Worcester, England
Worcester, England ranks 1,694th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Champaign, Illinois, Miami Beach, Florida, and Clamart. Memorable people born in Worcester, England include Edward Kelley, Ernest Payne, and Philip Henry Gosse. Memorable people who died in Worcester, England include Oswald of Worcester, Edward Elgar, and Ernest Payne. Worcester, England has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many religious figures, and composers. Worcester, England is located in United Kingdom.
Worcester is a cathedral city in Worcestershire, England, of which it is the county town. It is 30 mi (48 km) south-west of Birmingham, 27 mi (43 km) north of Gloucester and 23 mi (37 km) north-east of Hereford. The population was 103,872 in the 2021 census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1555 and 2002, Worcester, England was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Edward Kelley, Ernest Payne, and Philip Henry Gosse. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Worcester, England including Oswald of Worcester, Edward Elgar, and Ernest Payne.
People Born in Worcester, England
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Edward Kelley
OCCULTIST
1555 - 1597
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 5
Ernest Payne
SOCCER PLAYER
1884 - 1961
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 6
Philip Henry Gosse
BIOLOGIST
1810 - 1888
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 7
Suze Randall
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 9
Muriel Freeman
ATHLETE
1897 - 1980
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 4
Dave Mason
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 1
Nathan Baker
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 3
Nell Hudson
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 39.21
Rank: 8
Matt Richards
SWIMMER
2002 - Present
HPI: 28.81
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Worcester, England
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Oswald of Worcester
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 992
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Edward Elgar
COMPOSER
1857 - 1934
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Rank: 2
Ernest Payne
SOCCER PLAYER
1884 - 1961
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 3
Basil Heatley
ATHLETE
1933 - 2019
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Worcester, England
Go to all RankingsOswald of Worcester
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 992
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Rank: 1
Edward Elgar
COMPOSER
1857 - 1934
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Basil Heatley
ATHLETE
1933 - 2019
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Worcester, England were soccer players (2), actors (2), occultists (1), biologists (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were religious figures (1), composers (1), soccer players (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Worcester, England, including Suze Randall, and Nell Hudson. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Worcester, England, including Ernest Payne, and Nathan Baker.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Worcester, England since 1700.
