#1Politics & Law
FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan
1788–1855British politician (1788-1855)
28 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Badminton, Gloucestershire
3 famous people come from Badminton, FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan the best known
The best known is the British politician FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, with articles in 28 languages. The British Army general Lord Edward Somerset ranks second, ahead of Lord Charles Somerset. Over 21 years of births, the list goes from Lord Charles Somerset (1767) to FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788). Simon Blackburn tops the 11 names on record in Chipping Sodbury, 5 mi away.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1767
Lord Charles Somerset
Youngest
1788
FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Badminton
Counted by languages, FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan is ahead of Lord Edward Somerset and Lord Charles Somerset: 28, 13 and 12.
#1#2Military
Lord Edward Somerset
1776–1842British Army general (1776-1842)
13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Badminton is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Chipping Sodbury’s, at 11 names.
Chipping Sodbury · 5 miSimon Blackburn & 10 more
Yate · 6 miJ. K. Rowling & 3 moreDCMarshfield · 6 miDavid Corbett & 2 moreJSWotton-under-Edge · 7 miJamie Stephens & 2 more
Wickwar · 6 miMary Everest Boole & 1 more
Kingswood · 7 miLarissa Wilson & 1 moreAMSherston · 4 miAnthony Mills
Colerne · 6 miWilliam GrocynQuestions about famous people from Badminton
Who is the most famous person from Badminton?
FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (British politician (1788-1855)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 28 languages. Next come Lord Edward Somerset and Lord Charles Somerset.
How many famous people were born in Badminton?
3 people born in Badminton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Badminton known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Badminton?
Lord Charles Somerset, born in 1767. The youngest on the list was born in 1788.
Who counts as from Badminton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Badminton’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 (8)
- FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lord Edward Somerset: William Salter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lord Charles Somerset: None credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Blackburn: Bengt Oberger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. K. Rowling: Daniel Ogren, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Everest Boole: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larissa Wilson: Erik Jensen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Grocyn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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