Cockermouth
Cockermouth ranks 6,447th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Santa Clarita, California, Rothrist, and Heesch, Netherlands. Memorable people born in Cockermouth include William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth, and James Trafford. Cockermouth has been the birth place of many writers, and soccer players. Cockermouth is located in United Kingdom.
Cockermouth is a market town and civil parish in the Cumberland unitary authority area of Cumbria, England, so named because it is at the confluence of the River Cocker as it flows into the River Derwent. The mid-2010 census estimates state that Cockermouth has a population of 8,204, increasing to 8,761 at the 2011 Census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1770 and 2002, Cockermouth was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth, and James Trafford.
People Born in Cockermouth
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William Wordsworth
WRITER
1770 - 1850
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 1
Dorothy Wordsworth
WRITER
1771 - 1855
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 2
James Trafford
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 37.76
Rank: 3
Matthew Wilson
RACING DRIVER
1987 - Present
HPI: 32.70
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Born in Cockermouth
Go to all RankingsDorothy Wordsworth
WRITER
1771 - 1855
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 2
James Trafford
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 37.76
Rank: 3
Matthew Wilson
RACING DRIVER
1987 - Present
HPI: 32.70
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Cockermouth were writers (2), soccer players (1), and racing drivers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Cockermouth, including James Trafford. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cockermouth, including William Wordsworth, and Dorothy Wordsworth.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Cockermouth since 1700.
