Weymouth, Dorset
Weymouth, Dorset ranks 3,322nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chuncheon, North Shields, and Lugo, Emilia-Romagna. Memorable people born in Weymouth, Dorset include Henry Moseley, Verney Lovett Cameron, and Thomas Love Peacock. Memorable people who died in Weymouth, Dorset include James Thornhill. Weymouth, Dorset has been the birth place of many physicists, and mountaineers and the death place of many painters. Weymouth, Dorset is located in United Kingdom.
Weymouth is a sea-side town and civil parish in the Dorset district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, on the English Channel coast of England. Situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey, 11 km (7 mi) south of the county town of Dorchester, Weymouth had a population of 53,427 in 2021. It is the third-largest settlement in Dorset after Bournemouth and Poole. The greater Weymouth urban area has a population of 72,802. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1785 and 1964, Weymouth, Dorset was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Henry Moseley, Verney Lovett Cameron, and Thomas Love Peacock. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Weymouth, Dorset including James Thornhill.
People Born in Weymouth, Dorset
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Henry Moseley
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1915
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 1
Verney Lovett Cameron
MOUNTAINEER
1844 - 1894
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 2
Thomas Love Peacock
WRITER
1785 - 1866
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 3
Paul Graham
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 4
Richard van der Riet Woolley
ASTRONOMER
1906 - 1986
HPI: 39.63
Rank: 5
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Weymouth, Dorset were physicists (1), mountaineers (1), writers (1), computer scientists (1), and astronomers (1), while most who died were painters (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, computer scientists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Weymouth, Dorset, including Paul Graham. Whereas, throughout history, physicists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Weymouth, Dorset, including Henry Moseley.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Weymouth, Dorset since 1700.
