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Thomas Wilson
1663–1755Anglican Bishop of Sodor and Man (1663-1755)
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Famous people · Burton, Cheshire
3 famous people were born in Burton from 1663 to 1965
Most widely known is Thomas Wilson, the Anglican Bishop of Sodor and man, with articles in 6 languages. Billy Congreve and Adrian Gostick follow. Nearby, Bebington, 5 mi away, lists 82, led by Lottie Dod. The list’s best known name, Thomas Wilson, dates from 1663.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Thomas Wilson
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1663
Thomas Wilson
Youngest
1965
Adrian Gostick
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known
Born in Burton
Languages with an article: 6 for Thomas Wilson, 3 for Billy Congreve, 2 for Adrian Gostick.
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Known for
What Burton is known for
Faith leads the fields, 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
Bebington has the longest list next door: 82.
Bebington · 5 miLottie Dod & 81 more
Ellesmere Port · 5 miJoe Mercer & 38 more
Hawarden · 5 miGary Speed & 14 moreRHFlint · 4 miRon Hewitt & 13 moreBMConnah's Quay · 4 miBarry Metcalf & 10 more
Neston · 2 miTim Hunt & 9 moreSHShotton · 4 miSylvia Heal & 3 moreGCWillaston (Cheshire West and Chester) · 2 miGraham CooperQuestions about famous people from Burton
Who is the most famous person from Burton?
Thomas Wilson (anglican Bishop of Sodor and Man (1663-1755)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages. Next come Billy Congreve and Adrian Gostick.
How many famous people were born in Burton?
3 people born in Burton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Burton known for?
Among its famous people, ministers and preachers: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Burton?
Thomas Wilson, born in 1663. The youngest on the list was born in 1965.
Who counts as from Burton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Burton’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)
- Thomas Wilson: Thomas Wilson / The Chetham Society. No picture credit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lottie Dod: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Scewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Mercer: Dr. David France, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Speed: Biser Todorov, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Hunt: Machmit (Machmit), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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