#1Writing & Arts
Catharine Macaulay
1731–1791English historian, philosopher, feminist (1731-1791)
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Famous people · Wye, Kent
The 2 famous people born in Wye, led by Catharine Macaulay
With articles in 21 languages, Catharine Macaulay is the most widely known. The only other name is the British singer Bias Boshell. Ashford, 4 mi off, can claim 80 famous people, the best known Frederick Forsyth. Over 219 years of births, the list goes from Catharine Macaulay (1731) to Bias Boshell (1950).
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Catharine Macaulay
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1731
Catharine Macaulay
Youngest
1950
Bias Boshell
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Wye
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Known for
What Wye is known for
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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
Around it, Ashford has the most people on record, 80 of them.
Questions about famous people from Wye
Who is the most famous person from Wye?
Catharine Macaulay (English historian, philosopher, feminist (1731-1791)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 21 languages. Next come Bias Boshell.
How many famous people were born in Wye?
2 people born in Wye have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Wye known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Wye?
Catharine Macaulay, born in 1731. The youngest on the list was born in 1950.
Who counts as from Wye?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Wye’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 (4)
- Catharine Macaulay: Robert Edge Pine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Forsyth: Hannu Lindroos / Helsingin Sanomat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Barton: most probably Thomas Holloway (1748–1827)[2] based on a painting by Henry Tresham, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Stanley Parker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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