Newent
Newent ranks 10,657th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Karub, Qamdo, Thurrock, and Jiquilpan, Michoacán. Memorable people born in Newent include Joe Meek, and Michael Park. Newent has been the birth place of many musicians, and racing drivers. Newent is located in United Kingdom.
Newent is a market town and civil parish in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. The town is 11 miles (18 km) north-west of Gloucester. Its population was 5,073 at the 2001 census, rising to 5,207 in 2011, The population was 6,777 at the 2021 Census. Once a medieval market and fair town, its site had been settled at least since Roman times. The first written record of it appears in the 1086 Domesday Book. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1929 and 1966, Newent was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Joe Meek, and Michael Park.
People Born in Newent
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Newent were musicians (1), and racing drivers (1), while most who died were .
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Newent since 1700.
