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County Durham (gbr)

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County Durham ranks 3,567th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cúcuta, Fort Hood, and McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Memorable people born in County Durham include Thomas Wright, Brian Lumley, and Alan Clark. Memorable people who died in County Durham include Bobby Robson, Thomas Wright, and David Bellamy. County Durham has been the birth place of many mathematicians and writers and the death place of many soccer players and mathematicians. County Durham is located in United Kingdom.

County Durham, officially simply Durham (/ˈdʌrəm/), is a ceremonial county in North East England. The county borders Northumberland and Tyne and Wear to the north, the North Sea to the east, North Yorkshire to the south, and Cumbria to the west. The largest settlement is Darlington, and the county town is the city of Durham. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1711 and 1952, County Durham was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Thomas Wright, Brian Lumley, and Alan Clark. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in County Durham including Bobby Robson, Thomas Wright, and David Bellamy.

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Most individuals born in present day County Durham were mathematicians (2), writers (1), and musicians (1),  while most who died were soccer players (1), mathematicians (1), and biologists (1).

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in County Durham since 1700.