#1Famous people · Buxton, Norfolk
One famous person was born in Buxton
Thomas Cubitt, the master builder in London, was born in 1788. That places their birth in the Georgian era. Readers can find them written up in 9 languages. Just 6 mi away, North Walsham’s list holds 12 names, Lauren Hemp the best known.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Thomas Cubitt
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1788
Thomas Cubitt
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Buxton
#1Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, North Walsham has the most people on record, 12 of them.
North Walsham · 6 miLauren Hemp & 11 more
Aylsham · 3 miJoseph Thomas Clover & 7 moreJAColtishall and Horstead · 3 miJohn Alen & 3 moreDBTaverham and Drayton · 6 miDave Bussey & 3 more
Hevingham · 2 miVictoria Williamson & 1 more
Horsford · 5 miBarry Bridges
Hoveton and Wroxham · 6 miHenry Blofeld
Cawston · 6 miPeter RussellQuestions about famous people from Buxton
Who is the most famous person from Buxton?
Thomas Cubitt (master builder in London) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 9 languages.
How many famous people were born in Buxton?
1 people born in Buxton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 2 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Buxton known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Buxton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Buxton’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)
- Thomas Cubitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Hemp: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Victoria Williamson: Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Bridges: John Dobson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Blofeld: SovalValtos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Russell: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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