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Thomas Willmore
1919–2005English mathematician (1919–2005)
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Famous people · Gillingham, Dorset
2 famous people call Gillingham their birthplace
At the top of the list is the English mathematician Thomas Willmore, covered in 5 languages. The only other name is the New Zealand distance runner Ray Puckett. Nearby, Shaftesbury, 5 mi away, lists 13, led by Robert Newton. Ray Puckett, born in 1935, is the youngest, and Thomas Willmore, born in 1919, the first on record.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Thomas Willmore
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1919
Thomas Willmore
Youngest
1935
Ray Puckett
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Gillingham
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Known for
What Gillingham is known for
Share of Gillingham’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Shaftesbury has the most on record, with 13.
Shaftesbury · 5 miRobert Newton & 12 moreMBBruton · 9 miMichael Bennett & 4 more
Mere · 4 miIan Bone & 3 moreDHWincanton · 6 miDiana Hoddinott & 3 more
Tisbury · 9 miEtheldred Benett & 2 moreAAMarnhull · 5 miAdam Ayles & 1 moreSFTemplecombe · 7 miSteve Forshaw & 1 more
Stalbridge · 7 miRachel Lloyd & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Gillingham
Who is the most famous person from Gillingham?
Thomas Willmore (English mathematician (1919–2005)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come Ray Puckett.
How many famous people were born in Gillingham?
2 people born in Gillingham have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Gillingham known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Gillingham?
Thomas Willmore, born in 1919. The youngest on the list was born in 1935.
Who counts as from Gillingham?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Gillingham’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)
- Thomas Willmore: Konrad Jacobs, Copyright is MFO, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Newton: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Bone: Leutha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Etheldred Benett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Lloyd: Brooklyn Museum, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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