Glamorgan
Glamorgan ranks 10,090th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Covina, California, Shchekino, and Gedera. The most famous people from Glamorgan are Samson of Dol, Thomas Button, and Owen Teale. Glamorgan has been the birth place of many religious figures, and explorers. Glamorgan is located in United Kingdom.
Glamorgan, or sometimes Glamorganshire, was one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolition in 1974. It is located in South Wales. Originally an early medieval petty kingdom of varying boundaries known in Welsh as Morgannwg, which was then invaded and taken over by the Normans as the Lordship of Glamorgan. The area that became known as Glamorgan was both a rural, pastoral area, and a conflict point between the Norman lords and the Welsh princes. It was defined by a large concentration of castles. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 490 and 1961, Glamorgan was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Samson of Dol, Thomas Button, and Owen Teale.
People Born in Glamorgan
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Samson of Dol
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
490 - 565
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 1
Thomas Button
EXPLORER
1575 - 1634
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 2
Owen Teale
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Born in Glamorgan
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Most individuals born in present day Glamorgan were religious figures (1), explorers (1), and actors (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Glamorgan, including Owen Teale. Whereas, throughout history, religious figures have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Glamorgan, including Samson of Dol.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Glamorgan since 1700.
