Cultural Production in

Present Day

United Kingdom

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United Kingdom ranks 2nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind United States. Memorable people born in present day United Kingdom include Isaac Newton, William Shakespeare, and Charles Darwin. Memorable people who died in United Kingdom include Isaac Newton, William Shakespeare, and Sigmund Freud. United Kingdom has been the birth place of many soccer players and actors and the death place of many politicians and writers.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a sovereign country in north-western Europe, off the north-­western coast of the European mainland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-­eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland. Otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south and the Celtic Sea to the south-west, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea separates Great Britain and Ireland. The total area of the United Kingdom is 242,500 square kilometres (93,628 sq mi), with an estimated population in 2020 of 68 million. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2019, present day United Kingdom was the birth place of 6,923 globally memorable people, including Isaac Newton, William Shakespeare, and Charles Darwin. Additionaly, 3,174 globally memorable people have passed away in present day United Kingdom including Isaac Newton, William Shakespeare, and Sigmund Freud.

People Born in Present Day United Kingdom

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People Deceased in Present Day United Kingdom

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day United Kingdom were soccer players (1167), actors (1135), politicians (640), writers (609), and musicians (451),  while most who died were politicians (533), writers (426), actors (215), soccer players (149), and biologists (141).

Occupational Trends

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day United Kingdom, including George Best, Bobby Charlton, and David Beckham. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day United Kingdom, including George Best, Bobby Charlton, and David Beckham.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day United Kingdom since 1700.

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