West Midlands (county)
West Midlands (county) ranks 10,679th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Zellik, Alegrete, and Pont-Sainte-Maxence. Memorable people born in West Midlands (county) include William Langland, and Karl Shuker. West Midlands (county) has been the birth place of many writers, and biologists. West Midlands (county) is located in United Kingdom.
West Midlands is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the larger West Midlands region of England. A landlocked county, it is bordered by Staffordshire to the north and west, Worcestershire to the south, and is surrounded by Warwickshire to the east. The largest settlement is the city of Birmingham. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1332 and 1959, West Midlands (county) was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including William Langland, and Karl Shuker.
People Born in West Midlands (county)
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William Langland
WRITER
1332 - 1386
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 1
Karl Shuker
BIOLOGIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day West Midlands (county) were writers (1), and biologists (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, biologists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in West Midlands (county), including Karl Shuker. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day West Midlands (county), including William Langland.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in West Midlands (county) since 1700.
