#1Famous people · Coventry
3 famous people were born in Coventry
Articles in 5 languages make the American politician and lawyer Harry A. Black the best known. The American architect Lambert Packard ranks second, ahead of Timothy P. Redfield. Derby, which borders it, has 10 on its list, the best known Charles Kendall Adams. Over 67 years of births, the list goes from Timothy P. Redfield (1812) to Harry A. Black (1879).
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Harry A. Black
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1812
Timothy P. Redfield
Youngest
1879
Harry A. Black
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Coventry
Languages with an article: 5 for Harry A. Black, 4 for Lambert Packard, 1 for Timothy P. Redfield.
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What Coventry is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
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Derby leads the towns around it, with 10 names.
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 (6)
- Harry A. Black: "The Vermonter" magazine (St. Albans, VT), volumes 25-27., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lambert Packard: William H. Jeffrey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy P. Redfield: Frederick W. Baldwin, author. Vermont Watchman and State Journal Press, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Kendall Adams: The original uploader was Xtreambar at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Portus Baxter: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Robinson: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons