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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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- Filtered to 1970s Clear ×
Panjabi MC
Born 1973
Marlon Devonish
Born 1976
Billie Myers
Born 1971
Graham Alexander
Born 1971
Dominic Dale
Born 1971
Alice Lowe
Born 1977
Whitey (musician)
Born 1974
James Quinn (footballer)
Born 1974
Danny Grewcock
Born 1972
Manjinder Virk
Born 1975
Graeme Hawley
Born 1973
Marcus Hall
Born 1976
Leon Lloyd
Born 1977
Marcus Law
Born 1975
Lisa Dillon
Born 1979
Iyseden Christie
Born 1976
Scott Rand (darts player)
Born 1975
Ryan Casey
Born 1979
Marc Bridge-Wilkinson
Born 1979
Jimmy Ormond
Born 1977
Mark McGeeney
Born 1972
Harvey Virdi
Born 1974
Jill Pittard
Born 1977
Dean Pithie
Born 1974
John Marquez (actor)
Born 1970
Emma Merry
Born 1974
David Foy
Born 1972
Mark Constable
Born 1976
Craig Herbert
Born 1975
Owen Parkin
Born 1972
Steve Bendall
Born 1973
Roy Rutherford
Born 1973
Chris Dawson (footballer, born 1979)
Born 1979
Sara Blizzard
Born 1970
Leon Kelly (footballer)
Born 1978
Nick Donovan
Born 1976
David Cox (Scottish cricketer)
Born 1973
David Byng
Born 1977
Adam Balding
Born 1979
Mark Pearce
Born 1976
Nick English
Born 1978
David Barr (English cricketer)
Born 1970
David Young (cricketer)
Born 1977
Paul Clews
Born 1979
Paul Shepstone
Born 1970
Dave McCalla
Born 1973
Spencer Platt (cricketer)
Born 1974