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Photo: Fabian Musto · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Dymock, Gloucestershire
From 1813 to 1959, Dymock was the birthplace of 6 famous people
Andy Rouse, the British racing driver, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. Behind the leader come Michael Abercrombie and Tim Harris. The largest group, 3, was born in the 20th century. The list’s best known name, Andy Rouse, dates from 1947.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Andy Rouse
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1813
William Pitt
Youngest
1959
Tim Harris
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Dymock
Languages with an article: 8 for Andy Rouse, 6 for Michael Abercrombie, 3 for Tim Harris.
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Science & Medicine
Michael Abercrombie
1912–1979British cell biologist and embryologist (1912–1979)
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Through the years
When Dymock’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
SportsFaithScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Dymock is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Dymock
Here are 3 more, born from 1813 to 1886.
Margaret Brackenbury Crook
1886–1972British Unitarian minister, women’s suffrage and peace activist (1886–1972)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Dymock, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Dymock
Who is the most famous person from Dymock?
Andy Rouse (British racing driver) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 8 languages. Next come Michael Abercrombie and Tim Harris.
How many famous people were born in Dymock?
6 people born in Dymock have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Dymock known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 6. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Dymock?
William Pitt, born in 1813. The youngest on the list was born in 1959.
Who counts as from Dymock?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Dymock’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 Masefield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Cowles Prichard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Moore-Jones: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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