Witham
Witham ranks 13,405th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bethel, Connecticut, Bingley, and Castleford. The most famous people from Witham are Olly Murs. The most famous people who died in Witham are John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, Michael Gambon, and Dorothy L. Sayers. Witham has been the birth place of many singers and the death place of many physicists, and actors. Witham is located in United Kingdom.
Witham is a town and civil parish in the Braintree district, in the county of Essex, England. It 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. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 27,797 and the population of the built up area was 27,395. 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 John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, Michael Gambon, and Dorothy L. Sayers. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Witham than were born there.
People Born in Witham
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People Deceased in Witham
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John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
PHYSICIST
1842 - 1919
HPI: 83.12
Rank: 1
Michael Gambon
ACTOR
1940 - 2023
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 2
Dorothy L. Sayers
WRITER
1893 - 1957
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Witham were singers (1), while most who died were physicists (1), actors (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.
