#1Famous people · Kentisbeare, Devon
Charles Tripp is the only name on the Kentisbeare list
In 1826, the New Zealand farmer Charles Tripp was born. Their birth falls in the Georgian era. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. The nearest list is in Tiverton, 7 mi away: 33 names, starting with Harry Mitchell.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Charles Tripp
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1826
Charles Tripp
The best known
Born in Kentisbeare
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Tiverton’s, at 33 names.
Questions about famous people from Kentisbeare
Who is the most famous person from Kentisbeare?
Charles Tripp (New Zealand farmer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Kentisbeare?
1 people born in Kentisbeare have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
Who counts as from Kentisbeare?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Kentisbeare’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 (6)
- Charles Tripp: W Schiller (fl 1878), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Mitchell: Le Miroir des Sports, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joanne Pavey: SNappa2006, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- De Lacy O'Leary: 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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