Witham
Witham ranks 13,405th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bethel, Connecticut, Bingley, and Castleford. Memorable people born in Witham include Olly Murs. Memorable people who died in Witham include Michael Gambon, John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, and Dorothy L. Sayers. Witham has been the birth place of many singers and the death place of many actors, and physicists. Witham is located in United Kingdom.
Witham is a town and civil parish in the Braintree district, in the county of Essex, England. In the 2011 census, it had a population of 25,353. It is twinned with the town of Waldbröl, Germany. Witham stands on the Roman road between the cities of Chelmsford and Colchester. The River Brain runs through the town and joins the River Blackwater on the outskirts. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1984, Witham was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Olly Murs. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Witham including Michael Gambon, John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, and Dorothy L. Sayers. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Witham than were born there.
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People Deceased in Witham
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Michael Gambon
ACTOR
1940 - 2023
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 1
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
PHYSICIST
1842 - 1919
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 2
Dorothy L. Sayers
WRITER
1893 - 1957
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Witham were singers (1), while most who died were actors (1), physicists (1), and writers (1).
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Witham since 1700.
