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Lewes (gbr)

United Kingdom

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Lewes ranks 4,885th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Foix, Gaziantep, and Zonguldak. Memorable people born in Lewes include Gideon Mantell, George Hutson, and Connor Swindells. Memorable people who died in Lewes include Harry Kroto, Honor Blackman, and John Maynard Smith. Lewes has been the birth place of many geologists, and athletes and the death place of many actors, and chemists. Lewes is located in United Kingdom.

Lewes is the county town of East Sussex, England. The town is the administrative centre of the wider district of the same name. It lies on the River Ouse at the point where the river cuts through the South Downs. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1790 and 1996, Lewes was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Gideon Mantell, George Hutson, and Connor Swindells. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Lewes including Harry Kroto, Honor Blackman, and John Maynard Smith. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Lewes than were born there.

People Born in Lewes

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Lewes were geologists (1), athletes (1), and actors (1),  while most who died were actors (2), chemists (1), biologists (1), archaeologists (1), and mathematicians (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lewes, including Connor Swindells. Whereas, throughout history, geologists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lewes, including Gideon Mantell.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Lewes since 1700.