Yeovil
Yeovil ranks 6,451st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fountain Valley, California, Stavenhagen, and French Equatorial Africa. Memorable people born in Yeovil include Sarah Parish, Heather Stanning, and Lloyd Isgrove. Memorable people who died in Yeovil include Clifford Edmund Bosworth. Yeovil has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many historians. Yeovil is located in United Kingdom.
Yeovil is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England. The population of Yeovil at the last census (2021) was 49,698. It is close to Somerset's southern border with Dorset, 126 miles (203 km) west of London, 41.8 miles (67.3 km) south of Bristol, 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Sherborne and 27.6 miles (44.4 km) east of Taunton. The aircraft and defence industries which developed in the 20th century made it a target for bombing in the Second World War; they are still major employers. Yeovil Country Park, which includes Ninesprings, is one of several open spaces with educational, cultural and sporting facilities. Religious sites include the 14th-century Church of St John the Baptist. The town is on the A30 and A37 roads and has two railway stations. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1968 and 1993, Yeovil was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Sarah Parish, Heather Stanning, and Lloyd Isgrove. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Yeovil including Clifford Edmund Bosworth.
People Born in Yeovil
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Sarah Parish
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 1
Heather Stanning
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 27.55
Rank: 2
Lloyd Isgrove
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 22.52
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Yeovil
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Yeovil were actors (1), athletes (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were historians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Yeovil, including Sarah Parish. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Yeovil, including Sarah Parish.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Yeovil since 1700.
