#1Politics & Law
William Edward Forster
1818–1886British politician (1818-1886)
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Bradpole, Dorset
William Edward Forster is the only name on the Bradpole list
William Edward Forster, the British politician, was born in 1818. Their birth falls in the Georgian era. Articles about them exist in 11 languages. A short trip away, Bridport (1 mi) counts 21 famous people, Frederick Weld among them.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
William Edward Forster
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1818
William Edward Forster
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Bradpole
#1Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Bridport, at 21.
Bridport · 1 miFrederick Weld & 20 more
Lyme Regis · 9 miMary Anning & 8 moreJABeaminster · 4 miJonah Ayunga & 5 more
Crewkerne · 10 miMark Pritchard & 5 more
Misterton · 9 miEllen Buckingham Mathews & 1 more
Axminster · 11 miWilliam Buckland & 1 moreATUplyme · 9 miAlfred Templeman
Merriott · 11 miFrancis TraskQuestions about famous people from Bradpole
Who is the most famous person from Bradpole?
William Edward Forster (British politician (1818-1886)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 11 languages.
How many famous people were born in Bradpole?
1 people born in Bradpole have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 2 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Bradpole known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Bradpole?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bradpole’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 (7)
- William Edward Forster: Henry Tanworth Wells, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Weld: Herman John Schmidt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Anning: Credited to 'Mr. Grey' in Crispin Tickell's book 'Mary Anning of Lyme Regis' (1996), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Pritchard: Claire Rowland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Buckingham Mathews: Stanislaw Walery (1863 - 1935), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Buckland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Trask: Tyree Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.