#1Science & Medicine
Nathaniel Bliss
1700–1764English astronomer (1700-1764)
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Famous people · Bisley, Gloucestershire
Bisley counts 3 famous people, first among them Nathaniel Bliss
Most widely known is Nathaniel Bliss, the English astronomer, with articles in 25 languages. The English footballer Felix Miles ranks second, ahead of Francis Hawkins. A short trip away, Stroud (4 mi) counts 55 famous people, Martin Evans among them. The oldest name on the list belongs to Nathaniel Bliss, born in 1700, the newest to Francis Hawkins, born in 1794.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Nathaniel Bliss
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1700
Nathaniel Bliss
Youngest
1794
Francis Hawkins
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known
Born in Bisley
Scientists and doctors take two of the three places.
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Known for
What Bisley is known for
Scientists and doctors 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
The most names next door are in Stroud: 55.
Stroud · 4 miMartin Evans & 54 more
Painswick · 3 miHugh Algernon Weddell & 4 more
Minchinhampton · 4 miJoanna Trollope & 3 more
Brockworth · 6 miSimon Pegg & 3 more
Stonehouse · 6 miCharles Wilkins & 3 more
Nailsworth · 5 miJoseph Edkins & 1 more
Chalford · 2 miJohn Thomas
Upton St Leonards · 6 miRalph Arthur Penrhyn ClementsQuestions about famous people from Bisley
Who is the most famous person from Bisley?
Nathaniel Bliss (English astronomer (1700-1764)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 25 languages. Next come Felix Miles and Francis Hawkins.
How many famous people were born in Bisley?
3 people born in Bisley 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 Bisley known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bisley?
Nathaniel Bliss, born in 1700. The youngest on the list was born in 1794.
Who counts as from Bisley?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bisley’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 (9)
- Nathaniel Bliss: unknown (British School), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Evans: Cardiff University, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Algernon Weddell: Léopold Dubois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joanna Trollope: Dreamspy at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Pegg: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Wilkins: Daniel Rees, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Edkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Thomas: Unknown authorUnknown author The author has signed the engraving, but the name is illegible, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Arthur Penrhyn Clements: Photograph by Elliott & Fry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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