Thetford
Thetford ranks 7,345th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Arima, Wazirabad, and Paralimni. Memorable people born in Thetford include Thomas Paine, and Sherburne Wesley Burnham. Thetford has been the birth place of many writers, and astronomers. Thetford is located in United Kingdom.
Thetford is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland District of Norfolk, England. It is on the A11 road between Norwich and London, just east of Thetford Forest. The civil parish, covering an area of 29.55 km2 (11.41 sq mi), in 2011 had a population of 24,340. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1737 and 1838, Thetford was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Thomas Paine, and Sherburne Wesley Burnham.
People Born in Thetford
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Thomas Paine
WRITER
1737 - 1809
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 1
Sherburne Wesley Burnham
ASTRONOMER
1838 - 1921
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Thetford were writers (1), and astronomers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Thetford, including Thomas Paine.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Thetford since 1700.
