Coventry
Coventry ranks 514th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind A Coruña, Košice, and Paramaribo. The most famous people from Coventry are Frank Whittle, Philip Larkin, and Lee Child. The most famous people who died in Coventry are Richard Griffiths, E. M. Forster, and John Kemp Starley. Coventry has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many athletes, and actors. Coventry is located in United Kingdom.
People
Between 1576 and 1997, Coventry was the birth place of 32 globally memorable people, including Frank Whittle, Philip Larkin, and Lee Child. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Coventry including Richard Griffiths, E. M. Forster, and John Kemp Starley.
People Born in Coventry
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Frank Whittle
INVENTOR
1907 - 1996
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 1
Philip Larkin
WRITER
1922 - 1985
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 2
Lee Child
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 3
John Marston
WRITER
1576 - 1634
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 4
Nigel Hawthorne
ACTOR
1929 - 2001
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 5
Ellen Terry
ACTOR
1847 - 1928
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 6
Brian Ferneyhough
COMPOSER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 7
W. J. Coffee
SCULPTOR
1774 - 1846
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 8
Delia Derbyshire
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2001
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 9
Clint Mansell
COMPOSER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 10
Billie Whitelaw
ACTOR
1932 - 2014
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 11
Callum Wilson
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Coventry
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Ryan Gage
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 22
Laura Davies
GOLFER
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 24
Kelly Massey
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 29.58
Rank: 27
Daniel Crowley
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 24.57
Rank: 31
People Deceased in Coventry
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Richard Griffiths
ACTOR
1947 - 2013
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 1
E. M. Forster
WRITER
1879 - 1970
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 2
John Kemp Starley
INVENTOR
1854 - 1901
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 3
Henry Tandey
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1977
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 4
Laura Ashley
DESIGNER
1925 - 1985
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 5
John Fenning
ATHLETE
1885 - 1955
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 6
Tebbs Lloyd Johnson
ATHLETE
1900 - 1984
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Coventrywere soccer players (6), actors (5), writers (3), musicians (3), and athletes (3), while most who died were athletes (2), actors (1), writers (1), inventors (1), and military personnels (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Coventry since 1700.
