#1Faith
James Williams
1825–1892Bishop of Quebec; British-Canadian Anglican bishop and educator
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Famous people · Overton, Hampshire
3 famous people call Overton their birthplace
James Williams is the best known, with articles in 4 languages. Behind the leader come Winifred Griffiths and Michael Ford. Over 95 years of births, the list goes from James Williams (1825) to Michael Ford (1920). For every 10,000 residents there are 6.9 on the list, well above the typical Hampshire town’s 2.7.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
James Williams
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1825
James Williams
Youngest
1920
Michael Ford
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known
Born in Overton
Three names lead: James Williams (4 languages), Winifred Griffiths (3) and Michael Ford (2).
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#2Politics & Law
Winifred Griffiths
1895–1982[née Rutley]] (1895–1982), politician's wife and autobiographer
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MF#3
Writing & Arts
Michael Ford
1920–2005British artist born 1920 (1920–2005)
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Known for
What Overton is known for
Faith leads the fields, with 1 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
Of the towns nearby, Basingstoke lists the most people: 82.
Questions about famous people from Overton
Who is the most famous person from Overton?
James Williams (bishop of Quebec; British-Canadian Anglican bishop and educator) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Winifred Griffiths and Michael Ford.
How many famous people were born in Overton?
3 people born in Overton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Overton known for?
Among its famous people, ministers and preachers: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Overton?
James Williams, born in 1825. The youngest on the list was born in 1920.
Who counts as from Overton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Overton’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 (7)
- James Williams: Mockridge, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1844-1913, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Winifred Griffiths: unknown but before 1935, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Hurley: Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reg Presley: Fontana Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Denning, Baron Denning: Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Spence: George Vertue, after Isaac Whood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Auberon Herbert: Frederick Hollyer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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