Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks ranks 3,175th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lamia (city), Roanoke, Virginia, and Kankakee, Illinois. Memorable people born in Sevenoaks include Bill Bruford, Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, and Charlie Whiting. Sevenoaks has been the birth place of many athletes, and musicians. Sevenoaks is located in United Kingdom.
Sevenoaks is a town in Kent with a population of 29,506, situated south-east of London, England. Also classified as a civil parish, Sevenoaks is served by a commuter main line railway into London; the town is 21 miles (34 km) from Charing Cross, the traditional centre of London. It is the principal town of the Sevenoaks district, followed by Swanley and Edenbridge. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1717 and 1990, Sevenoaks was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Bill Bruford, Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, and Charlie Whiting.
People Born in Sevenoaks
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Bill Bruford
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 6
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1717 - 1797
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 3
Charlie Whiting
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2019
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 2
Anne Seymour Damer
SCULPTOR
1748 - 1828
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 4
Lizzy Yarnold
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 1
Tom Bosworth
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 21.27
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sevenoaks were athletes (2), musicians (1), military personnels (1), politicians (1), and sculptors (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sevenoaks, including Lizzy Yarnold, and Tom Bosworth. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sevenoaks, including Lizzy Yarnold, and Tom Bosworth.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Sevenoaks since 1700.
