#1Politics & Law
William Luxton
1844–1907Canadian politician (1844–1907)
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Famous people · Bampton, Devon
The Canadian politician William Luxton is the one famous person from Bampton
William Luxton, the Canadian politician, was born in 1844. That places their birth in the Victorian era. Their story is told in one language so far. Within 6 mi, Tiverton lists the most: 33, with Harry Mitchell first.
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William Luxton
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1844
William Luxton
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Tiverton, at 33.
Questions about famous people from Bampton
Who is the most famous person from Bampton?
William Luxton (Canadian politician (1844–1907)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.
How many famous people were born in Bampton?
1 people born in Bampton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Bampton 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 Bampton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bampton’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 (7)
- William Luxton: William Cochrane (1831-1898) and John Castell Hopkins (1864-1923), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Mitchell: Le Miroir des Sports, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Singh: Richardc39, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Hancock: File:Frank Hancock (Rygbi).jpg: Walter Alfred Pearce derivative work: Pbrks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- De Lacy O'Leary: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Young: Henry Perronet Briggs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Baird: Benutzer:Bill da Flute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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