#1Famous people · Weobley, Herefordshire
From 1432 to 1977, Weobley was the birthplace of 4 famous people
Doris Turner, the English cricketer, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The yorkist supporter during the Wars of the Roses Walter Devereux, 7th Baron Ferrers of Chartley ranks second, ahead of Zoie Kennedy. The list’s best known name, Doris Turner, dates from 1908. No town in Herefordshire lists more than Hereford, with 149.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Doris Turner
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1432
Walter Devereux, 7th Baron Ferrers of Chartley
Youngest
1977
Zoie Kennedy
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Weobley
Three names lead: Doris Turner (5 languages), Walter Devereux, 7th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (4) and Zoie Kennedy (3).
#1WC#2
Military
Walter Devereux, 7th Baron Ferrers of Chartley
1432–1485Yorkist supporter during the Wars of the Roses
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
ZK#3
Film, TV & Stage
Zoie Kennedy
born 1977English television and theatre actress
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Weobley’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1900s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
SportsMilitaryFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Weobley is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Weobley
1 more, best known first.
Daniel Peploe
1829–1887British politician, Conservative MP for Herefordshire constituency in 1874
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Hereford: 149.
Questions about famous people from Weobley
Who is the most famous person from Weobley?
Doris Turner (English cricketer (1908-1986)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come Walter Devereux, 7th Baron Ferrers of Chartley and Zoie Kennedy.
How many famous people were born in Weobley?
4 people born in Weobley have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Weobley known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Weobley?
Walter Devereux, 7th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, born in 1432. The youngest on the list was born in 1977.
Who counts as from Weobley?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Weobley’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 (2)
- Doris Turner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellie Goulding: PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY Official website, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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