#1Famous people · Exminster, Devon
4 famous people were born in Exminster from 1342 to 1953
The best known is the archbishop of Canterbury William Courtenay, with articles in 10 languages. Second place goes to the English footballer George Ley, third to Phil Beer. The list comes to 9.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.7 in the typical town in Devon. William Courtenay, the best known, was born in 1342.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
William Courtenay
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1342
William Courtenay
Youngest
1953
Phil Beer
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known
Born in Exminster
The three are covered in 10, 6 and 4 languages: William Courtenay, George Ley and Phil Beer.
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#3Through the years
When Exminster’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1340s than in any other decade: 1.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Exminster is known for
Share of Exminster’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Exminster
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Exeter’s, at 303 names.
Questions about famous people from Exminster
Who is the most famous person from Exminster?
William Courtenay (archbishop of Canterbury) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 10 languages. Next come George Ley and Phil Beer.
How many famous people were born in Exminster?
4 people born in Exminster have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Exminster known for?
Among its famous people, ministers and preachers: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Exminster?
William Courtenay, born in 1342. The youngest on the list was born in 1953.
Who counts as from Exminster?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Exminster’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)
- William Courtenay: Jonathan Cardy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Beer: Paul Hudson, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Martin: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Collins: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Pym: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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