Born in Leicestershire

Leicestershire

Ceremonial county in England

Leicestershire as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. English scholar (1577–1640), English pop singer, Puritan minister (1586-1647)): Robert Burton, Philip Oakey, Thomas Hooker and some more.

Celebrities from Leicestershire

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Robert Burton

English scholar (1577–1640)

*February 8th, 1577 †January 25th, 1640, Oxford

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Philip Oakey

English pop singer

*October 2nd, 1955

61

Thomas Hooker

Puritan minister (1586-1647)

*July 5th, 1586 †July 7th, 1647, Hartford

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Jonnie Irwin

English television presenter (1973–2024)

*November 18th, 1973 †February 2nd, 2024

32

Emmet Wan

Hong Kong footballer

*March 13th, 1992

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Kevin Friend

Football referee

*July 8th, 1971

35

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham

Politician from England (1592-1628)

*August 28th, 1592 †August 23rd, 1628, Portsmouth

80

William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath

English politician (1684-1764)

*March 22nd, 1684 †July 7th, 1764, Madrid

84

William Whiston

Theologian, historian, mathematician (1667-1752)

*December 9th, 1667 †August 22nd, 1752, Kensington

69

William Sherard

British botanist (1659-1728)

*February 27th, 1659 †August 11th, 1728, London

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David Prosho

Television actor

*February 17th, 1965

38

Lydia Rose Bewley

Actress

*October 9th, 1985

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Amy Wren

British actress

*February 5th, 1990

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Clare Greet

Actress (1871-1939)

*June 14th, 1871 †February 14th, 1939, London

89

John War Eagle

American actor (1901-1991)

*June 8th, 1901 †February 7th, 1991, Los Angeles

79

Peter Preston

British journalist

*May 23rd, 1938 †January 6th, 2018

Birthdays of famous people