#1Famous people · Madley, Herefordshire
Dubricius is the only name on the Madley list
In 460, the Welsh saint Dubricius was born. Their birth falls before the Georgians. Articles about them exist in 10 languages. Nearby, Hereford, 6 mi away, lists 149, led by Ellie Goulding.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Dubricius
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
460
Dubricius
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known
Born in Madley
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Hereford’s, at 149 names.
Questions about famous people from Madley
Who is the most famous person from Madley?
Dubricius (Welsh saint) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 10 languages.
How many famous people were born in Madley?
1 people born in Madley have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Madley 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 Madley?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Madley’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 (3)
- Dubricius: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellie Goulding: PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY Official website, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doris Turner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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