Rotherham
Rotherham ranks 1,878th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kristianstad, Qom, and Sliven. Memorable people born in Rotherham include William Hague, David Seaman, and Howard Webb. Rotherham has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players. Rotherham is located in United Kingdom.
Rotherham is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies at the confluence of the River Rother, from which the town gets its name, and the River Don. It is the largest settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1961 and 2000, Rotherham was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including William Hague, David Seaman, and Howard Webb.
People Born in Rotherham
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William Hague
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 5
David Seaman
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 8
Howard Webb
REFEREE
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 2
Chris Wolstenholme
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 6
Ben Swift
CYCLIST
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 4
Justine Greening
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 38.36
Rank: 3
Russell Downing
CYCLIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.92
Rank: 1
Matty Longstaff
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 25.67
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Rotherham were politicians (2), soccer players (2), cyclists (2), referees (1), and musicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rotherham, including William Hague, and Justine Greening. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rotherham, including William Hague, and Justine Greening.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Rotherham since 1700.
