Penpont
Penpont ranks 17,974th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ballymoe, Gafsa, and Ginatilan. Memorable people born in Penpont include Joseph Thomson. Penpont has been the birth place of many geologists. Penpont is located in United Kingdom.
Penpont is a village about 2 miles (3 km) west of Thornhill in Dumfriesshire, in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland. It is near the confluence of the Shinnel Water and Scaur Water rivers in the foothills of the Southern Uplands. It has a population of about 400 people. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1858, Penpont was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Joseph Thomson.
People Born in Penpont
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Penpont were geologists (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history geologists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Penpont, including Joseph Thomson.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Penpont since 1700.
