Penarth
Penarth ranks 3,420th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Paktia Province, Torrent, Valencia, and Bautzen. Memorable people born in Penarth include Eric Linklater, Adrian Goldsworthy, and Erin Richards. Penarth has been the birth place of many writers, and historians. Penarth is located in United Kingdom.
Penarth is a town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Cardiff city centre on the west shore of the Severn Estuary at the southern end of Cardiff Bay. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1899 and 1986, Penarth was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Eric Linklater, Adrian Goldsworthy, and Erin Richards.
People Born in Penarth
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Eric Linklater
WRITER
1899 - 1974
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 1
Adrian Goldsworthy
HISTORIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 2
Erin Richards
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 3
Jem
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 4
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MUSICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 34.53
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Penarth were writers (1), historians (1), actors (1), singers (1), and musicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, historians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Penarth, including Adrian Goldsworthy. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Penarth, including Eric Linklater.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Penarth since 1700.
