Poole
Poole ranks 1,885th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Greenock, Kandahar, and Bandung. Memorable people born in Poole include John le Carré, Greg Lake, and Woodes Rogers. Memorable people who died in Poole include Michael Wheeler, Jackie Henderson, and Lionel Jeffries. Poole has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many athletes, and soccer players. Poole is located in United Kingdom.
Poole is a coastal town and seaport on the south coast of England in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority area in Dorset, England. The town is 21 miles (34 km) east of Dorchester and adjoins Bournemouth to the east. Since 1 April 2019, the local authority is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. The town had an estimated population of 151,500 making it the second-largest town in the ceremonial county of Dorset. Together with Bournemouth and Christchurch, the conurbation has a total population of nearly 400,000. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1679 and 2001, Poole was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including John le Carré, Greg Lake, and Woodes Rogers. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Poole including Michael Wheeler, Jackie Henderson, and Lionel Jeffries.
People Born in Poole
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John le Carré
WRITER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 7
Greg Lake
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2016
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 8
Woodes Rogers
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1679 - 1732
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 9
Thomas Bell
BIOLOGIST
1792 - 1880
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1
Edgar Wright
FILM DIRECTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 6
Benjamin White
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 5
Ann Sidney
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 3
Tino Anjorin
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 36.65
Rank: 4
Amy Wilson-Hardy
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 13.61
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Poole
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Michael Wheeler
ATHLETE
1935 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Jackie Henderson
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2005
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Lionel Jeffries
ACTOR
1926 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Poole
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ATHLETE
1935 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Jackie Henderson
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2005
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Lionel Jeffries
ACTOR
1926 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Poole were soccer players (2), writers (1), musicians (1), military personnels (1), and biologists (1), while most who died were athletes (1), soccer players (1), and actors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Poole, including Benjamin White, and Tino Anjorin. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Poole, including Benjamin White, and Tino Anjorin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Poole since 1700.
