WH#1
Politics & Law
William Henry Hadow
1859–1937British educational innovator/reformer, composer, and musicologist (1859-1937)
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Photo: David P Howard · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Ebrington, Gloucestershire
Ebrington is the birthplace of 2 famous people
William Henry Hadow is the best known, with articles in 6 languages. The other is Margaret Fortescue. Of its neighbours, Moreton-in-Marsh, 5 mi away, lists the most: 8, Gabrielle Glaister first. Born in 1859, William Henry Hadow is the first name on record, and Margaret Fortescue, born in 1923, the most recent.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
William Henry Hadow
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
William Henry Hadow
Youngest
1923
Margaret Fortescue
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Ebrington
MF#2
Politics & Law
Margaret Fortescue
1923–2013Noblewoman; British huntswoman
1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Moreton-in-Marsh, at 8.
Questions about famous people from Ebrington
Who is the most famous person from Ebrington?
William Henry Hadow (British educational innovator/reformer, composer, and musicologist (1859-1937)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages. Next come Margaret Fortescue.
How many famous people were born in Ebrington?
2 people born in Ebrington have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Ebrington 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 Ebrington?
William Henry Hadow, born in 1859. The youngest on the list was born in 1923.
Who counts as from Ebrington?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ebrington’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 (5)
- Matthew Gotrel: Gregor Rom, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Graves: James Northcote, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cecil Sandford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Whatcoat: Dsdugan, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Croft: Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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