EB#1
Writing & Arts
Edward Boswell
1760–1842English antiquarian (1760-1842)
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Photo: PaleCloudedWhite · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Puddletown, Dorset
2 famous people call Puddletown their birthplace
At the top of the list is the English antiquarian Edward Boswell, covered in 2 languages. The other is Tryphena Sparks, the cousin of Thomas hardy. Weymouth, 10 mi away, has 75 on its list, the best known Henry Moseley. From Edward Boswell to Tryphena Sparks, the births on the list run from 1760 to 1851.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Edward Boswell
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1760
Edward Boswell
Youngest
1851
Tryphena Sparks
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Puddletown
TS#2
Science & Medicine
Tryphena Sparks
1851–1890Cousin of Thomas Hardy (1851–1890)
1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Puddletown is known for
Share of Puddletown’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
Of the towns around it, Weymouth has the most on record: 75.
Questions about famous people from Puddletown
Who is the most famous person from Puddletown?
Edward Boswell (English antiquarian (1760-1842)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages. Next come Tryphena Sparks.
How many famous people were born in Puddletown?
2 people born in Puddletown have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Puddletown known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Puddletown?
Edward Boswell, born in 1760. The youngest on the list was born in 1851.
Who counts as from Puddletown?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Puddletown’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 (4)
- Henry Moseley: AIP Emilio Segre Visual Archives, W. F. Meggers Gallery of Nobel Laureates, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Evans: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Mellor: Chris Golds, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Morton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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