Wendover
Wendover ranks 9,080th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sveti Nikole, Freehold Township, New Jersey, and Crișan, Tulcea. Memorable people born in Wendover include Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, and Roger of Wendover. Wendover has been the birth place of many astronomers, and religious figures. Wendover is located in United Kingdom.
Wendover is a town and civil parish at the foot of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated at the point where the main road across the Chilterns between London and Aylesbury intersects with the once important road along the foot of the Chilterns. The town is 35 miles (56 km) north west of London and 5 miles (8 km) south east of Aylesbury. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1200 and 1900, Wendover was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, and Roger of Wendover.
People Born in Wendover
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
ASTRONOMER
1900 - 1979
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 1
Roger of Wendover
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1200 - 1236
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wendover were astronomers (1), and religious figures (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history astronomers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wendover, including Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Wendover since 1700.
