Cultural Production in
Present Day
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey ranks 205th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Guernsey, Aruba, and Marshall Islands. Memorable people born in present day Jersey include Wace, Henry Cavill, and Philip Carteret. Memorable people who died in Jersey include Gerald Durrell, Claude Cahun, and Félix Gaillard. Jersey has been the birth place of many writers, and actors and the death place of many social activists, and photographers.
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an island country in Northwestern Europe and a self-governing British Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the largest of the Channel Islands and is 14 miles (23 km) from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy. The Bailiwick consists of the main island of Jersey and some surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks including Les Dirouilles, Les Écréhous, Les Minquiers, and Les Pierres de Lecq. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1100 and 1988, present day Jersey was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Wace, Henry Cavill, and Philip Carteret. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Jersey including Gerald Durrell, Claude Cahun, and Félix Gaillard.
People Born in Present Day Jersey
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Wace
WRITER
1100 - 1174
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 1
Henry Cavill
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 2
Philip Carteret
EXPLORER
1733 - 1796
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 3
Lillie Langtry
ACTOR
1853 - 1929
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 4
Elinor Glyn
WRITER
1864 - 1943
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 5
Guru Josh
MUSICIAN
1964 - 2015
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 6
Graeme Le Saux
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 7
Brett Pitman
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 13.77
Rank: 8
People Deceased in Present Day Jersey
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Gerald Durrell
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1925 - 1995
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 1
Claude Cahun
PHOTOGRAPHER
1894 - 1954
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 2
Félix Gaillard
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1970
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 3
Jack Higgins
WRITER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 4
Alice Greene
TENNIS PLAYER
1879 - 1956
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Jersey
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Most individuals born in present day Jersey were writers (2), actors (2), soccer players (2), explorers (1), and musicians (1), while most who died were social activists (1), photographers (1), politicians (1), writers (1), and tennis players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Jersey, including Graeme Le Saux, and Brett Pitman. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jersey, including Wace, and Elinor Glyn.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in present day Jersey since 1700.
