Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness ranks 3,383rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mishima, Shizuoka, Częstochowa, and Dover, Delaware. The most famous people from Barrow-in-Furness are Gary Stevens, Glenn Cornick, and Emlyn Hughes. The most famous people who died in Barrow-in-Furness are Ron Staniforth. Barrow-in-Furness has been the birth place of many soccer players, and musicians and the death place of many soccer players. Barrow-in-Furness is located in United Kingdom.
Barrow-in-Furness, commonly known as Barrow, is an industrial port town and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, Barrow is at the tip of the Furness peninsula, 24 miles (39 km) south-west of Kendal and 18 miles (29 km) west of Lancaster. It is bordered by Morecambe Bay to the east, the Duddon Estuary to the west, and the Irish Sea to the south. In 2021, Barrow's population was 55,489, making it the second largest urban area in Cumbria after Carlisle and the largest in Westmorland and Furness. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1947 and 1999, Barrow-in-Furness was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Gary Stevens, Glenn Cornick, and Emlyn Hughes. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Barrow-in-Furness including Ron Staniforth.
People Born in Barrow-in-Furness
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Gary Stevens
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 1
Glenn Cornick
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2014
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 2
Emlyn Hughes
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2004
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 3
Ben Davies
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 4
David Tattersall
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 5
Georgia Stanway
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 32.53
Rank: 6
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Barrow-in-Furness were soccer players (4), musicians (1), and film directors (1), while most who died were soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Barrow-in-Furness, including Gary Stevens, Emlyn Hughes, and Ben Davies. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Barrow-in-Furness, including Gary Stevens, Emlyn Hughes, and Ben Davies.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Barrow-in-Furness since 1700.
