#1Politics & Law
Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland
1577–1635English politician; (1577-1635)
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Famous people · Roxwell, Essex
2 famous people were born in Roxwell from 1577 to 1832
Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland leads the list, covered in 7 languages. The only other name is the Australian politician John Bramston. The neighbour with the longest list is Chelmsford, 4 mi away: 193, led by James A. Robinson. The list’s best known name, Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland, dates from 1577.
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2
notable people
Best known
Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1577
Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland
Youngest
1832
John Bramston
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Roxwell
#1#2Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Chelmsford has the most people on record, 193 of them.
Chelmsford · 4 miJames A. Robinson & 192 moreRAWrittle · 2 miRobert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale & 5 more
Ingatestone · 6 miSarah Miles & 3 more
Broomfield · 4 miRichard Dannatt, Baron Dannatt & 2 more
Chipping Ongar · 7 miCharles M. Wheatley & 1 moreRHBoreham · 7 miRod Harrington & 1 moreHHStock · 7 miHugh HaggardQuestions about famous people from Roxwell
Who is the most famous person from Roxwell?
Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland (English politician; (1577-1635)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 7 languages. Next come John Bramston.
How many famous people were born in Roxwell?
2 people born in Roxwell have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Roxwell known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Roxwell?
Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland, born in 1577. The youngest on the list was born in 1832.
Who counts as from Roxwell?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Roxwell’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 (6)
- Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland: After Anthony van Dyck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bramston: Australian Dictionary of Biograpyy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Robinson: John Sears, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Miles: Merlin Energy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Dannatt, Baron Dannatt: Richard Harvey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles M. Wheatley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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