Wisbech
Wisbech ranks 3,401st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mandeville, Jamaica, Neuss, and Uelzen. Memorable people born in Wisbech include William Godwin, Harry Kroto, and Octavia Hill. Wisbech has been the birth place of many social activists, and philosophers. Wisbech is located in United Kingdom.
Wisbech is a market town, inland port and civil parish in the Fenland district in Cambridgeshire, England. In 2011 it had a population of 31,573. The town lies in the far north-east of Cambridgeshire, bordering Norfolk and only 5 miles (8 km) south of Lincolnshire. The tidal River Nene running through the town is spanned by two road bridges. Wisbech is in the Isle of Ely and has been described as "the Capital of The Fens". Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1756 and 1974, Wisbech was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including William Godwin, Harry Kroto, and Octavia Hill.
People Born in Wisbech
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William Godwin
PHILOSOPHER
1756 - 1836
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 1
Harry Kroto
CHEMIST
1939 - 2016
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 2
Octavia Hill
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1838 - 1912
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 3
Thomas Clarkson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1760 - 1846
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 4
Joe Perry
SNOOKER
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wisbech were social activists (2), philosophers (1), chemists (1), and snookers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, chemists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wisbech, including Harry Kroto. Whereas, throughout history, social activists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wisbech, including Octavia Hill, and Thomas Clarkson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Wisbech since 1700.
