Cultural Production in

Present Day

England (gbr)

United Kingdom

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England ranks 281st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Jacksonville, Florida, Lausanne, and Dnipro. Memorable people born in England include Harthacnut, Sweyn II of Denmark, and Henry Hudson. Memorable people who died in England include Ivar the Boneless, Richard Cantillon, and Edgar Ætheling. England has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many writers, and politicians. England is located in United Kingdom.

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It has land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west, and is otherwise surrounded by the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south, the Celtic Sea to the south-west, and the Irish Sea to the west. Continental Europe lies to the south-east, and Ireland to the west. At the 2021 census, the population was 56,490,048. London is both the largest city and the capital. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 100 BC and 1990, England was the birth place of 45 globally memorable people, including Harthacnut, Sweyn II of Denmark, and Henry Hudson. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in England including Ivar the Boneless, Richard Cantillon, and Edgar Ætheling.

People Born in England

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People Deceased in England

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day England were politicians (6), actors (6), writers (6), religious figures (3), and social activists (3),  while most who died were writers (4), politicians (3), businesspeople (2), economists (1), and noblemen (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in England, including Richard Bremmer, John Callen, and Caroline Bliss. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day England, including Harthacnut, Sweyn II of Denmark, and Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in England since 1700.