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Stratford-upon-Avon (gbr)

United Kingdom

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Stratford-upon-Avon ranks 2,100th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sulzbach-Rosenberg, London Borough of Harrow, and Crotone. Memorable people born in Stratford-upon-Avon include William Shakespeare, Adrian Newey, and Hamnet Shakespeare. Memorable people who died in Stratford-upon-Avon include William Shakespeare, Anne Hathaway, and Marie Corelli. Stratford-upon-Avon has been the birth place of many writers, and actors and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Stratford-upon-Avon is located in United Kingdom.

Stratford-upon-Avon, commonly known as just Stratford, is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is situated on the River Avon, 91 miles (146 km) north-west of London, 22 miles (35 km) south-east of Birmingham and 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Warwick. The town is the southernmost point of the Arden area on the edge of the Cotswolds. In the 2021 census Stratford had a population of 30,495. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1564 and 1983, Stratford-upon-Avon was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including William Shakespeare, Adrian Newey, and Hamnet Shakespeare. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Stratford-upon-Avon including William Shakespeare, Anne Hathaway, and Marie Corelli.

People Born in Stratford-upon-Avon

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Stratford-upon-Avon were writers (3), actors (2), engineers (1), and historians (1),  while most who died were writers (3), politicians (2), companions (1), and actors (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Stratford-upon-Avon, including Sarah Douglas, and Gethin Anthony. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Stratford-upon-Avon, including William Shakespeare, Hamnet Shakespeare, and Susanna Hall.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Stratford-upon-Avon since 1700.