Cultural Production in

Present Day

Essex (gbr)

United Kingdom

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Essex ranks 2,451st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Macerata, Laguna Beach, California, and Trbovlje. Memorable people born in Essex include William Hope Hodgson, Daniel Levy, and Coventry Patmore. Memorable people who died in Essex include Mary Boleyn, Frederick Grace, and Chris Craft. Essex has been the birth place of many writers, and musicians and the death place of many companions, and boxers. Essex is located in United Kingdom.

Essex is a ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Kent across the Thames Estuary to the south, Greater London to the south-west, and Hertfordshire to the west. The largest settlement is Southend-on-Sea, and the county town is Chelmsford. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1823 and 2002, Essex was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including William Hope Hodgson, Daniel Levy, and Coventry Patmore. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Essex including Mary Boleyn, Frederick Grace, and Chris Craft.

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Essex were writers (2), musicians (2), businesspeople (1), actors (1), and soccer players (1),  while most who died were companions (1), boxers (1), and racing drivers (1).

Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Essex, including Jonas Blue, and Lauren Harris. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Essex, including William Hope Hodgson, and Coventry Patmore.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Essex since 1700.