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Film, TV & Stage
Dadie Rylands
1902–1999British theatre director (1902-1999)
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Photo: Own work · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Tockington, Gloucestershire
Dadie Rylands is the only name on the Tockington list
In 1902, the British theatre director Dadie Rylands was born. That places their birth in the 20th century. 7 languages have an article about them. Of its neighbours, Thornbury, 3 mi away, lists the most: 13, Richard William George Dennis first.
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Dadie Rylands
in 7 Wikipedia languages
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1902
Dadie Rylands
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Film, TV & Stage
1 people
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Born in Tockington
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Thornbury, with 13.
Questions about famous people from Tockington
Who is the most famous person from Tockington?
Dadie Rylands (British theatre director (1902-1999)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 7 languages.
How many famous people were born in Tockington?
1 people born in Tockington have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Tockington known for?
Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Tockington?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Tockington’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?
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- Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Grindell Matthews: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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