#1Science & Medicine
Joseph Thomas Clover
1825–1882English doctor and pioneer of anaesthesia
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Famous people · Aylsham, Norfolk
Aylsham’s famous people span 177 years: 8 births from 1779 to 1956
The best known is the English doctor and pioneer of anaesthesia Joseph Thomas Clover, with articles in 5 languages. Second place goes to the English cricketer Andy Mack, third to Clive Payne. The list comes to 11.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.1 in the typical town in Norfolk. Joseph Thomas Clover was born in 1825.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Joseph Thomas Clover
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1779
Joseph Clover
Youngest
1956
Andy Mack
Most common field
Science & Medicine
3 people
The best known
Born in Aylsham
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Aylsham’s famous people were born
The 1950s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Science & MedicineSportsWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Aylsham is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is scientists and doctors, at 5.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Aylsham
5 more, best known first.
Frederick Strange
1818–1854Strange, Frederick (1810x18–1854), natural history collector
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
North Walsham · 6 miLauren Hemp & 11 moreJAColtishall and Horstead · 6 miJohn Alen & 3 moreDBTaverham and Drayton · 8 miDave Bussey & 3 more
Hevingham · 3 miVictoria Williamson & 1 more
Cawston · 4 miPeter RussellTTReepham · 6 miTony Tuddenham
Horsford · 6 miBarry Bridges
Hoveton and Wroxham · 9 miHenry BlofeldQuestions about famous people from Aylsham
Who is the most famous person from Aylsham?
Joseph Thomas Clover (English doctor and pioneer of anaesthesia) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come Andy Mack and Clive Payne.
How many famous people were born in Aylsham?
8 people born in Aylsham have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Aylsham known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 3 of the 8. That is 38% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Aylsham?
Joseph Clover, born in 1779. The youngest on the list was born in 1956.
Who counts as from Aylsham?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Aylsham’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 (7)
- Joseph Thomas Clover: Photographer unknown, but apparently set up by and on behalf of Clover himself for publicity purposes. Uploaded by Chiswick Chap at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Strange: not established, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Hemp: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Williamson: Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Russell: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Bridges: John Dobson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Blofeld: SovalValtos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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