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Photo: Jim Osley · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Newton Abbot, Devon
A single famous person was born in Newton Abbot: Henry Kitson
Henry Kitson, the Royal Navy officer, was born in 1877. Their birth falls in the Victorian era. One language has an article about them so far. The nearest list is in Teignmouth, 5 mi away: 24 names, starting with John Pulman.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Henry Kitson
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
Henry Kitson
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Newton Abbot
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Teignmouth has the most on record, with 24.
Questions about famous people from Newton Abbot
Who is the most famous person from Newton Abbot?
Henry Kitson (Royal Navy officer (1877–1952)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.
How many famous people were born in Newton Abbot?
1 people born in Newton Abbot have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Newton Abbot known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Newton Abbot?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Newton Abbot’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 (3)
- Edward Fortescue Wright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Diamond: DFID - UK Department for International Development, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lettice Curtis: RAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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