#1Writing & Arts
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
1772–1834English poet, literary critic and philosopher (1772–1834)
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Famous people · Ottery St Mary, Devon
Samuel Taylor Coleridge leads the 11 famous people born in Ottery St Mary
123 languages have an article about Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The next two names are John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge and Edward Davy. In the Georgian era, 7 were born, the most of any period. The earliest on the list is Isaac Heard, born in 1730, and the youngest André Laguerre, born in 1915.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
in 123 Wikipedia languages
First
1730
Isaac Heard
Youngest
1915
André Laguerre
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Ottery St Mary’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Ottery St Mary
Samuel Taylor Coleridge has articles in 123 languages, John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge in 10 and Edward Davy in 9.
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#2Politics & Law
John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge
1820–1894British lawyer, judge and Liberal politician (1820-1894)
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#3Science & Medicine
Edward Davy
1806–1885British doctor and scientist (1806–1885)
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Through the years
When Ottery St Mary’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1820s, at 2.
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What Ottery St Mary is known for
Share of Ottery St Mary’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Ottery St Mary
A further 8 follow, born between 1730 and 1915.
James Coleridge
1759–1836English soldier, older brother of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Sidmouth: 16.
Questions about famous people from Ottery St Mary
Who is the most famous person from Ottery St Mary?
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (English poet, literary critic and philosopher (1772–1834)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 123 languages. Next come John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge and Edward Davy.
How many famous people were born in Ottery St Mary?
11 people born in Ottery St Mary have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 12 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Ottery St Mary known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 11. That is 27% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ottery St Mary?
Isaac Heard, born in 1730. The youngest on the list was born in 1915.
Who counts as from Ottery St Mary?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ottery St Mary’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 (6)
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Samuel Cousins / After Washington Allston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge: Eden Upton Eddis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Davy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Heard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joanne Pavey: SNappa2006, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Scadding: w:J.J. Millikin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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