Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis ranks 7,752nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Caloto, Cauca, Avellino, and Dolomieu, Isère. Memorable people born in Lyme Regis include Mary Anning, and John Gould. Memorable people who died in Lyme Regis include Mary Anning, and John Fowles. Lyme Regis has been the birth place of many geologists, and biologists and the death place of many geologists, and writers. Lyme Regis is located in United Kingdom.
Lyme Regis is a town in west Dorset, England, 25 miles (40 km) west of Dorchester and east of Exeter. Sometimes dubbed the "Pearl of Dorset", it lies by the English Channel at the Dorset–Devon border. It has noted fossils in cliffs and beaches on the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site and heritage coast. The harbour wall, known as The Cobb, appears in Jane Austen's novel Persuasion, the John Fowles novel The French Lieutenant's Woman and the 1981 film of that name, partly shot in the town. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1799 and 1804, Lyme Regis was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Mary Anning, and John Gould. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Lyme Regis including Mary Anning, and John Fowles.
People Born in Lyme Regis
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People Deceased in Lyme Regis
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Lyme Regis were geologists (1), and biologists (1), while most who died were geologists (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Throughout history geologists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lyme Regis, including Mary Anning.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Lyme Regis since 1700.
