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Anne Beauchamp, 16th Countess of Warwick
1426–1492English countess
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Famous people · Caversham, Berkshire
Most of the 9 famous people born in Caversham came into the world in the 20th century
Anne Beauchamp, 16th Countess of Warwick, the English countess, is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. The oldest name on the list belongs to Anne Beauchamp, 16th Countess of Warwick, born in 1426, the newest to Anthony Hayward, born in 1959. Athletes make up the largest group, 4 of them. For its size the list is short: 2.7 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.9 in the typical Berkshire town.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Anne Beauchamp, 16th Countess of Warwick
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1426
Anne Beauchamp, 16th Countess of Warwick
Youngest
1959
Anthony Hayward
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Caversham
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Caversham’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Caversham is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 4 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Caversham
6 more names, born between 1874 and 1959.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
6 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Caversham
Who is the most famous person from Caversham?
Anne Beauchamp, 16th Countess of Warwick (English countess) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 13 languages. Next come Geraldine Davies and Ralph Williams.
How many famous people were born in Caversham?
9 people born in Caversham have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Caversham known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 4 of the 9. That is 44% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Caversham?
Anne Beauchamp, 16th Countess of Warwick, born in 1426. The youngest on the list was born in 1959.
Who counts as from Caversham?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Caversham’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 (5)
- Anne Beauchamp, 16th Countess of Warwick: John Rous, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Collaery: Jack bulldog 2012, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Winslet: Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tracy Edwards: TMF95, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Ottaway: Dean Calma / IAEA. Part of the IAEA Imagebank., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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