Cultural Production in

Present Day

Birmingham (gbr)

United Kingdom

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Birmingham ranks 95th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kyoto, Bologna, and Cologne. Memorable people born in Birmingham include Neville Chamberlain, Francis Galton, and Offa of Mercia. Memorable people who died in Birmingham include Mike Hailwood, Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin, and David Cox. Birmingham has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many soccer players, and businesspeople. Birmingham is located in United Kingdom.

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands region, in England. It is the largest local authority district in England by population and the second-largest city in Britain – commonly referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom – with a population of 1.16 million people in the city proper in 2022. Birmingham borders the Black Country to its west and, together with the city of Wolverhampton and towns including Dudley and Solihull, forms the West Midlands conurbation. The royal town of Sutton Coldfield is incorporated within the city limits to the northeast. The urban area has a population of 2.65 million. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 570 and 2001, Birmingham was the birth place of 116 globally memorable people, including Neville Chamberlain, Francis Galton, and Offa of Mercia. Additionaly, 17 globally memorable people have passed away in Birmingham including Mike Hailwood, Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin, and David Cox.

People Born in Birmingham

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People Deceased in Birmingham

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Birmingham were soccer players (25), actors (21), musicians (13), politicians (7), and singers (5),  while most who died were soccer players (3), businesspeople (2), racing drivers (1), painters (1), and chess players (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Birmingham, including Gabriel Agbonlahor, Gary Shaw, and Jack Grealish. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Birmingham, including Gabriel Agbonlahor, Gary Shaw, and Jack Grealish.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Birmingham since 1700.