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Photo: Poliphilo · CC0Famous people · Sapcote, Leicestershire
A single famous person was born in Sapcote: John Frewen-Turner
In 1755, the British landowner and MP John Frewen-Turner was born. That places their birth in the Georgian era. Their story is told in one language so far. Go 4 mi to Hinckley and the list grows to 21, with Roger Cotes at the top.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
John Frewen-Turner
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1755
John Frewen-Turner
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Sapcote
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Sapcote, with how many people each has.
Hinckley · 4 miRoger Cotes & 20 moreLTEarl Shilton · 3 miLes Taylor & 7 more
Barwell · 4 miChris Kirkland & 7 moreCHEnderby and Narborough · 4 miChristopher Hibbert & 4 moreRJCosby · 4 miRay Julian & 3 moreERStoney Stanton · 1 miEdwin Riley & 2 more
Croft · 2 miCharles Avery Dunning
Huncote · 3 miRichard ArmitageQuestions about famous people from Sapcote
Who is the most famous person from Sapcote?
John Frewen-Turner (British landowner and MP) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.
How many famous people were born in Sapcote?
1 people born in Sapcote have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Sapcote known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Sapcote?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Sapcote’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)
- Roger Cotes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Kirkland: Dan Farrimond, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Avery Dunning: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Armitage: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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