#1Science & Medicine
Oriana Wilson
1874–1945British humanitarian (1874–1945)
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Famous people · Bradfield, Berkshire
Bradfield is the birthplace of 3 famous people
The best known is the British humanitarian Oriana Wilson, with articles in 3 languages. Behind the leader come Frederick Hill and Peter Nelson. Reading, 7 mi away, has 387 on its list, the best known Kate Winslet. The list runs from Frederick Hill, born in 1847, to Peter Nelson, born in 1913.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Oriana Wilson
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1847
Frederick Hill
Youngest
1913
Peter Nelson
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Bradfield
First, Oriana Wilson (3 languages), then Frederick Hill (2) and Peter Nelson (1).
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Known for
What Bradfield is known for
The largest field is Science & Medicine, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Reading leads the towns around it, with 387 names.
Questions about famous people from Bradfield
Who is the most famous person from Bradfield?
Oriana Wilson (British humanitarian (1874–1945)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages. Next come Frederick Hill and Peter Nelson.
How many famous people were born in Bradfield?
3 people born in Bradfield have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Bradfield known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bradfield?
Frederick Hill, born in 1847. The youngest on the list was born in 1913.
Who counts as from Bradfield?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bradfield’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)
- Oriana Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Winslet: Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tracy Edwards: TMF95, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jethro Tull: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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