#1Famous people · Cople, Bedfordshire
2 famous people were born in Cople from 1605 to 1770
At the top of the list is the Swedish general and noble George Fleetwood, covered in 2 languages. The list has one more: the British Royal Navy admiral Samuel Butcher. George Fleetwood was born in 1605. Of its neighbours, Sandy, 4 mi away, lists the most: 8, John Harry Dunning first.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
George Fleetwood
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1605
George Fleetwood
Youngest
1770
Samuel Butcher
Most common field
Military
2 people
The best known
Born in Cople
#1SB#2
Military
Samuel Butcher
1770–1849British Royal Navy admiral (1770-1849)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Sandy has the most on record, with 8.
Questions about famous people from Cople
Who is the most famous person from Cople?
George Fleetwood (swedish general and noble) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages. Next come Samuel Butcher.
How many famous people were born in Cople?
2 people born in Cople have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Cople known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cople?
George Fleetwood, born in 1605. The youngest on the list was born in 1770.
Who counts as from Cople?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Cople’s built-up area (the ONS 2022 boundary), a hospital or district within it included, whose English Wikipedia article agrees. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a bigger area (“London”), another town, or missing, or their article may give no birthplace. We only list people both sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are placed in the town by the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary (Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0). Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across UK towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- George Fleetwood: 7cinco11, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Babbington: Tore Sætre, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bunyan: Thomas Sadler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stuart Sinclair: CLEMENATOR, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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