Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire ranks 10,920th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Vancouver Island, Natal (province), and Clinton County, New York. Memorable people born in Oxfordshire include Robin Widdows. Memorable people who died in Oxfordshire include Mary F. Lyon, David Kelly, and Bill Slater. Oxfordshire has been the birth place of many racing drivers and the death place of many biologists, and politicians. Oxfordshire is located in United Kingdom.
Oxfordshire is a ceremonial county in South East England. The county is bordered by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, and Wiltshire and Gloucestershire to the west. The city of Oxford is the largest settlement and county town. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1942, Oxfordshire was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Robin Widdows. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Oxfordshire including Mary F. Lyon, David Kelly, and Bill Slater. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Oxfordshire than were born there.
People Born in Oxfordshire
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People Deceased in Oxfordshire
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Mary F. Lyon
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2014
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 1
David Kelly
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2003
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 2
Bill Slater
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2018
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Oxfordshire were racing drivers (1), while most who died were biologists (1), politicians (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, racing drivers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Oxfordshire, including Robin Widdows. Whereas, throughout history, racing drivers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Oxfordshire, including Robin Widdows.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Oxfordshire since 1700.
