#1Famous people · Hillesley, Gloucestershire
One famous person was born in Hillesley
The British minister and writer Charles Buck was born in 1771. That places their birth in the Georgian era. 2 languages have an article about them. The nearest list is in Thornbury, 8 mi away: 13 names, starting with Richard William George Dennis.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Charles Buck
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1771
Charles Buck
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Hillesley
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
RDThornbury · 8 miRichard William George Dennis & 12 more
Chipping Sodbury · 5 miSimon Blackburn & 10 moreDBDursley · 6 miDave Bruton & 8 more
Yate · 6 miJ. K. Rowling & 3 moreJSWotton-under-Edge · 2 miJamie Stephens & 2 more
Kingswood · 2 miLarissa Wilson & 1 more
Wickwar · 3 miMary Everest Boole & 1 more
Cam · 7 miFalconer Madan & 1 more
Chipping Sodbury · 5 miSimon Blackburn & 10 moreDBDursley · 6 miDave Bruton & 8 moreYate · 6 miJ. K. Rowling & 3 moreJSWotton-under-Edge · 2 miJamie Stephens & 2 moreKingswood · 2 miLarissa Wilson & 1 moreWickwar · 3 miMary Everest Boole & 1 moreCam · 7 miFalconer Madan & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Hillesley
Who is the most famous person from Hillesley?
Charles Buck (British minister and writer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Hillesley?
1 people born in Hillesley have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Hillesley known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Hillesley?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Hillesley’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)
- Charles Buck: William Ridley, 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
- Larissa Wilson: Erik Jensen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Everest Boole: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Falconer Madan: Artist Percy Bigland (1858–1926), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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