#1Politics & Law
Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel
1585–1646English diplomat (1585-1646)
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Famous people · Finchingfield, Essex
From 1585 to 1908, Finchingfield was the birthplace of 6 famous people
The best known is the English diplomat Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel, with articles in 18 languages. 4 of them were born in the Victorian era, more than in any other period. The biggest group are leaders: 3. Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel, the best known, was born in 1585.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1585
Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel
Youngest
1908
John Ruggles-Brise
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Finchingfield
The three best known are all leaders.
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Evelyn Ruggles-Brise
1857–1935British civil servant and prison reformer
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Through the years
When Finchingfield’s famous people were born
The 1850s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Finchingfield is known for
Finchingfield has 5.7× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Finchingfield
A further 3 follow, born between 1847 and 1908.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Great Dunmow’s, with 9.
Questions about famous people from Finchingfield
Who is the most famous person from Finchingfield?
Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel (English diplomat (1585-1646)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 18 languages. Next come Janie Terrero and Evelyn Ruggles-Brise.
How many famous people were born in Finchingfield?
6 people born in Finchingfield have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 7 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Finchingfield known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 6. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Finchingfield?
Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel, born in 1585. The youngest on the list was born in 1908.
Who counts as from Finchingfield?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Finchingfield’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 Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel: Peter Paul Rubens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janie Terrero: Unknown photographer in 1912, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evelyn Ruggles-Brise: Leslie Ward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daisy Dares You: aliceeedude from England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Purchas: Unidentified engraver, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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