Plymouth
Plymouth ranks 633rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tucson, Arizona, Nîmes, and Paraguay. Memorable people born in Plymouth include Robert Falcon Scott, John Hawkins, and Donald Winnicott. Memorable people who died in Plymouth include Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon, Robert Blake, and Tobias Furneaux. Plymouth has been the birth place of many soccer players, and explorers and the death place of many explorers, and politicians. Plymouth is located in United Kingdom.
Plymouth is a port city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England. It is located on Devon's south coast between the rivers Plym and Tamar, about 36 miles (58 km) southwest of Exeter and 193 miles (311 km) southwest of London. It is the most populous city in Devon. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1532 and 1997, Plymouth was the birth place of 24 globally memorable people, including Robert Falcon Scott, John Hawkins, and Donald Winnicott. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Plymouth including Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon, Robert Blake, and Tobias Furneaux.
People Born in Plymouth
Go to all RankingsRobert Falcon Scott
EXPLORER
1868 - 1912
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 4
John Hawkins
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1532 - 1595
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 11
Donald Winnicott
PSYCHOLOGIST
1896 - 1971
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 9
William Bligh
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1754 - 1817
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 10
William Elford Leach
BIOLOGIST
1791 - 1836
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 13
Donald Moffat
ACTOR
1930 - 2018
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 5
Charles Lock Eastlake
WRITER
1793 - 1865
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 8
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
MODEL
1987 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 2
Trevor Francis
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2023
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 12
Tom Daley
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 21
May Sutton
TENNIS PLAYER
1886 - 1975
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 14
Ralph Bagnold
ENGINEER
1896 - 1990
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 17
People Deceased in Plymouth
Go to all RankingsHugh Foot, Baron Caradon
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1990
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 1
Robert Blake
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1599 - 1657
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Tobias Furneaux
EXPLORER
1735 - 1781
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 3
Martin Frobisher
EXPLORER
1535 - 1594
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Francis Chichester
WRITER
1901 - 1972
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Charles Hamilton Smith
PAINTER
1776 - 1859
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Deceased in Plymouth
Go to all RankingsRobert Blake
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1599 - 1657
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Martin Frobisher
EXPLORER
1535 - 1594
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Francis Chichester
WRITER
1901 - 1972
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Charles Hamilton Smith
PAINTER
1776 - 1859
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Plymouth were soccer players (3), explorers (2), military personnels (2), actors (2), and athletes (2), while most who died were explorers (2), politicians (1), military personnels (1), writers (1), and painters (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Plymouth, including Trevor Francis, Joe Mason, and Sean Morrison. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Plymouth, including Trevor Francis, Joe Mason, and Sean Morrison.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Plymouth since 1700.