#1Politics & Law
Frederick Weld
1823–1891New Zealand politician and governor of various British colonies (1823-1891)
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Famous people · Bridport, Dorset
21 famous people were born in Bridport, more of them leaders than in most towns
With articles in 15 languages, Frederick Weld is the most widely known. Close behind are Brian Urquhart and Arthur Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham. The largest group, 9, was born in the Victorian era. 2 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Frederick Weld
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1703
James Miller
Youngest
2004
Harry Stewart
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Bridport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bridport is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.7 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Bridport
By how many languages cover them, Frederick Weld comes first (15), then Brian Urquhart (13) and Arthur Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham (8).
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#2Politics & Law
Brian Urquhart
1919–2021British international civil servant
13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Politics & Law
Arthur Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham
1868–1947British politician (1868-1947)
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Bridport’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1860s, at 3.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsBusinessFilm, TV & StageMilitaryScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Bridport
Another 18, the earliest born in 1703.
Charles William Bartlett
1860–1940English painter and printmaker (1860-1940)
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No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Lyme Regis: 9.
Questions about famous people from Bridport
Who is the most famous person from Bridport?
Frederick Weld (New Zealand politician and governor of various British colonies (1823-1891)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 15 languages. Next come Brian Urquhart and Arthur Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham.
How many famous people were born in Bridport?
21 people born in Bridport have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Bridport known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 9 of the 21. That is 43% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bridport?
James Miller, born in 1703. The youngest on the list was born in 2004.
Who counts as from Bridport?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bridport’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 (14)
- Frederick Weld: Herman John Schmidt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Urquhart: Ann Thomas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham: George Charles Beresford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles William Bartlett: Charles William Bartlett, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Lee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irene Rooke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sir Philip Colfox, 1st Baronet: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neil Trevett: Dengelbery Sandy Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Jane Green: 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
- William Edward Forster: Henry Tanworth Wells, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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