Isle of Portland - Notable Persons Born Here

Notable Persons Born Here

  • Edgar F. Codd (August 23, 1923 – April 18, 2003), British computer scientist and inventor of the relational model for database management.
  • Former Premier League referee Paul Durkin.

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