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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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Brian Ferneyhough
Born 1943
Peter Berresford Ellis
Born 1943
Ian Marter
1944 - 1986
Pete Waterman
Born 1947
David Bates (historian)
Born 1945
Martin Jacques
Born 1945
Don Fardon
Born 1943
Bobby Gould
Born 1946
Beverley Martyn
Born 1947
David Duckham
Born 1946
Ian Taylor (British politician)
Born 1945
Tony Southgate
Born 1940
Brendan Price
Born 1947
Bill Adcocks
Born 1941
Sheila Carey
Born 1946
Barry John (theatre director)
Born 1944
Rowena Wallace
Born 1947
Bob Jackson (musician)
Born 1948
Alan Simpson (athlete)
Born 1940
Dick Taylor (athlete)
Born 1945
John Judd
Born 1942
Peter Thomas (footballer, born 1944)
Born 1944
Peter Eugene Ball
Born 1943
Derek Higgs
1944 - 2008
Peter Boddington
Born 1942
Rosalind Ridley
Born 1949
Philip Kinorra
Born 1940
Johnny Matthews
1948 - 2019
Bobby Arthur
Born 1945
John Gohorry
Born 1943
Anthony Wells
Born 1943
Alan King (musicista)
1940 - 2017
Peter Watson (footballer, born 1944)
Born 1944
Peter Rossborough
Born 1948
John Burckitt
1946 - 1999
Keren Barratt
Born 1946
John Atkins (cyclist)
Born 1942
Brian Patchett
Born 1941
Keith Fairbrother
Born 1944
John Warrington (cricketer)
Born 1948
Bob Lord (swimmer)
Born 1945
Jocelyn Burgener
Born 1949
Mick Palmer (police commissioner)
Born 1941
Alan Mobberley
Born 1948
John Hegarty (politician)
Born 1947