Oswestry
Oswestry ranks 4,006th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Leoben, Arad County (former), and Chaves, Portugal. Memorable people born in Oswestry include Wilfred Owen, Ian Hunter, and Barbara Pym. Memorable people who died in Oswestry include Oswald of Northumbria. Oswestry has been the birth place of many writers, and singers and the death place of many religious figures. Oswestry is located in United Kingdom.
Oswestry is a market town, civil parish and historic railway town in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483 and A495 roads. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1893 and 1958, Oswestry was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Wilfred Owen, Ian Hunter, and Barbara Pym. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Oswestry including Oswald of Northumbria.
People Born in Oswestry
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Wilfred Owen
WRITER
1893 - 1918
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 1
Ian Hunter
SINGER
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 2
Barbara Pym
WRITER
1913 - 1980
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 3
Ian Woosnam
GOLFER
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Oswestry
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Oswestry were writers (2), singers (1), and golfers (1), while most who died were religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Oswestry, including Ian Hunter. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Oswestry, including Wilfred Owen, and Barbara Pym.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Oswestry since 1700.
