Tavistock
Tavistock ranks 6,481st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Vinhedo, Kokura, and Râmnicu Vâlcea. Memorable people born in Tavistock include Francis Drake, Pete Quaife, and David McKee. Tavistock has been the birth place of many explorers, and musicians. Tavistock is located in United Kingdom.
Tavistock is an ancient stannary and market town and civil parish in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It is situated on the River Tavy, from which its name derives. At the 2011 census, the three electoral wards had a population of 13,028. The town traces its recorded history back to at least 961 when Tavistock Abbey, whose ruins lie in the centre of the town, was founded. Its most famous son is Sir Francis Drake. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1540 and 1943, Tavistock was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Francis Drake, Pete Quaife, and David McKee.
People Born in Tavistock
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Francis Drake
EXPLORER
1540 - 1596
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 3
Pete Quaife
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2010
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 2
David McKee
WRITER
1935 - 2022
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Tavistock were explorers (1), musicians (1), and writers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tavistock, including Pete Quaife. Whereas, throughout history, explorers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tavistock, including Francis Drake.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Tavistock since 1700.
