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Derry (gbr)

United Kingdom

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Derry ranks 1,260th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Eskilstuna, Angoulême, and Asheville, North Carolina. Memorable people born in Derry include John Hume, Martin McGuinness, and Robert Torrens. Memorable people who died in Derry include John Hume, and Lyra McKee. Derry has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Derry is located in United Kingdom.

Derry, officially Londonderry, is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland, and the fifth-largest on the island of Ireland. Located in County Londonderry, the city now covers both banks of the River Foyle. Cityside and the old walled city being on the west bank and Waterside on the east, with two road bridges and one footbridge crossing the river in-between. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1677 and 1992, Derry was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including John Hume, Martin McGuinness, and Robert Torrens. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Derry including John Hume, and Lyra McKee.

People Born in Derry

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People Deceased in Derry

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Derry were soccer players (4), politicians (2), writers (2), singers (2), and economists (1),  while most who died were politicians (1), and writers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Derry, including Darron Gibson, James McClean, and Shane Duffy. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Derry, including Darron Gibson, James McClean, and Shane Duffy.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Derry since 1700.