Bishopwearmouth
Bishopwearmouth ranks 18,900th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kloetinge, Gaomi, and Otuyo. The most famous people from Bishopwearmouth are Joseph Swan. The most famous people who died in Bishopwearmouth are William Paley. Bishopwearmouth has been the birth place of many physicists and the death place of many philosophers. Bishopwearmouth is located in United Kingdom.
Bishopwearmouth is a former village and parish which now constitutes the west side of Sunderland City Centre, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England, merging with the settlement as it expanded outwards in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is home to the Sunderland Minster church, which has stood at the heart of the settlement since the early Middle Ages. Until 1974 it was in County Durham. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1828, Bishopwearmouth was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Joseph Swan. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Bishopwearmouth including William Paley.
People Born in Bishopwearmouth
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People Deceased in Bishopwearmouth
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bishopwearmouth were physicists (1), while most who died were philosophers (1).
Occupational Trends
Throughout history physicists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bishopwearmouth, including Joseph Swan.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Bishopwearmouth since 1700.
