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Famous people · Marshfield, Gloucestershire
Marshfield’s famous people span 173 years: 3 births from 1767 to 1940
David Corbett, the English footballer, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. Behind the leader come John Hazlitt and John Merewether. Nearby, Bath, 6 mi away, lists 343, led by Tyrone Mings. The list’s best known name, David Corbett, dates from 1940.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
David Corbett
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1767
John Hazlitt
Youngest
1940
David Corbett
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Marshfield
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
#2Writing & Arts
John Hazlitt
1767–1837English miniature and portrait painter (1767-1837)
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Marshfield is known for
Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 2 people.
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 neighbour with the most names is Bath, at 343.
Questions about famous people from Marshfield
Who is the most famous person from Marshfield?
David Corbett (English footballer (1940-2020)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages. Next come John Hazlitt and John Merewether.
How many famous people were born in Marshfield?
3 people born in Marshfield have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Marshfield known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Marshfield?
John Hazlitt, born in 1767. The youngest on the list was born in 1940.
Who counts as from Marshfield?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Marshfield’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)
- John Hazlitt: John Hazlitt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Merewether: Engraver Charles Baugniet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyrone Mings: DavidPMaynard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felix Aylmer: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Blackburn: Bengt Oberger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Montague Harper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack MacBryan: unknown employee of "Sports and General" photography agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. K. Rowling: Daniel Ogren, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Grocyn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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