Bath, Somerset
Bath, Somerset ranks 429th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bern, Trabzon, and Marylebone. The most famous people from Bath, Somerset are Cynric, William Parry, and Adelard of Bath. The most famous people who died in Bath, Somerset are Thomas Robert Malthus, William Beckford, and Adelard of Bath. Bath, Somerset has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many writers, and astronomers. Bath, Somerset is located in United Kingdom.
People
Between 450 and 2001, Bath, Somerset was the birth place of 34 globally memorable people, including Cynric, William Parry, and Adelard of Bath. Additionaly, 23 globally memorable people have passed away in Bath, Somerset including Thomas Robert Malthus, William Beckford, and Adelard of Bath.
People Born in Bath, Somerset
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Cynric
POLITICIAN
450 - 560
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 1
William Parry
EXPLORER
1790 - 1855
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 2
Adelard of Bath
ASTRONOMER
1075 - 1160
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 3
Mary Berry
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 4
Henry Cole
BUSINESSPERSON
1808 - 1882
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 5
William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1857
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 6
Aylmer Bourke Lambert
BIOLOGIST
1761 - 1842
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 7
Benjamin Robins
MATHEMATICIAN
1707 - 1751
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 8
Edward Pigott
ASTRONOMER
1753 - 1825
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 9
Richard Leach Maddox
PHYSICIAN
1816 - 1902
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 10
Thomas Linley the younger
COMPOSER
1756 - 1778
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 11
Kris Marshall
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Bath, Somerset
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Thomas Robert Malthus
ECONOMIST
1766 - 1834
HPI: 80.30
Rank: 1
William Beckford
WRITER
1760 - 1844
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 2
Adelard of Bath
ASTRONOMER
1075 - 1160
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 3
Arthur Phillip
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1814
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 4
David Hartley
PHILOSOPHER
1705 - 1757
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 5
Eddie Cochran
MUSICIAN
1938 - 1960
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 6
John Christopher
WRITER
1922 - 2012
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 7
Walter Sickert
PAINTER
1860 - 1942
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 8
William George Horner
MATHEMATICIAN
1786 - 1837
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 9
Joseph Butler
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1692 - 1752
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 10
Leo McKern
ACTOR
1920 - 2002
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 11
Frances Burney
WRITER
1752 - 1840
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bath, Somerset were actors (5), politicians (4), soccer players (4), athletes (3), and astronomers (2), while most who died were writers (5), astronomers (2), politicians (2), actors (2), and economists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bath, Somerset, including Kris Marshall, Indira Varma, and Bill Bailey. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bath, Somerset, including Kris Marshall, Indira Varma, and Nora Swinburne.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Bath, Somerset since 1700.
