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COVENTRY
Most Famous People Born in Coventry, United Kingdom
- Notable people
- 427
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1959
- Most distinctive
- Darts Player 39.0×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Coventry during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Coventry Is Known For
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Football is Coventry's biggest profession — 24% of all notables (101).
Coventry over-indexes on darts player — 39.0× the global rate.
Coventry under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Coventry's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Billie Whitelaw
1932 - 2014
Delia Derbyshire
1937 - 2001
Brian Kilby
Born 1938
Bill Parry (mathematician)
1934 - 2006
Tom Cartwright
1935 - 2007
Charles Kay
Born 1930
David Dilks
Born 1938
Brian Barritt
1934 - 2011
Reg Matthews
1932 - 2001
Terence Brain
Born 1938
John Blakemore
Born 1936
John Heskett
1937 - 2014
Harold Innocent
1933 - 1993
Robert Shaw (poet)
Born 1933
Graham Sykes
1937 - 2008
Graham Symonds
1937 - 2006
Ken Chapman
Born 1932
Peter Robbins (rugby player)
1933 - 1987
Frank Kletzenbauer
1936 - 1996
John Edgington
1936 - 1993
Dave Brown (bowls)
1939 - 2007