#1Famous people · Nether Compton, Dorset
One famous person was born in Nether Compton
In 1961, the British actress Serena Scott Thomas was born. That places their birth in the 20th century. Articles about them exist in 20 languages. A short trip away, Yeovil (3 mi) counts 68 famous people, Sarah Parish among them.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Serena Scott Thomas
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1961
Serena Scott Thomas
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Nether Compton
#1Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Nether Compton, with how many people each has.
SPYeovil · 3 miSarah Parish & 67 more
Sherborne · 2 miJames Bradley & 25 more
Castle Cary · 10 miJames Woodforde & 5 moreRBIlchester · 6 miRoger Bacon & 3 moreREMilborne Port · 5 miRobert Ensor & 1 moreSFTemplecombe · 8 miSteve Forshaw & 1 more
Martock · 8 miThomas Southwood Smith & 1 more
Stalbridge · 9 miRachel Lloyd & 1 more
Sherborne · 2 miJames Bradley & 25 moreCastle Cary · 10 miJames Woodforde & 5 moreRBIlchester · 6 miRoger Bacon & 3 moreREMilborne Port · 5 miRobert Ensor & 1 moreSFTemplecombe · 8 miSteve Forshaw & 1 moreMartock · 8 miThomas Southwood Smith & 1 moreStalbridge · 9 miRachel Lloyd & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Nether Compton
Who is the most famous person from Nether Compton?
Serena Scott Thomas (British actress) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 20 languages.
How many famous people were born in Nether Compton?
1 people born in Nether Compton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Nether Compton known for?
Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Nether Compton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Nether Compton’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)
- Serena Scott Thomas: Airman Ashley Gayton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Bradley: After Thomas Hudson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Woodforde: Samuel Woodforde, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Southwood Smith: James Charles Armytage / After Margaret Gillies, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Lloyd: Brooklyn Museum, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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