Nuneaton
Nuneaton ranks 1,688th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bolivia, San Mateo, California, and Ardabil. Memorable people born in Nuneaton include Ken Loach, George Eliot, and Caroline Graham. Memorable people who died in Nuneaton include Duncan White. Nuneaton has been the birth place of many film directors, and writers and the death place of many athletes. Nuneaton is located in United Kingdom.
Nuneaton is a market town in Warwickshire, England, close to the county border with Leicestershire to the north-east. Nuneaton's population at the 2021 census was 88,813, making it the largest town in Warwickshire. Nuneaton's urban area, which also includes the large villages of Bulkington and Hartshill, had a population of 99,372 at the 2021 census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1819 and 1984, Nuneaton was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Ken Loach, George Eliot, and Caroline Graham. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Nuneaton including Duncan White.
People Born in Nuneaton
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Ken Loach
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 1
George Eliot
WRITER
1819 - 1880
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 2
Caroline Graham
WRITER
1931 - Present
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 3
Graeme Obree
CYCLIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 4
Richard K. Guy
MATHEMATICIAN
1916 - 2020
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 5
Ben Daniels
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 6
Gareth Edwards
FILM DIRECTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 7
Peter Whittingham
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - 2020
HPI: 33.49
Rank: 8
Laura Bassett
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 26.98
Rank: 9
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Nuneaton were film directors (2), writers (2), soccer players (2), cyclists (1), and mathematicians (1), while most who died were athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, film directors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nuneaton, including Ken Loach, and Gareth Edwards. Whereas, throughout history, film directors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nuneaton, including Ken Loach, and Gareth Edwards.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Nuneaton since 1700.
