Dewsbury
Dewsbury ranks 3,575th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Château de Saint-Cloud, East Harlem, and Annemasse. The most famous people from Dewsbury are Owen Willans Richardson, Betty Boothroyd, and Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi. Dewsbury has been the birth place of many politicians, and physicists. Dewsbury is located in United Kingdom.
People
Between 1879 and 1988, Dewsbury was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Owen Willans Richardson, Betty Boothroyd, and Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi.
People Born in Dewsbury
Go to all RankingsOwen Willans Richardson
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1959
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 1
Betty Boothroyd
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2023
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 2
Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 3
Tom Kilburn
ENGINEER
1921 - 2001
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 4
Alistair Brownlee
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.10
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Dewsburywere politicians (2), physicists (1), engineers (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Dewsbury since 1700.





