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Thomas Henry Sparshott
1841–1927Anglican clergyman and missionary
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Famous people · Upper Farringdon, Hampshire
Thomas Henry Sparshott is the only name on the Upper Farringdon list
Thomas Henry Sparshott, the Anglican clergyman and missionary, was born in 1841. That places their birth in the Victorian era. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. A short trip away, Alton (3 mi) counts 21 famous people, Jimmy Dickinson among them.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Alton, with 21.
Questions about famous people from Upper Farringdon
Who is the most famous person from Upper Farringdon?
Thomas Henry Sparshott (anglican clergyman and missionary) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Upper Farringdon?
1 people born in Upper Farringdon have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Upper Farringdon known for?
Among its famous people, ministers and preachers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Upper Farringdon?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Upper Farringdon’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)
- Thomas Henry Sparshott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Dickinson: Pompey Rog, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calum Chambers: Ronnie McDonald, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Rolt: Daan Noske / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Hawkins: Mitchea99, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hew Pike: Jack1956, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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