Dorset
Dorset ranks 2,752nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Falls Church, Virginia, Saransk, and Steubenville, Ohio. The most famous people from Dorset are Henry Fox Talbot, Charles Bennett, and John Morton. The most famous people who died in Dorset are Tom Stoppard, John Tavener, and Thomas Wedgwood. Dorset has been the birth place of many inventors, and athletes and the death place of many writers, and composers. 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. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1420 and 1960, Dorset was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Henry Fox Talbot, Charles Bennett, and John Morton. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Dorset including Tom Stoppard, John Tavener, and Thomas Wedgwood.
People Born in Dorset
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Henry Fox Talbot
INVENTOR
1800 - 1877
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 1
Charles Bennett
ATHLETE
1870 - 1950
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 2
John Morton
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1420 - 1500
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 3
Lady Caroline Lamb
WRITER
1785 - 1828
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 4
Jane Digby
NOBLEMAN
1807 - 1881
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 5
Stephen Daldry
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 6
People Deceased in Dorset
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Tom Stoppard
WRITER
1937 - 2025
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
John Tavener
COMPOSER
1944 - 2013
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 2
Thomas Wedgwood
INVENTOR
1771 - 1805
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 3
Mike Hodges
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2022
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 4
Archie Cochrane
PHYSICIAN
1909 - 1988
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Deceased in Dorset
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Most individuals born in present day Dorset were inventors (1), athletes (1), religious figures (1), writers (1), and noblemen (1), while most who died were writers (1), composers (1), inventors (1), film directors (1), and physicians (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.
