Cultural Production in

Present Day

Coventry (gbr)

United Kingdom

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Coventry ranks 514th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind A Coruña, Košice, and Paramaribo. Memorable people born in Coventry include Frank Whittle, Philip Larkin, and Lee Child. Memorable people who died in Coventry include Richard Griffiths, E. M. Forster, and Henry Tandey. Coventry has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many actors, and writers. Coventry is located in United Kingdom.

Coventry is a cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county, in England, on the River Sherbourne. Coventry had been a large settlement for centuries. Founded in the early Middle Ages, its city status was formally recognised in a charter of 1345. The city is governed by Coventry City Council, and the West Midlands Combined Authority. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1576 and 1997, Coventry was the birth place of 28 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 Henry Tandey.

People Born in Coventry

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People Deceased in Coventry

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Newly Added People Deceased in Coventry

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Coventry were soccer players (5), actors (4), writers (3), musicians (3), and composers (2),  while most who died were actors (1), writers (1), military personnels (1), inventors (1), and designers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Coventry, including James Maddison, Callum Wilson, and Graham Alexander. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Coventry, including James Maddison, Callum Wilson, and Graham Alexander.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Coventry since 1700.