Barwell
Barwell ranks 14,476th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cavnic, Saint-André-de-Cubzac, and Sânnicolau Mare. The most famous people from Barwell are Chris Kirkland. Barwell has been the birth place of many soccer players. Barwell is located in United Kingdom.
Barwell is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, with a population of 8,750 residents in 2001, increasing to 9,022 at the 2011 census. The name "Barwell" literally translates as "Stream of the Boar" and is said to originate from a boar that used to drink from the well near a brook in Barwell. It was originally known as "Borewell", but later became "Barwell". The brook near Barwell is not the River Tweed, but rather a local stream or brook in Leicestershire, possibly feeding into the River Soar or Avon, which are tributaries of the River Trent. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1981, Barwell was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Chris Kirkland.
People Born in Barwell
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Barwell were soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Barwell, including Chris Kirkland. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Barwell, including Chris Kirkland.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Barwell since 1700.
