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Photo: Dr Duncan Pepper · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Morchard Bishop, Devon
3 famous people were born in Morchard Bishop from 1804 to 1965
The best known is the English cricketer Kevin Rice, with articles in 3 languages. The bible Christian minister in South australia James Way ranks second, ahead of Harold Shapland. Just 6 mi away, Crediton’s list holds 15 names, Saint Boniface the best known. The list’s best known name, Kevin Rice, dates from 1965.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Kevin Rice
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1804
James Way
Youngest
1965
Kevin Rice
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Morchard Bishop
Two of the three are athletes.
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Faith
James Way
1804–1884Bible Christian minister in South Australia (1804-1884)
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Known for
What Morchard Bishop is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Crediton has the most people on record, 15 of them.
Questions about famous people from Morchard Bishop
Who is the most famous person from Morchard Bishop?
Kevin Rice (English cricketer (born 1965)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages. Next come James Way and Harold Shapland.
How many famous people were born in Morchard Bishop?
3 people born in Morchard Bishop have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Morchard Bishop known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Morchard Bishop?
James Way, born in 1804. The youngest on the list was born in 1965.
Who counts as from Morchard Bishop?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Morchard Bishop’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 (2)
- Saint Boniface: Cornelis Bloemaert, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Feargus B. Squire: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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