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Sophie, Countess of Wessex

1965 - Today

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Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh (born Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones; 20 January 1965) is a member of the British royal family. She is married to Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, the youngest sibling of King Charles III. Sophie grew up in Brenchley, Kent, and later attended West Kent College, training as a secretary. She then worked in public relations, representing firms across the UK, Switzerland and Australia before opening her own agency in 1996. She met Edward in 1987 while working for Capital Radio; they began dating in 1993. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sophie, Countess of Wessex is the 180th most popular companion (up from 503rd in 2019), the 622nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,452nd in 2019) and the 24th most popular British Companion.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Sophie, Countess of Wessex ranks 180 out of 784. Before her are Margherita of Savoy, Joanna of Bourbon, Princess Viktoria of Prussia, Julie Clary, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, and Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland. After her are Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Margaret of Provence, Barbara Radziwiłł, Isabella of Angoulême, Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and Maria Theresa of Austria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Sophie, Countess of Wessex ranks 16. Before her are Scottie Pippen, Tedros Adhanom, Gheorghe Hagi, Mads Mikkelsen, Brandon Lee, and Krist Novoselic. After her are Charlie Sheen, Shawn Michaels, Björk, Laurent Blanc, Kevin McCarthy, and Jeffrey Wright.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sophie, Countess of Wessex ranks 622 out of 8,785. Before her are Eystein II of Norway (1125), Mary Anning (1799), Robert Palmer (1949), Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (1863), Hugh Dowding (1882), and Derek Barton (1918). After her are Colin Renfrew (1937), Isaac Barrow (1631), Donald Winnicott (1896), Daniel Craig (1968), James Parkinson (1755), and A. A. Milne (1882).

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Among COMPANIONS In United Kingdom

Among companions born in United Kingdom, Sophie, Countess of Wessex ranks 24. Before her are Margaret Tudor (1489), Elizabeth Woodville (1437), Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (1982), Mordred (null), Joan of the Tower (1321), and Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (1863). After her are Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley (1508), Philippa of Lancaster (1360), Hugh Despenser the younger (1287), Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1862), Amélie of Orléans (1865), and Catherine of Lancaster (1373).

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