Shepperton
Shepperton ranks 3,902nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Jeju City, Omsk Oblast, and Uzès. Memorable people born in Shepperton include John Boorman, Robert Faurisson, and Roy Urquhart. Memorable people who died in Shepperton include Thomas Love Peacock. Shepperton has been the birth place of many film directors, and writers and the death place of many writers. Shepperton is located in United Kingdom.
Shepperton is a village in the Spelthorne district, in north Surrey, England, around 15 mi (24 km) south west of central London. The settlement is on the north bank of the River Thames, between the towns of Chertsey and Sunbury-on-Thames. The village is mentioned in a document of 959 AD and in the Domesday Book. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1901 and 2002, Shepperton was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including John Boorman, Robert Faurisson, and Roy Urquhart. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Shepperton including Thomas Love Peacock.
People Born in Shepperton
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John Boorman
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 1
Robert Faurisson
WRITER
1929 - 2018
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 2
Roy Urquhart
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1988
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 3
Pat Fry
ENGINEER
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 4
James Woodgate
ATHLETE
2002 - Present
HPI: 13.85
Rank: 5
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Shepperton were film directors (1), writers (1), military personnels (1), engineers (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, film directors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Shepperton, including John Boorman. Whereas, throughout history, film directors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Shepperton, including John Boorman.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Shepperton since 1700.
