#1Famous people · Cullompton, Devon
2 famous people call Cullompton their birthplace
Most widely known is De Lacy O'Leary, the British historian, with articles in 8 languages. The only other name is the English footballer Mike Thresher. The first birth on record is De Lacy O'Leary’s, in 1872, and the last Mike Thresher’s, in 1931. Just 5 mi away, Tiverton’s list holds 33 names, Harry Mitchell the best known.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
De Lacy O'Leary
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
De Lacy O'Leary
Youngest
1931
Mike Thresher
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Cullompton
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Known for
What Cullompton is known for
The largest field is Writing & Arts, 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
The neighbour with the most names is Tiverton, at 33.
Questions about famous people from Cullompton
Who is the most famous person from Cullompton?
De Lacy O'Leary (British historian (1872–1957)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 8 languages. Next come Mike Thresher.
How many famous people were born in Cullompton?
2 people born in Cullompton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Cullompton known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cullompton?
De Lacy O'Leary, born in 1872. The youngest on the list was born in 1931.
Who counts as from Cullompton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Cullompton’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)
- De Lacy O'Leary: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Mitchell: Le Miroir des Sports, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Baird: Benutzer:Bill da Flute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Scadding: w:J.J. Millikin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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