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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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Clive Owen
Born 1964
Nigel Hawthorne
1929 - 2001
Billie Whitelaw
1932 - 2014
Ellen Terry
1847 - 1928
Ian Marter
1944 - 1986
Dennis King
1897 - 1971
Gillian Barber
Born 1958
Sinead Matthews
Born 1980
Tamla Kari
Born 1988
Jefferson Hall (actor)
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Jennifer Veal
Born 1991
Jassa Ahluwalia
Born 1990
Manjinder Virk
Born 1975
Jennie Jacques
Born 1989
Graeme Hawley
Born 1973
Charles Kay
Born 1930
Brendan Price
Born 1947
Melissa Walton
Born 1990
Robert Madge (actor)
Born 1996
Robin Parkinson
Born 1929
Helen Masters
Born 1963
Lisa Dillon
Born 1979
Rowena Wallace
Born 1947
Harold Innocent
1933 - 1993
Dominic Jephcott
Born 1957
April Phillips
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Guz Khan
Born 1986
Harvey Virdi
Born 1974
Tarsame Singh Saini
Born 1967
Bhavna Limbachia
Born 1984
Alex McSweeney
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John Marquez (actor)
Born 1970
A. Bromley Davenport
1867 - 1946
Alan King (musicista)
1940 - 2017
Mark Pearce
Born 1976