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 George Green, Peter Mansfield, and Dave Mackay. Nottingham has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many soccer players, and mathematicians. Nottingham is located in United Kingdom.
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located 33 miles (53 km) south-east of Sheffield and 45 miles (72 km) north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham is the legendary home of Robin Hood's belligerant the Sheriff of Nottingham, 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 72 globally memorable people, including M. Stanley Whittingham, Christopher Hogwood, and John Russell Hind. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Nottingham including George Green, Peter Mansfield, and Dave Mackay.
People Born in Nottingham
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M. Stanley Whittingham
CHEMIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 73.91
Rank: 71
Christopher Hogwood
COMPOSER
1941 - 2014
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 35
John Russell Hind
ASTRONOMER
1823 - 1895
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 40
Andy Cole
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 56
Ian Paice
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 55
N. R. Pogson
ASTRONOMER
1829 - 1891
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 31
Robert Harris
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 61
Andy Fletcher
MUSICIAN
1961 - 2022
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 37
Harold Shipman
EXTREMIST
1946 - 2004
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 30
Herbert Kilpin
SOCCER PLAYER
1870 - 1916
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 32
Alvin Lee
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2013
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 36
Peter Taylor
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 1990
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 34
Newly Added People Born in Nottingham
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James Watkins
FILM DIRECTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 25
Imaani
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 26
Helen Reeves
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 32.71
Rank: 23
Nathan Robertson
BADMINTON PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 31.60
Rank: 24
James Shaw
CYCLIST
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.46
Rank: 20
Ellie Downie
GYMNAST
1999 - Present
HPI: 25.40
Rank: 19
Tendayi Darikwa
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 23.95
Rank: 21
Sophie Bradley-Auckland
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 23.86
Rank: 22
Leo Hjelde
SOCCER PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 19.47
Rank: 18
People Deceased in Nottingham
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George Green
MATHEMATICIAN
1793 - 1841
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 2
Peter Mansfield
PHYSICIST
1933 - 2017
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 1
Dave Mackay
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2015
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 4
James Hargreaves
INVENTOR
1720 - 1778
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 3
Keith Campbell
BIOLOGIST
1954 - 2012
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 5
Tommy Lawton
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 1996
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Nottingham were soccer players (23), actors (8), athletes (7), musicians (5), and writers (5), while most who died were soccer players (2), mathematicians (1), physicists (1), inventors (1), and biologists (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.
