Winchester
Winchester ranks 1,093rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Okayama, and Rye, New York. Memorable people born in Winchester include Empress Matilda, William Adelin, and William of Winchester, Lord of Lunenburg. Memorable people who died in Winchester include Peter Dickinson, Henry of Blois, and Edgar the Peaceful. Winchester has been the birth place of many athletes, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Winchester is located in United Kingdom.
Winchester is a cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, at the western end of the South Downs National Park, on the River Itchen. It is 60 miles (97 km) south-west of London and 14 miles (23 km) from Southampton, its nearest major city. At the 2021 census, the built-up area of Winchester had a population of 48,478. The wider City of Winchester district includes towns such as Alresford and Bishop's Waltham and had a population of 127,439 in 2021. Winchester is the county town of Hampshire and contains the head offices of Hampshire County Council. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2003, Winchester was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Empress Matilda, William Adelin, and William of Winchester, Lord of Lunenburg. Additionaly, 16 globally memorable people have passed away in Winchester including Peter Dickinson, Henry of Blois, and Edgar the Peaceful.
People Born in Winchester
Go to all RankingsEmpress Matilda
NOBLEMAN
1102 - 1167
HPI: 82.35
Rank: 8
William Adelin
1103 - 1120
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 9
William of Winchester, Lord of Lunenburg
NOBLEMAN
1184 - 1213
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 7
Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 2019
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 5
Christopher Cazenove
ACTOR
1943 - 2010
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 4
Æthelwold of Winchester
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
900 - 984
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 6
Terry Paine
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 3
Alexa Chung
PRESENTER
1983 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 13
Alex Lawther
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 12
Hugh Mitchell
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 16
Danny Ings
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 15
Lucy Pinder
MODEL
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.91
Rank: 17
People Deceased in Winchester
Go to all RankingsPeter Dickinson
WRITER
1927 - 2015
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Henry of Blois
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1096 - 1171
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Edgar the Peaceful
POLITICIAN
943 - 975
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Ealhswith
COMPANION
852 - 902
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Edith of Wessex
POLITICIAN
1025 - 1075
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Rodney Robert Porter
CHEMIST
1917 - 1985
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Godwin, Earl of Wessex
POLITICIAN
1001 - 1053
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
John Latham
PHYSICIAN
1740 - 1837
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Jane Austen
WRITER
1775 - 1817
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Swithun
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 - 863
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Izaak Walton
WRITER
1593 - 1683
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Jet Harris
SINGER
1939 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Winchester
Go to all RankingsPeter Dickinson
WRITER
1927 - 2015
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Henry of Blois
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1096 - 1171
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Edgar the Peaceful
POLITICIAN
943 - 975
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Ealhswith
COMPANION
852 - 902
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Edith of Wessex
POLITICIAN
1025 - 1075
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Rodney Robert Porter
CHEMIST
1917 - 1985
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Godwin, Earl of Wessex
POLITICIAN
1001 - 1053
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
John Latham
PHYSICIAN
1740 - 1837
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Jane Austen
WRITER
1775 - 1817
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Swithun
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 - 863
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Izaak Walton
WRITER
1593 - 1683
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Jet Harris
SINGER
1939 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Winchester were athletes (4), actors (3), soccer players (3), noblemen (2), and philosophers (1), while most who died were politicians (5), writers (3), religious figures (3), companions (2), and chemists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Winchester, including Christopher Cazenove, Alex Lawther, and Hugh Mitchell. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Winchester, including Kathy Smallwood-Cook, James Heatly, and Álvaro Robles.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Winchester since 1700.