Dorset
Dorset ranks 2,752nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Falls Church, Virginia, Saransk, and Steubenville, Ohio. Memorable people born in Dorset include Henry Fox Talbot, Jane Digby, and Lady Caroline Lamb. Memorable people who died in Dorset include John Tavener, Thomas Wedgwood, and Archie Cochrane. Dorset has been the birth place of many inventors, and noblemen and the death place of many composers, and inventors. Dorset is located in United Kingdom.
Dorset is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south-east, the English Channel to the south, and Devon to the west. The largest settlement is Bournemouth, and the county town is Dorchester. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1420 and 1960, Dorset was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Henry Fox Talbot, Jane Digby, and Lady Caroline Lamb. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Dorset including John Tavener, Thomas Wedgwood, and Archie Cochrane.
People Born in Dorset
Go to all RankingsHenry Fox Talbot
INVENTOR
1800 - 1877
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 1
Jane Digby
NOBLEMAN
1807 - 1881
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 2
Lady Caroline Lamb
WRITER
1785 - 1828
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 3
Stephen Daldry
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 4
Charles Bennett
ATHLETE
1870 - 1950
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 5
John Morton
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1420 - 1500
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Dorset
Go to all RankingsJane Digby
NOBLEMAN
1807 - 1881
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 2
John Morton
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1420 - 1500
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 6
People Deceased in Dorset
Go to all RankingsJohn Tavener
COMPOSER
1944 - 2013
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 1
Thomas Wedgwood
INVENTOR
1771 - 1805
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 2
Archie Cochrane
PHYSICIAN
1909 - 1988
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 3
Mike Hodges
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2022
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Dorset
Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most individuals born in present day Dorset were inventors (1), noblemen (1), writers (1), film directors (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were composers (1), inventors (1), physicians (1), and film directors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, film directors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dorset, including Stephen Daldry. Whereas, throughout history, inventors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dorset, including Henry Fox Talbot.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Dorset since 1700.