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Writing & Arts
Arthur Bryant
1899–1985British historian and writer (1899-1985)
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Photo: Michael Garlick · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Dersingham, Norfolk
Dersingham has just one famous person to its name: Arthur Bryant
Arthur Bryant, the British historian and writer, was born in 1899. That places their birth in the Victorian era. Their name appears in articles in 4 languages. Within 7 mi, King's Lynn lists the most: 93, with George Vancouver first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Arthur Bryant
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1899
Arthur Bryant
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Dersingham
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, King's Lynn has the most on record: 93.
Questions about famous people from Dersingham
Who is the most famous person from Dersingham?
Arthur Bryant (British historian and writer (1899-1985)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages.
How many famous people were born in Dersingham?
1 people born in Dersingham have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Dersingham 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 Dersingham?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Dersingham’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 (3)
- George Vancouver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Rolfe: J. W. Glass, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger L'Estrange: John Michael Wright, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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