Truro
Truro ranks 3,840th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nam District, Daegu, Belarus, and Sarandí, Buenos Aires. Memorable people born in Truro include Michael Adams, James Marsh, and Matthew Etherington. Memorable people who died in Truro include John le Carré, Barbara West, and Edward Woodward. Truro has been the birth place of many athletes, and chess players and the death place of many writers, and religious figures. Truro is located in United Kingdom.
Truro is a cathedral city and civil parish in Cornwall, England; it is the southernmost city in the United Kingdom, just under 232 miles (373 km) west-south-west of Charing Cross in London. It is Cornwall's county town, sole city and a centre for administration, leisure and retail trading. Its population was 18,766 in the 2011 census. People of Truro can be called Truronians. It grew as a trade centre through its port and as a stannary town for tin mining. It became mainland Britain's southernmost city in 1876, with the founding of the Diocese of Truro. It is home to Cornwall Council, the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro Cathedral, the Hall for Cornwall and Cornwall's Courts of Justice. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1998, Truro was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Michael Adams, James Marsh, and Matthew Etherington. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Truro including John le Carré, Barbara West, and Edward Woodward.
People Born in Truro
Go to all RankingsMichael Adams
CHESS PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 1
James Marsh
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 2
Matthew Etherington
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 31.41
Rank: 3
Helen Glover
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 27.60
Rank: 4
Marluce Schierscher
SWIMMER
1998 - Present
HPI: 15.22
Rank: 5
Wang Lili
ATHLETE
HPI: 10.31
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Truro
Go to all RankingsPeople Deceased in Truro
Go to all RankingsJohn le Carré
WRITER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 1
Barbara West
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1911 - 2007
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 2
Edward Woodward
ACTOR
1930 - 2009
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Truro were athletes (2), chess players (1), film directors (1), soccer players (1), and swimmers (1), while most who died were writers (1), religious figures (1), and actors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, chess players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Truro, including Michael Adams. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Truro, including Helen Glover, and Wang Lili.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Truro since 1700.