Walsall
Walsall ranks 1,119th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Detmold, Toyama Prefecture, and Windsor, Berkshire. Memorable people born in Walsall include John Edward Gray, Martin Fowler, and Noddy Holder. Memorable people who died in Walsall include Arthur Russell. Walsall has been the birth place of many musicians, and athletes and the death place of many athletes. Walsall is located in United Kingdom.
Walsall is a market town and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located 9 miles (14 km) north-west of Birmingham, 7 miles (11 km) east of Wolverhampton and 9 miles (14 km) south-west of Lichfield. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1800 and 1997, Walsall was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including John Edward Gray, Martin Fowler, and Noddy Holder. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Walsall including Arthur Russell.
People Born in Walsall
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John Edward Gray
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1875
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 3
Martin Fowler
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 11
Noddy Holder
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 5
Arthur Russell
ATHLETE
1886 - 1972
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 4
John Byrne
COMIC ARTIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 14
Alan Rollinson
RACING DRIVER
1943 - 2019
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 2
Goldie
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 9
Andrew Parrott
CONDUCTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 8
Peter Radford
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 10
Jorja Smith
SINGER
1997 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 12
Andy C
MUSICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.59
Rank: 7
Lee Naylor
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 32.39
Rank: 13
People Deceased in Walsall
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Most individuals born in present day Walsall were musicians (3), athletes (3), soccer players (2), biologists (1), and computer scientists (1), while most who died were athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Walsall, including Noddy Holder, Goldie, and Andy C. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Walsall, including Noddy Holder, Goldie, and Andy C.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Walsall since 1700.
