#1Famous people · Bunwell, Norfolk
Bunwell, birthplace of the politician John Beals Chandler
In 1887, the politician John Beals Chandler was born. That places their birth in the Victorian era. Their name appears in articles in 2 languages. Nearby, Wymondham, 5 mi away, lists 8, led by John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
John Beals Chandler
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1887
John Beals Chandler
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Bunwell
#1Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Wymondham has the most on record, with 8.
Wymondham · 5 miJohn Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley & 7 more
Diss · 9 miDeclan Rudd & 7 moreBHAttleborough · 4 miBert Hazell & 1 moreSLHingham · 8 miSamuel Lincoln & 1 more
Roydon (South Norfolk) · 8 miBeatrix Havergal & 1 moreMBLong Stratton · 5 miMargaret Lumley BrownRRHethersett · 7 miRussell Sidney Reeve
Dickleburgh · 8 miHenry WaltonQuestions about famous people from Bunwell
Who is the most famous person from Bunwell?
John Beals Chandler (politician) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Bunwell?
1 people born in Bunwell have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Bunwell 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 Bunwell?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bunwell’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 (5)
- John Beals Chandler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley: E. Passingham, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Declan Rudd: Preston_North_End_v_Liverpool_FC_-_July_2013.jpg: Ross Bradley derivative work: Dudek1337, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beatrix Havergal: Cecil Beaton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Walton: Henry Walton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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