#1Writing & Arts
Anna Seward
1747–1809English Romantic poet (1742-1809)
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Famous people · Eyam, Derbyshire
Eyam, birthplace of the English Romantic poet Anna Seward
Anna Seward, the English Romantic poet, was born in 1747. Their birth falls in the Georgian era. 15 languages have an article about them. Of its neighbours, Buxton, 10 mi away, lists the most: 34, Robert Stevenson first.
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Anna Seward
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1747
Anna Seward
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Buxton, at 34.
Questions about famous people from Eyam
Who is the most famous person from Eyam?
Anna Seward (English Romantic poet (1742-1809)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 15 languages.
How many famous people were born in Eyam?
1 people born in Eyam have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Eyam known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Eyam?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Eyam’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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Photo credits (5)
- Anna Seward: Tilly Kettle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Cahill: Кирилл Венедиктов, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivor Grattan-Guinness: Renate Schmid, Copyright is with MFO, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Nigel Bond: Benutzer:Bill da Flute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Edmund Bentley: Francis Marshall (book), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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