#1Famous people · Newton Ferrers, Devon
A single famous person was born in Newton Ferrers: Henry Every
The English captain and pirate Henry Every was born in 1659. That places their birth before the Georgians. Their name appears in articles in 39 languages. Plymouth, 7 mi away, has 565 on its list, the best known Robert Falcon Scott.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Henry Every
in 39 Wikipedia languages
First
1659
Henry Every
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Newton Ferrers
#1Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Plymouth · 7 miRobert Falcon Scott & 564 moreRPSaltash · 10 miRoyce Pierreson & 14 more
Kingsbridge · 12 miGiselle Ansley & 10 more
Ivybridge · 7 miLuke Summerfield & 6 more
Torpoint · 8 miJohn Langdon Down & 5 more
Modbury · 7 miThomas Savery & 2 more
Millbrook · 8 miSheryll Murray & 1 more
Wembury · 2 miAntony JinmanQuestions about famous people from Newton Ferrers
Who is the most famous person from Newton Ferrers?
Henry Every (English captain and pirate) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 39 languages.
How many famous people were born in Newton Ferrers?
1 people born in Newton Ferrers have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Newton Ferrers 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 Ferrers?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Newton Ferrers’ 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 (8)
- Henry Every: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Falcon Scott: Henry Maull (1829–1914) and John Fox (1832–1907), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Giselle Ansley: fourthandfifteen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Summerfield: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Langdon Down: Sydney Hodges, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Savery: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheryll Murray: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antony Jinman: Markrglover, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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