#1Famous people · Hatherleigh, Devon
The Australian settler Anna Josepha King is the one famous person from Hatherleigh
In 1765, the Australian settler Anna Josepha King was born. That places their birth in the Georgian era. 3 languages have an article about them. The nearest list is in Okehampton, 7 mi away: 8 names, starting with James Churchward.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Anna Josepha King
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1765
Anna Josepha King
The best known
Born in Hatherleigh
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Famous people from the towns next door
Okehampton leads the towns around it, with 8 names.
Questions about famous people from Hatherleigh
Who is the most famous person from Hatherleigh?
Anna Josepha King (Australian settler) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages.
How many famous people were born in Hatherleigh?
1 people born in Hatherleigh have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
Who counts as from Hatherleigh?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Hatherleigh’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)
- Anna Josepha King: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Churchward: Domínio público. Foto muito antiga, do primeiro quartel do século 19., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Johnson Cory: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Feargus B. Squire: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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