#1Famous people · Tiverton, Devon
Writers and artists stand out among the 33 famous people born in Tiverton
At the top of the list is the boxer Harry Mitchell, covered in 16 languages. Second and third on the list are Richard Cosway and Hannah Cowley. In the Victorian era, 10 were born, the most of any period. 6 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
33
notable people
Best known
Harry Mitchell
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1709
Thomas Glass
Youngest
2002
Jay Stansfield
Most common field
Sports
13 people
What stands out about Tiverton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Tiverton is known for
Tiverton has 1.8× the usual share of writers and artists.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Tiverton
Languages with an article: 16 for Harry Mitchell, 16 for Richard Cosway, 15 for Hannah Cowley.
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#3Writing & Arts
Hannah Cowley
1743–1809English writer, dramatist, poet (1743-1809)
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Through the years
When Tiverton’s famous people were born
The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMilitaryFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Tiverton
Of the other 30, 12 are athletes.
Rhoda Anstey
1865–1936(1865–1936), promoter of women's physical education
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Anthony Holland
1920–2015English actor, playwright and theatre director (1920-2015)
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
William John Morrell
1868–1945(1868–1945) New Zealand academic, chancellor of Otago University
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Cullompton, at 2.
Questions about famous people from Tiverton
Who is the most famous person from Tiverton?
Harry Mitchell (boxer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 16 languages. Next come Richard Cosway and Hannah Cowley.
How many famous people were born in Tiverton?
33 people born in Tiverton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 38 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Tiverton known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 13 of the 33. That is 39% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Tiverton?
Thomas Glass, born in 1709. The youngest on the list was born in 2002.
Who counts as from Tiverton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Tiverton’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 (20)
- Harry Mitchell: Le Miroir des Sports, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Cosway: Richard Cosway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hannah Cowley: Shashankg165, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Stansfield: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank R. Gooding: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Stockley: Németh Miklós, www.magyarfutball.hu, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Woodman: Matthew Wilkinson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Taylor Coleridge: Henry William Pickersgill, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Maddocks: Fiona Maddocks, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Capern: John Edgar Williams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Labbett: Game Show Network, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhoda Anstey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Hellings: Cadle's Cigarettes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Bayliss: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Gillard: Polygoon Hollands Nieuws, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William John Morrell: Photographer - James D. Richardson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Bertie Boyce: Julian Ashton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- De Lacy O'Leary: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Luxton: William Cochrane (1831-1898) and John Castell Hopkins (1864-1923), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Baird: Benutzer:Bill da Flute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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