ET#1
Writing & Arts
Emily Taylor
1795–1872British poet, children's writer, hymnwriter
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Photo: Geographer · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Banham, Norfolk
2 famous people call Banham their birthplace
Best known of all is Emily Taylor, written about in 4 languages. The only other name is the British author Edgar Taylor. Declan Rudd heads the list in Diss, 6 mi away, which has 8 names. From Edgar Taylor in 1793 to Emily Taylor in 1795, the births cover 2 years.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Emily Taylor
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1793
Edgar Taylor
Youngest
1795
Emily Taylor
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Banham
ET#2
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Diss, with 8.
Diss · 6 miDeclan Rudd & 7 more
Wymondham · 9 miJohn Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley & 7 more
Eye · 10 miMatthew Upson & 5 moreBHAttleborough · 4 miBert Hazell & 1 more
Roydon (South Norfolk) · 5 miBeatrix Havergal & 1 moreSLHingham · 9 miSamuel Lincoln & 1 more
Dickleburgh · 7 miHenry Walton
Scole · 8 miWilliam Gooderham, Sr.Questions about famous people from Banham
Who is the most famous person from Banham?
Emily Taylor (British poet, children's writer, hymnwriter) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Edgar Taylor.
How many famous people were born in Banham?
2 people born in Banham have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Banham known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Banham?
Edgar Taylor, born in 1793. The youngest on the list was born in 1795.
Who counts as from Banham?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Banham’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 (6)
- Declan Rudd: Preston_North_End_v_Liverpool_FC_-_July_2013.jpg: Ross Bradley derivative work: Dudek1337, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley: E. Passingham, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Upson: Paul Blank, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Beatrix Havergal: Cecil Beaton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Walton: Henry Walton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Gooderham, Sr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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