Oldham
Oldham ranks 589th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tabriz, Sabadell, and Derby. Memorable people born in Oldham include William Walton, Ian Kershaw, and Quentin Skinner. Memorable people who died in Oldham include Henry Taylor. Oldham has been the birth place of many actors, and soccer players and the death place of many swimmers. Oldham is located in United Kingdom.
Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Rochdale, and 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, which had a population of 242,003 in 2021. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1998, Oldham was the birth place of 26 globally memorable people, including William Walton, Ian Kershaw, and Quentin Skinner. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Oldham including Henry Taylor.
People Born in Oldham
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William Walton
COMPOSER
1902 - 1983
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 6
Ian Kershaw
HISTORIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 20
Quentin Skinner
HISTORIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 26
Carl Cox
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 2
Henry Taylor
SWIMMER
1885 - 1951
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 9
Warren Clarke
ACTOR
1947 - 2014
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 10
Simon Wright
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 24
Barry Ackroyd
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 21
John Julius Norwich
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2018
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 7
Mark Owen
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 16
Walter Winterbottom
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 2002
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 11
Eric Sykes
ACTOR
1923 - 2012
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 8
People Deceased in Oldham
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Most individuals born in present day Oldham were actors (7), soccer players (5), historians (2), musicians (2), and athletes (2), while most who died were swimmers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Oldham, including Warren Clarke, Sarah Lancashire, and Olivia Cooke. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Oldham, including Warren Clarke, Eric Sykes, and Sarah Lancashire.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Oldham since 1700.
