#1Politics & Law
Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet
1731–1812British politician (1731–1812)
12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Colyton, Devon
5 famous people call Colyton their birthplace
The best known is the British politician Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet, with articles in 12 languages. Close behind are Rex Richards and Peter Wood. Most were born in the 20th century: 3 of them. Births span 1731 to 1927, from Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet to Peter Wood.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1731
Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet
Youngest
1927
Peter Wood
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Colyton
Ranked by languages covered: Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet with 12, then Rex Richards with 8 and Peter Wood with 4.
#1RR#2
Science & Medicine
Rex Richards
1922–2019British scientist and academic (1922–2019)
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
PW#3
Film, TV & Stage
Peter Wood
1927–2016English theatre and film director (1927-2016)
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Colyton’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1920s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageFaithSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Colyton is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Colyton
The other 2 span the years 1857 to 1911.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Sidmouth’s, at 16 names.
ELSidmouth · 8 miEdmund Leach & 15 more
Honiton · 7 miJoanne Pavey & 14 more
Ottery St Mary · 9 miSamuel Taylor Coleridge & 10 more
Lyme Regis · 6 miMary Anning & 8 moreJDSeaton · 2 miJohn Denham & 5 more
Axminster · 5 miWilliam Buckland & 1 moreWWBeer · 3 miWilliam Henry WoodgateATUplyme · 5 miAlfred Templeman
Honiton · 7 miJoanne Pavey & 14 moreOttery St Mary · 9 miSamuel Taylor Coleridge & 10 moreLyme Regis · 6 miMary Anning & 8 moreJDSeaton · 2 miJohn Denham & 5 moreAxminster · 5 miWilliam Buckland & 1 moreWWBeer · 3 miWilliam Henry WoodgateATUplyme · 5 miAlfred TemplemanQuestions about famous people from Colyton
Who is the most famous person from Colyton?
Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet (British politician (1731–1812)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 12 languages. Next come Rex Richards and Peter Wood.
How many famous people were born in Colyton?
5 people born in Colyton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 8 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Colyton known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 5. That is 20% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Colyton?
Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet, born in 1731. The youngest on the list was born in 1927.
Who counts as from Colyton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Colyton’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)
- Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet: Edmund Scott, published by Samuel William Fores, after Mather Brown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joanne Pavey: SNappa2006, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Samuel Cousins / After Washington Allston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Anning: Credited to 'Mr. Grey' in Crispin Tickell's book 'Mary Anning of Lyme Regis' (1996), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Buckland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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