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Wessex (gbr)

United Kingdom

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Wessex ranks 499th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Plovdiv, Voronezh, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Memorable people born in Wessex include Æthelstan, Harold Godwinson, and Æthelred I, King of Wessex. Memorable people who died in Wessex include John Scotus Eriugena, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex, and Ecgberht, King of Wessex. Wessex has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many politicians, and philosophers. Wessex is located in United Kingdom.

The Kingdom of the West Saxons, also known as the Kingdom of Wessex, was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south of Great Britain, from around 519 until Alfred the Great declared himself as King of the Anglo-Saxons in 886. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 1053, Wessex was the birth place of 27 globally memorable people, including Æthelstan, Harold Godwinson, and Æthelred I, King of Wessex. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Wessex including John Scotus Eriugena, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex, and Ecgberht, King of Wessex.

People Born in Wessex

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Newly Added People Born in Wessex

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    Lullus

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    710 - 786

    HPI: 52.45

    Rank: 24

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People Deceased in Wessex

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Wessex were politicians (21), religious figures (4), companions (1), and noblemen (1),  while most who died were politicians (3), and philosophers (1).

Throughout history politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wessex, including Æthelstan, Harold Godwinson, and Æthelred I, King of Wessex.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Wessex since 1700.