#1Politics & Law
Richard Peek
1782–1867English philanthropist (1782-1867)
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Famous people · Loddiswell, Devon
Loddiswell has just one famous person to its name: Richard Peek
In 1782, the English philanthropist Richard Peek was born. That places their birth in the Georgian era. 3 languages have an article about them. Go 9 mi to Totnes and the list grows to 18, with Ian Bryce at the top.
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Richard Peek
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Totnes’, at 18 names.
Questions about famous people from Loddiswell
Who is the most famous person from Loddiswell?
Richard Peek (English philanthropist (1782-1867)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages.
How many famous people were born in Loddiswell?
1 people born in Loddiswell have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Loddiswell known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Loddiswell?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Loddiswell’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)
- Richard Peek: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Bryce: Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Steve Owsley, USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Giselle Ansley: fourthandfifteen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Summerfield: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Savery: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Harbord: Film screenshot (Universal Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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