Ely, Cambridgeshire
Ely, Cambridgeshire ranks 10,122nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Glendora, California, Hadsten, and Remedios, Cuba. Memorable people born in Ely, Cambridgeshire include Guy Pearce, and Simon MacCorkindale. Memorable people who died in Ely, Cambridgeshire include Jack Cardiff, and Æthelthryth. Ely, Cambridgeshire has been the birth place of many actors and the death place of many film directors, and religious figures. Ely, Cambridgeshire is located in United Kingdom.
Ely is a cathedral city and civil parish in the East Cambridgeshire district, in Cambridgeshire, England, 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Cambridge, 24 miles (39 km) southeast of Peterborough and 80 miles (130 km) from London. At the 2021 census, the built-up area had a population of 19,200. The parish which includes the villages of Chettisham, Prickwillow, Queen Adelaide and Stuntney and the hamlet of Mile End had a population of 20,574 in 2021. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1952 and 1967, Ely, Cambridgeshire was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Guy Pearce, and Simon MacCorkindale. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Ely, Cambridgeshire including Jack Cardiff, and Æthelthryth.
People Born in Ely, Cambridgeshire
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People Deceased in Ely, Cambridgeshire
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Jack Cardiff
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 2009
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 1
Æthelthryth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
636 - 679
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ely, Cambridgeshire were actors (2), while most who died were film directors (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, including Guy Pearce, and Simon MacCorkindale. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ely, Cambridgeshire, including Guy Pearce, and Simon MacCorkindale.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Ely, Cambridgeshire since 1700.
