicists (1), and mathematicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nottingham, including Andy Cole, Peter Taylor, and Wes Morgan. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nottingham, including Andy Cole, Herbert Kilpin, and Peter Taylor.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in Nottingham since 1700.
