#1Famous people · Coventry
Coventry is the birthplace of 4 famous people
The best known is the American politician Rufus Mallory, with articles in 6 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Francis R. E. Cornell, third to William Eugene Johnson. The list runs from William Goodell, born in 1792, to William Eugene Johnson, born in 1862. More are leaders than anything else, 3 in all.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Rufus Mallory
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1792
William Goodell
Youngest
1862
William Eugene Johnson
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Coventry
Three names lead: Rufus Mallory (6 languages), Francis R. E. Cornell (4) and William Eugene Johnson (4).
#1#2#3Writing & Arts
William Eugene Johnson
1862–1945American temperance leader
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Coventry’s famous people were born
Most were born in the early republic (3); the busiest decade is the 1830s (1).
Politics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Coventry is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 3.6 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Coventry
1 more, best known first.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Oxford’s, with 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Coventry and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (9)
- Rufus Mallory: Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis R. E. Cornell: Beal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Eugene Johnson: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Goodell: Portraits of American Abolitionists, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Stockton Williamson: Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jedediah Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlton J. H. Hayes: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Joseph Flynn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Freeman Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons