Wantage
Wantage ranks 4,057th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nagano (city), Alcalá la Real, and Isernia. Memorable people born in Wantage include Alfred the Great, Edward the Elder, and Joseph Butler. Wantage has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures. Wantage is located in United Kingdom.
Wantage is a historic market town and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England. Although within the boundaries of the historic county of Berkshire, it has been administered as part of Oxfordshire since 1974. The town is on Letcombe Brook, 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Abingdon, 24 miles (39 km) north-west of Reading, 15 miles (24 km) south-west of Oxford and 14 miles (23 km) north-west of Newbury. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 849 and 1967, Wantage was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Alfred the Great, Edward the Elder, and Joseph Butler.
People Born in Wantage
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Alfred the Great
POLITICIAN
849 - 899
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 1
Edward the Elder
POLITICIAN
871 - 924
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 2
Joseph Butler
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1692 - 1752
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 3
Frances O'Connor
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wantage were politicians (2), religious figures (1), and actors (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wantage, including Frances O'Connor. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wantage, including Alfred the Great, and Edward the Elder.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Wantage since 1700.
