Sherborne
Sherborne ranks 5,567th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chippenham, Shantou, and Gassin. Memorable people born in Sherborne include Stephen Harding, Charles Tate Regan, and John Whittingdale. Memorable people who died in Sherborne include Æthelberht, King of Wessex and Duncan Hamilton. Sherborne has been the birth place of many religious figures and biologists and the death place of many politicians and racing drivers. Sherborne is located in United Kingdom.
Sherborne is a market town and civil parish in north west Dorset, in South West England. It is sited on the River Yeo, on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, 6 miles east of Yeovil. The parish includes the hamlets of Nether Coombe and Lower Clatcombe. The A30 road, which connects London to Penzance, runs through the town. In the 2011 census the population of Sherborne parish and the two electoral wards was 9,523. 28.7% of the population is aged 65 or older. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1059 and 1959, Sherborne was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Stephen Harding, Charles Tate Regan, and John Whittingdale. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Sherborne including Æthelberht, King of Wessex and Duncan Hamilton.
People Born in Sherborne
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Stephen Harding
1059 - 1134
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 1
Charles Tate Regan
1878 - 1943
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 2
John Whittingdale
1959 - Present
HPI: 23.89
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Sherborne
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Most individuals born in present day Sherborne were religious figures (1), biologists (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were politicians (1) and racing drivers (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Sherborne since 1700.
