Famous People Born In Shropshire

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Anna Richardson
(English Television Presenter, Writer and Journalist)
Anna Richardson
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Birthdate: September 27, 1970
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 2 
Peter Vaughan
(Actor)
Peter Vaughan
3
Birthdate: April 4, 1923
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: December 6, 2016
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 3 
Hermione Baddeley
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Birthdate: November 13, 1906
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: August 19, 1986
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 4 
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York
(Noblemen)
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 17, 1473
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: 1483 AD
 5 
Richard Baxter
(British Puritan Church Leader, Poet, Hymnodist, Theologian, and Controversialist)
Richard Baxter
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Birthdate: November 12, 1615
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: December 8, 1691
 6 
Boyinaband
(English YouTube Star)
Boyinaband
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Listed In: YouTubers
Birthdate: August 24, 1987
Sun Sign: Virgo
 7 
Paul Blackthorne
(Actor)
Paul Blackthorne
2
Birthdate: March 5, 1969
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 8 
Adam Rayner
(Actor)
Adam Rayner
1
Birthdate: August 28, 1977
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 9 
Matthew Webb
(British Swimmer Known for Swimming the English Channel)
Matthew Webb
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 19, 1848
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: July 24, 1883
 10 
John Talbot, 1st earl of Shrewsbury
(Military officer)
John Talbot, 1st earl of Shrewsbury
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1387 AD
Died: July 17, 1453
 11 
Michael J. Bassett
Michael J. Bassett
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Listed In: Writers
 12 
Edith Mary Pargeter
(Novelist)
Edith Mary Pargeter
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 28, 1913
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: October 14, 1995
 13 
Mary Webb
(Novelist)
Mary Webb
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 25, 1881
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: October 8, 1927
 14 
Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
(Military Officer)
Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 11, 1772
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: December 10, 1842
 15 
William Wycherley
(Dramatist of the Restoration period, best known for the plays The Country Wife and The Plain Dealer)
William Wycherley
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 8, 1641
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: January 1, 1716
 16 
Thomas Attwood
(Former Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom, Banker and Economist)
Thomas Attwood
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Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: October 6, 1783
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: March 6, 1856
 17 
Dilys Powell
(Film Critic)
Dilys Powell
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Birthdate: July 20, 1901
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: June 3, 1995
 18 
Edward Waring
(Mathematician)
Edward Waring
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 1736 AD
Died: August 15, 1798
 19 
Thomas Bray
(British Clergyman and Abolitionist Who Helped Formally Establish the Church of England)
Thomas Bray
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1656 AD
Died: February 15, 1730
 20 
Len Murray, Baron Murray of Epping Forest
(Politician)
Len Murray, Baron Murray of Epping Forest
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 2, 1922
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: May 20, 2004
 21 
Abraham Fraunce
(Poet)
Abraham Fraunce
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1558
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: 1592 AD
 22 
John Dean
(Actor)
John Dean
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Birthdate: September 2, 1897
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: March 20, 1990