Famous People Born In Dorset

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John Le Carré
(Novelist)
John Le Carré
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 19, 1931
Sun Sign: Libra
 2 
Thomas Hardy
(Novelist & Poet)
Thomas Hardy
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 2, 1840
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: January 11, 1928
 3 
Janet Montgomery
(Actress)
Janet Montgomery
5
Birthdate: October 29, 1985
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 4 
Jayne Atkinson
(Actress)
Jayne Atkinson
1
Birthdate: February 18, 1959
Sun Sign: Aquarius
 5 
Lady Caroline Lamb
(Aristocrat and Novelist Best Known for Her Gothic Novel ‘Glenarvon’)
Lady Caroline Lamb
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 13, 1785
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: January 25, 1828
 6 
Robert Newton
(Actor)
Robert Newton
2
Birthdate: June 1, 1905
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: March 25, 1956
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 7 
Dido Harding
(Businesswoman)
Dido Harding
1
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: November 9, 1967
Sun Sign: Scorpio
 8 
Henry Fox Talbot
(English Scientist, Inventor, and Pioneer Photographer Who Invented the ‘Salted Paper’ and ‘Calotype’ Processes)
Henry Fox Talbot
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Birthdate: February 11, 1800
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: September 17, 1877
 9 
Stephen Daldry
(film director, film producer, theatre director)
Stephen Daldry
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Birthdate: May 2, 1960
Sun Sign: Taurus
 10 
Natalie Clein
(Musician)
Natalie Clein
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 25, 1977
Sun Sign: Aries
 11 
John Eliot Gardiner
(Conductor)
John Eliot Gardiner
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 20, 1943
Sun Sign: Taurus
 12 
John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford
(Minister)
John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1485 AD
Died: March 14, 1555
 13 
Peter Wilson
(Football player)
Peter Wilson
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 9, 1996
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 14 
Woodes Rogers
(Royal Governor of the Bahama Islands (1718-21, 1728-32))
Woodes Rogers
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 18, 1679
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: July 15, 1732
 15 
George Turberville
(Poet)
George Turberville
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1540 AD
Died: 1597 AD
 16 
Paul Sykes
(YouTuber)
Paul Sykes
4
Listed In: YouTubers
Birthdate: December 24, 1983
Sun Sign: Capricorn