Cultural Production in

Present Day

Bristol (gbr)

United Kingdom

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Bristol ranks 174th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Damascus, Tashkent, and Buffalo, New York. Memorable people born in Bristol include Paul Dirac, Blackbeard, and Calico Jack. Memorable people who died in Bristol include Diana Wynne Jones, Cozy Powell, and George Müller. Bristol has been the birth place of many actors, and soccer players and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Bristol is located in United Kingdom.

Bristol is a city and ceremonial county in South West England. It is located on the River Avon, and bordered by Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south with a short coastline on the Bristol Channel to the west. The county includes the majority of the Bristol conurbation, however the urban area of the city extends into the neighbouring districts of South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset, and North Somerset. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1521 and 2001, Bristol was the birth place of 78 globally memorable people, including Paul Dirac, Blackbeard, and Calico Jack. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Bristol including Diana Wynne Jones, Cozy Powell, and George Müller.

People Born in Bristol

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Bristol were actors (20), soccer players (8), writers (5), musicians (5), and athletes (4),  while most who died were writers (2), politicians (2), musicians (1), religious figures (1), and astronomers (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bristol, including David Prowse, Veronica Cartwright, and Kevin McNally. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bristol, including Cary Grant, David Prowse, and Michael Redgrave.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 23 globally memorable people born in Bristol since 1700.