#1Famous people · Sandford, Devon
Sandford, birthplace of the British writer Ashley Dukes
In 1885, the British writer Ashley Dukes was born. Their birth falls in the Victorian era. Readers can find them written up in 4 languages. The neighbour with the longest list is Exeter, 9 mi away: 303, led by Chris Martin.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Ashley Dukes
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
Ashley Dukes
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Sandford
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Exeter, with 303.
Questions about famous people from Sandford
Who is the most famous person from Sandford?
Ashley Dukes (British writer (1885–1959)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages.
How many famous people were born in Sandford?
1 people born in Sandford have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Sandford known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Sandford?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Sandford’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)
- Ashley Dukes: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Martin: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Mitchell: Le Miroir des Sports, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Boniface: Cornelis Bloemaert, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Feargus B. Squire: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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