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Wessex (gbr)

United Kingdom

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Wessex ranks 499th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Plovdiv, Voronezh, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Memorable people born in Wessex include Ecgberht, King of Wessex, Edward the Martyr, and Edgar the Peaceful. Memorable people who died in Wessex include Æthelbald, King of Wessex, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex, and Ecgberht, King of Wessex. Wessex has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many politicians, and philosophers. Wessex is located in United Kingdom.

The Kingdom of the West Saxons, also known as the Kingdom of Wessex, was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south of Great Britain, from around 519 until Alfred the Great declared himself as King of the Anglo-Saxons in 886. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 1053, Wessex was the birth place of 27 globally memorable people, including Ecgberht, King of Wessex, Edward the Martyr, and Edgar the Peaceful. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Wessex including Æthelbald, King of Wessex, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex, and Ecgberht, King of Wessex.

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Wessex were politicians (21), religious figures (4), noblemen (1), and companions (1),  while most who died were politicians (3), and philosophers (1).

Throughout history politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wessex, including Ecgberht, King of Wessex, Edward the Martyr, and Edgar the Peaceful.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Wessex since 1700.