#1Famous people · Brundall, Norfolk
Brundall counts 3 famous people, first among them Sam Clemmett
The best known is the British actor Sam Clemmett, with articles in 10 languages. Behind the leader come Robert Blake, Baron Blake and John Carter. For every 10,000 residents there are 6.9 on the list, well above the typical Norfolk town’s 1.1. Of its neighbours, Blofield, 1 mi away, lists the most: 4, Roland Robertson first.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Sam Clemmett
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1916
Robert Blake, Baron Blake
Youngest
1993
Sam Clemmett
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Brundall
By how many languages cover them, Sam Clemmett comes first (10), then Robert Blake, Baron Blake (5) and John Carter (3).
#1RB#2
Writing & Arts
Robert Blake, Baron Blake
1916–2003British historian (1916-2003)
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JC#3
Known for
What Brundall is known for
Share of Brundall’s famous people in each field.
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
Of the towns nearby, Blofield lists the most people: 4.
Questions about famous people from Brundall
Who is the most famous person from Brundall?
Sam Clemmett (British actor) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 10 languages. Next come Robert Blake, Baron Blake and John Carter.
How many famous people were born in Brundall?
3 people born in Brundall have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Brundall known for?
Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Brundall?
Robert Blake, Baron Blake, born in 1916. The youngest on the list was born in 1993.
Who counts as from Brundall?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Brundall’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)
- Sam Clemmett: Shondaland, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Edrich: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronan Parke: Lee Morgan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Blofeld: SovalValtos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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