Weston-super-Mare
Weston-super-Mare ranks 2,558th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gyeongbokgung, Canaan, and St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Memorable people born in Weston-super-Mare include Ritchie Blackmore, John Cleese, and Rupert Graves. Memorable people who died in Weston-super-Mare include Charles Warren, Amelia Edwards, and Paul Radmilovic. Weston-super-Mare has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians and the death place of many military personnels, and writers. Weston-super-Mare is located in United Kingdom.
Weston-super-Mare, also known simply as Weston, is a seaside town and civil parish in the North Somerset unitary authority area in the county of Somerset, England. It lies by the Bristol Channel 20 miles (32 km) south-west of Bristol between Worlebury Hill and Bleadon Hill. Its population at the 2021 census was 82,418. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1930 and 1966, Weston-super-Mare was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Ritchie Blackmore, John Cleese, and Rupert Graves. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Weston-super-Mare including Charles Warren, Amelia Edwards, and Paul Radmilovic.
People Born in Weston-super-Mare
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Ritchie Blackmore
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 1
John Cleese
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 2
Rupert Graves
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 3
John Polkinghorne
PHYSICIST
1930 - 2021
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 4
Jill Dando
JOURNALIST
1961 - 1999
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 5
Con O'Neill
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.89
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Weston-super-Mare
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Charles Warren
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1840 - 1927
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 1
Amelia Edwards
WRITER
1831 - 1892
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 2
Paul Radmilovic
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1968
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Weston-super-Mare were actors (3), musicians (1), physicists (1), and journalists (1), while most who died were military personnels (1), writers (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Weston-super-Mare, including John Cleese, Rupert Graves, and Con O'Neill. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Weston-super-Mare, including John Cleese, Rupert Graves, and Con O'Neill.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Weston-super-Mare since 1700.
