#1Politics & Law
Nassau William Senior
1790–1864British lawyer and economist (1790-1864)
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Famous people · Compton, Berkshire
Compton, birthplace of the British lawyer and economist Nassau William Senior
Nassau William Senior, the British lawyer and economist, was born in 1790. That places their birth in the Georgian era. Their story is told in 26 languages. Nearby, Didcot, 6 mi away, lists 5, led by Maurice Evans.
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Nassau William Senior
in 26 Wikipedia languages
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1790
Nassau William Senior
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Politics & Law
1 people
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Born in Compton
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Famous people from the towns next door
Didcot has the longest list next door: 5.
Questions about famous people from Compton
Who is the most famous person from Compton?
Nassau William Senior (British lawyer and economist (1790-1864)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 26 languages.
How many famous people were born in Compton?
1 people born in Compton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 2 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Compton known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Compton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Compton’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 (3)
- Nassau William Senior: Original uploader was user:Milneg at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tracy Edwards: TMF95, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jethro Tull: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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