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Famous people · Culmstock, Devon
From 1635 to 1808, Culmstock was the birthplace of 2 famous people
Christopher Comstock, the American settler, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The only other name is the British colonial administrator Richard Southey. The list’s best known name, Christopher Comstock, dates from 1635. Nearby, Tiverton, 9 mi away, lists 33, led by Harry Mitchell.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Christopher Comstock
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1635
Christopher Comstock
Youngest
1808
Richard Southey
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Culmstock
#2Politics & Law
Richard Southey
1808–1901British colonial administrator (1808-1901)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Tiverton has the most on record, with 33.
Questions about famous people from Culmstock
Who is the most famous person from Culmstock?
Christopher Comstock (American settler) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages. Next come Richard Southey.
How many famous people were born in Culmstock?
2 people born in Culmstock have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Culmstock known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Culmstock?
Christopher Comstock, born in 1635. The youngest on the list was born in 1808.
Who counts as from Culmstock?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Culmstock’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 (8)
- Richard Southey: AnonymousUnknown author, 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
- Henry Scadding: w:J.J. Millikin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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