Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks ranks 3,175th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lamia (city), Roanoke, Virginia, and Kankakee, Illinois. The most famous people from Sevenoaks are 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 and civil parish in Kent, England. Situated 21 miles (34 km) south-east of Charing Cross, Sevenoaks is served by the South Eastern Main Line commuter railway into London. It is the principal town of the Sevenoaks district, followed by Swanley and Edenbridge. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 21,167, while the larger built-up area had a population of 26,475. 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: 1
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1717 - 1797
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 2
Charlie Whiting
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2019
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 3
Anne Seymour Damer
SCULPTOR
1748 - 1828
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 4
Lizzy Yarnold
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 5
Tom Bosworth
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 21.27
Rank: 6
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.
