#1Writing & Arts
John Watson
1850–1907Scottish writer Ian Maclaren (1850–1907)
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Famous people · Manningtree, Essex
A single famous person was born in Manningtree: John Watson
The Scottish writer Ian maclaren John Watson was born in 1850. That places their birth in the Victorian era. Readers can find them written up in 12 languages. Great Bentley, 6 mi off, can claim 3 famous people, the best known John Sydenham Furnivall.
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notable people
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John Watson
in 12 Wikipedia languages
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1850
John Watson
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Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Manningtree
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Manningtree
Who is the most famous person from Manningtree?
John Watson (Scottish writer Ian Maclaren (1850–1907)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 12 languages.
How many famous people were born in Manningtree?
1 people born in Manningtree have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Manningtree known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Manningtree?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Manningtree’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)
- John Watson: The Dunlap Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Constable: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Alderson: Bain News Service (publisher), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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