Oxford
Oxford ranks 212th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bogotá, Thessaloniki, and Casablanca. Memorable people born in Oxford include Stephen Hawking, John Kendrew, and Liz Truss. Memorable people who died in Oxford include Ronald Syme, Hugh Latimer, and Gerald Finzi. Oxford has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many writers, and philosophers. Oxford is located in United Kingdom.
Oxford is a cathedral city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2001, Oxford was the birth place of 62 globally memorable people, including Stephen Hawking, John Kendrew, and Liz Truss. Additionaly, 101 globally memorable people have passed away in Oxford including Ronald Syme, Hugh Latimer, and Gerald Finzi. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Oxford than were born there.
People Born in Oxford
Go to all RankingsStephen Hawking
PHYSICIST
1942 - 2018
HPI: 88.36
Rank: 55
John Kendrew
PHYSICIST
1917 - 1997
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 57
Liz Truss
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 41
Thomas Harriot
MATHEMATICIAN
1560 - 1621
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 5
Jacqueline du Pré
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1987
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 56
P. D. James
WRITER
1920 - 2014
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 60
J. B. S. Haldane
BIOLOGIST
1892 - 1964
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 4
Orlando Gibbons
COMPOSER
1583 - 1625
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 62
Dorothy L. Sayers
WRITER
1893 - 1957
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 53
E. P. Thompson
HISTORIAN
1924 - 1993
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 7
Martin Amis
WRITER
1949 - 2023
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 61
Alec Jeffreys
BIOLOGIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 47
People Deceased in Oxford
Go to all RankingsRonald Syme
HISTORIAN
1903 - 1989
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Rank: 1
Hugh Latimer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1485 - 1555
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Rank: 2
Gerald Finzi
COMPOSER
1901 - 1956
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
J. L. Mackie
PHILOSOPHER
1917 - 1981
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Rank: 4
Joyce Cary
WRITER
1888 - 1957
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
David Lack
BIOLOGIST
1910 - 1973
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Richard Doll
PHYSICIAN
1912 - 2005
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Nicholas Ridley
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1500 - 1555
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Rank: 8
Henry John Stephen Smith
MATHEMATICIAN
1826 - 1883
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
George Berkeley
PHILOSOPHER
1685 - 1753
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Bernard Pyne Grenfell
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1869 - 1926
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Rank: 11
C. S. Lewis
WRITER
1898 - 1963
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Oxford
Go to all RankingsRonald Syme
HISTORIAN
1903 - 1989
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Rank: 1
Hugh Latimer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1485 - 1555
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Gerald Finzi
COMPOSER
1901 - 1956
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
J. L. Mackie
PHILOSOPHER
1917 - 1981
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Joyce Cary
WRITER
1888 - 1957
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
David Lack
BIOLOGIST
1910 - 1973
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Richard Doll
PHYSICIAN
1912 - 2005
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Nicholas Ridley
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1500 - 1555
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Henry John Stephen Smith
MATHEMATICIAN
1826 - 1883
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
George Berkeley
PHILOSOPHER
1685 - 1753
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Bernard Pyne Grenfell
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1869 - 1926
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
C. S. Lewis
WRITER
1898 - 1963
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Oxford were actors (14), writers (9), musicians (8), athletes (5), and soccer players (4), while most who died were writers (18), philosophers (15), biologists (8), mathematicians (6), and physicists (6).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Oxford, including Miriam Margolyes, Annabelle Wallis, and Julian Richings. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Oxford, including Miriam Margolyes, Annabelle Wallis, and Julian Richings.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 18 globally memorable people born in Oxford since 1700.