#1Famous people · Weymouth, Dorset
Of the 75 famous people born in Weymouth, an unusual share are soldiers and sailors
At the top of the list is the English physicist Henry Moseley, covered in 54 languages. Behind the leader come Thomas Love Peacock and Paul Graham. Only 2 towns in Dorset list more. The largest group, 32, was born in the 20th century.
Born here
75
notable people
Best known
Henry Moseley
in 54 Wikipedia languages
First
1675
James Thornhill
Youngest
2002
Bailey Rowe
Most common field
Sports
25 people
What stands out about Weymouth’s famous people
A town of soldiers and sailorsAmong the 75 people born here, 8 are soldiers and sailors: 2.9 times the usual share.Known worldwideRead in 54 languages, Henry Moseley is known far beyond the town.Still making namesSince 1950, 26 of them have been born here, the latest in 2002.75 notable peopleMore than most towns: 75 notable people were born in Weymouth.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Weymouth is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is soldiers and sailors, at 2.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Weymouth
By how many languages cover them, Henry Moseley comes first (54), then Thomas Love Peacock (34) and Paul Graham (29).
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#2Writing & Arts
Thomas Love Peacock
1785–1866English novelist, poet, and official of the East India Company (1785–1866)
34 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Writing & Arts
Paul Graham
born 1964English-American programmer, venture capitalist, and essayist
29 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Weymouth’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 8 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMilitaryFilm, TV & StageNotableFaithMusicBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Weymouth
The rest number 72, with 25 athletes among them.
Richard van der Riet Woolley
1906–1986British astronomer royal (1906–1986)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Sue Innes
1948–2005British journalist, writer, historian, researcher, teacher, artist and feminist campaigner
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Joseph Spear
1750–1837Royal Navy officer during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
Mary Pope (vegetarian)
born 1843English cookery teacher and writer (1843–after 1911)
BusinessWikipedia ↗
Edward Bevan
1861–1934Bishop of Swansea and Brecon; suffragan bishop of Swansea; British Anglican bishop (1861-1934)
FaithWikipedia ↗
Harold Arthur Guy
1898–1980British Motor car dealer and Liberal Party politician
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Leonard E. Davies
born 1939American lawyer, civil rights activist, writer and painter
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Dorchester counts 56 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Weymouth
Who is the most famous person from Weymouth?
Henry Moseley (English physicist) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 54 languages. Next come Thomas Love Peacock and Paul Graham.
How many famous people were born in Weymouth?
75 people born in Weymouth have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 87 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Weymouth known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 25 of the 75. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Weymouth?
James Thornhill, born in 1675. The youngest on the list was born in 2002.
Who counts as from Weymouth?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Weymouth’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 (24)
- Henry Moseley: AIP Emilio Segre Visual Archives, W. F. Meggers Gallery of Nobel Laureates, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Love Peacock: Henry Wallis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Graham: Crédit photo: Sarah Harlin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Carr: DJ, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Thornhill: James Thornhill, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Simpson: @cfcunofficial (Chelsea Debs) London from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Honeyball: Foto-AG Gymnasium Melle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Marindin: Fradelle & Young, Regent Street, London, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mariot Arbuthnot: John Rising / Charles Howard Hodges, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Parsons: glastocabaret, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Allen: Unknown engraver, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Symons: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Stephenson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Rutland: RAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Scherren: Henry Scherren, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Stoate: Credit: http://www.acumenimages.com. Uploaded to Flickr by The Health Hotel., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Jenkins: “The U.S. House of Representatives - Portraits of Congressmen” (detail), Once a Week newspaper, 1895, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anders Rowe: Lawson Speedway, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Iain Burgess: Frank Loose, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Talbot: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Saunders: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Bevan: 14GTR, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonard E. Davies: PBS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Evans: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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