NH#1
Science & Medicine
Nicholas Hughes
1962–2009British-American fisheries biologist
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Photo: Roger Cornfoot · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · North Tawton, Devon
From 1811 to 1962, North Tawton was the birthplace of 3 famous people
Most widely known is Nicholas Hughes, the British-American fisheries biologist, with articles in 4 languages. Close behind are Norman Piper and William Budd. Saint Boniface tops the 15 names on record in Crediton, 10 mi away. The list’s best known name, Nicholas Hughes, dates from 1962.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Nicholas Hughes
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1811
William Budd
Youngest
1962
Nicholas Hughes
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known
Born in North Tawton
Scientists and doctors take two of the three places.
NP#2
WB#3
Science & Medicine
William Budd
1811–1880English physician and epidemiologist (1811–1880)
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What North Tawton is known for
Science & Medicine leads the fields, 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
6 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from North Tawton
Who is the most famous person from North Tawton?
Nicholas Hughes (British-American fisheries biologist) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Norman Piper and William Budd.
How many famous people were born in North Tawton?
3 people born in North Tawton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 5 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is North Tawton known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from North Tawton?
William Budd, born in 1811. The youngest on the list was born in 1962.
Who counts as from North Tawton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside North Tawton’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 (5)
- Saint Boniface: Cornelis Bloemaert, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Churchward: Domínio público. Foto muito antiga, do primeiro quartel do século 19., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Endecott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Feargus B. Squire: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Jackson: Saint-Mémin, Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de, 1770-1852, artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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