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Politics & Law
Clara Codd
1876–1971(1876–1971), suffragette and theosophist
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Photo: Roger A Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Bishop's Tawton, Devon
Bishop's Tawton has just one famous person to its name: Clara Codd
Clara Codd came into the world in 1876. That places their birth in the Victorian era. Articles about them exist in 8 languages. Of its neighbours, Barnstaple, 2 mi away, lists the most: 75, John Gay first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Clara Codd
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
Clara Codd
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Bishop's Tawton
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Barnstaple, at 75.
Barnstaple · 2 miJohn Gay & 74 more
Bideford · 8 miRichard Grenville & 28 more
Great Torrington · 8 miWilliam Johnson Cory & 7 moreGSNortham · 7 miGeorge Stapledon & 5 moreESSouth Molton · 9 miEmma Sing & 4 more
Appledore · 7 miEdward Calvert & 3 moreDBBraunton · 6 miDanny Barrow & 1 moreGWWestward Ho! · 8 miG. N. WatsonQuestions about famous people from Bishop's Tawton
Who is the most famous person from Bishop's Tawton?
Clara Codd ((1876–1971), suffragette and theosophist) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 8 languages.
How many famous people were born in Bishop's Tawton?
1 people born in Bishop's Tawton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Bishop's Tawton 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 Bishop's Tawton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bishop's Tawton’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 (4)
- John Gay: Godfrey Kneller, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Grenville: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Johnson Cory: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Calvert: Edward Calvert, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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