Derry
Derry ranks 1,260th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Eskilstuna, Angoulême, and Asheville, North Carolina. Memorable people born in Derry include John Hume, Robert Torrens, and Martin McGuinness. Memorable people who died in Derry include John Hume, and Lyra McKee. Derry has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Derry is located in .
Derry, officially Londonderry, is the largest city in County Londonderry, the second-largest in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest on the island of Ireland. The old walled city lies on the west bank of the River Foyle, which is spanned by two road bridges and one footbridge. The city now covers both banks. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1677 and 1992, Derry was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including John Hume, Robert Torrens, and Martin McGuinness. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Derry including John Hume, and Lyra McKee.
People Born in Derry
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John Hume
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2020
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 1
Robert Torrens
ECONOMIST
1780 - 1864
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 2
Martin McGuinness
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2017
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 3
Joyce Cary
WRITER
1888 - 1957
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 4
George Farquhar
WRITER
1677 - 1707
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 5
Roma Downey
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.41
Rank: 6
Darron Gibson
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 30.93
Rank: 7
James McClean
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 28.22
Rank: 8
Nadine Coyle
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 25.80
Rank: 9
Shane Duffy
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 24.77
Rank: 10
Damian McGinty
SINGER
1992 - Present
HPI: 21.51
Rank: 11
Shane Ferguson
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 20.98
Rank: 12
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Derry were soccer players (4), politicians (2), writers (2), singers (2), and economists (1), while most who died were politicians (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Derry, including Darron Gibson, James McClean, and Shane Duffy. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Derry, including Darron Gibson, James McClean, and Shane Duffy.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Derry since 1700.
