Solihull
Solihull ranks 1,131st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ystad, Cagliari, and Stralsund. Memorable people born in Solihull include John Taylor, Richard Hammond, and Alan Cox. Memorable people who died in Solihull include Tommy Godwin. Solihull has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many cyclists. Solihull is located in United Kingdom.
Solihull is a large market town and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands, England. Solihull is situated on the River Blythe in the Forest of Arden area. The town had a population of 126,577 at the 2021 Census, and its wider borough had a population of 216,240. The town is located 7.5 miles (12 km) southeast of Birmingham, 13.5 miles west of Coventry and 13 miles northeast of Redditch. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1960 and 1993, Solihull was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including John Taylor, Richard Hammond, and Alan Cox. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Solihull including Tommy Godwin.
People Born in Solihull
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John Taylor
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 8
Richard Hammond
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 7
Alan Cox
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 13
Dorian Yates
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 14
Graham Potter
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 9
Mark Burke
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 12
Will Grigg
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 10
Sean St Ledger
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 6
Zat Knight
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 36.22
Rank: 4
Craig Gardner
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 33.51
Rank: 3
Clare Maguire
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 31.65
Rank: 5
Karen Carney
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 28.89
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Solihull
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Newly Added People Deceased in Solihull
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Most individuals born in present day Solihull were soccer players (8), athletes (2), musicians (1), writers (1), and computer scientists (1), while most who died were cyclists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Solihull, including Graham Potter, Mark Burke, and Will Grigg. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Solihull, including Graham Potter, Mark Burke, and Will Grigg.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Solihull since 1700.
