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Henry Scadding
1813–1901Canadian priest and theologian (1813–1901)
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Famous people · Dunkeswell, Devon
Dunkeswell has one famous person on record
Henry Scadding, the Canadian priest and theologian, was born in 1813. Their birth falls in the Georgian era. 3 languages have an article about them. The nearest list is in Wellington, 9 mi away: 22 names, starting with Simon Singh.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Wellington has the most people on record, 22 of them.
Questions about famous people from Dunkeswell
Who is the most famous person from Dunkeswell?
Henry Scadding (Canadian priest and theologian (1813–1901)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages.
How many famous people were born in Dunkeswell?
1 people born in Dunkeswell have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Dunkeswell known for?
Among its famous people, ministers and preachers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Dunkeswell?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Dunkeswell’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 (6)
- Henry Scadding: w:J.J. Millikin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Singh: Richardc39, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joanne Pavey: SNappa2006, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Samuel Cousins / After Washington Allston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- De Lacy O'Leary: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Baird: Benutzer:Bill da Flute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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