#1Famous people · Verwood, Dorset
The British footballer Ben Reeves is the one famous person from Verwood
In 1991, the British footballer Ben Reeves was born. Their story is told in 17 languages. The nearest list is in Wimborne Minster, 6 mi away: 19 names, starting with Robert Fripp. 40 of the towns in Dorset list at least one person.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Ben Reeves
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1991
Ben Reeves
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Verwood
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Verwood, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Verwood
Who is the most famous person from Verwood?
Ben Reeves (British footballer (born 1991)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 17 languages.
How many famous people were born in Verwood?
1 people born in Verwood have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Verwood known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Verwood?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Verwood’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 (3)
- Ben Reeves: Glenn Salt, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Fripp: Sean Coon from Greensboro, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Jefferis: Phil4 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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