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Notable
Philip Petty
1840–1917American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
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Photo: Ian Rob · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Tingewick, Buckinghamshire
A single famous person was born in Tingewick: Philip Petty
The American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient Philip Petty was born in 1840. That places their birth in the Victorian era. 2 languages have an article about them. The nearest list is in Bicester, 8 mi away: 21 names, starting with Kieran Bird.
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Philip Petty
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1840
Philip Petty
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Tingewick, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Tingewick
Who is the most famous person from Tingewick?
Philip Petty (American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Tingewick?
1 people born in Tingewick have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
Who counts as from Tingewick?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Tingewick’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?
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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 (2)
- Kieran Bird: National Lottery Good Causes, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Otho Holand: Photo British Library; painted by or for William Bruges, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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