Coventry
Coventry ranks 514th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind A Coruña, Košice, and Paramaribo. Memorable people born in Coventry include Frank Whittle, Philip Larkin, and Lee Child. Memorable people who died in Coventry include John Fenning, Henry Tandey, and Richard Griffiths. Coventry has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many athletes, and military personnels. Coventry is located in United Kingdom.
Coventry is a cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county, in England, on the River Sherbourne. Coventry had been a large settlement for centuries. Founded in the early Middle Ages, its city status was formally recognised in a charter of 1345. The city is governed by Coventry City Council, and the West Midlands Combined Authority. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1576 and 1997, Coventry was the birth place of 28 globally memorable people, including Frank Whittle, Philip Larkin, and Lee Child. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Coventry including John Fenning, Henry Tandey, and Richard Griffiths.
People Born in Coventry
Go to all RankingsFrank Whittle
INVENTOR
1907 - 1996
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 8
Philip Larkin
WRITER
1922 - 1985
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 9
Lee Child
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 16
John Marston
WRITER
1576 - 1634
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 11
Nigel Hawthorne
ACTOR
1929 - 2001
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 5
Ellen Terry
ACTOR
1847 - 1928
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 4
Brian Ferneyhough
COMPOSER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 17
W. J. Coffee
SCULPTOR
1774 - 1846
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 10
Delia Derbyshire
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2001
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 7
Clint Mansell
COMPOSER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 15
Billie Whitelaw
ACTOR
1932 - 2014
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 6
Callum Wilson
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 18
People Deceased in Coventry
Go to all RankingsJohn Fenning
ATHLETE
1885 - 1955
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Henry Tandey
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1977
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Richard Griffiths
ACTOR
1947 - 2013
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Tebbs Lloyd Johnson
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1984
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
John Kemp Starley
INVENTOR
1854 - 1901
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Laura Ashley
DESIGNER
1925 - 1985
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
E. M. Forster
WRITER
1879 - 1970
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Deceased in Coventry
Go to all RankingsJohn Fenning
ATHLETE
1885 - 1955
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Henry Tandey
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1977
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Richard Griffiths
ACTOR
1947 - 2013
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Tebbs Lloyd Johnson
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1984
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
John Kemp Starley
INVENTOR
1854 - 1901
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Laura Ashley
DESIGNER
1925 - 1985
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
E. M. Forster
WRITER
1879 - 1970
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Coventry were soccer players (5), actors (4), writers (3), musicians (3), and composers (2), while most who died were athletes (1), military personnels (1), actors (1), politicians (1), and inventors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Coventry, including Callum Wilson, James Maddison, and Graham Alexander. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Coventry, including Callum Wilson, James Maddison, and Graham Alexander.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Coventry since 1700.