#1Writing & Arts
Henry Walton
1746–1813British painter and art dealer (1746–1813)
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Famous people · Dickleburgh, Norfolk
Dickleburgh, birthplace of the British painter and art dealer Henry Walton
In 1746, the British painter and art dealer Henry Walton was born. That places their birth in the Georgian era. Articles about them exist in 3 languages. Declan Rudd heads the list in Diss, 3 mi away, which has 8 names.
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Henry Walton
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1746
Henry Walton
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Writing & Arts
1 people
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Born in Dickleburgh
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Diss’, at 8 names.
Questions about famous people from Dickleburgh
Who is the most famous person from Dickleburgh?
Henry Walton (British painter and art dealer (1746–1813)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages.
How many famous people were born in Dickleburgh?
1 people born in Dickleburgh 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 Dickleburgh 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 Dickleburgh?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Dickleburgh’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)
- Henry Walton: Henry Walton, 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
- Matthew Upson: Paul Blank, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Beatrix Havergal: Cecil Beaton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Gooderham, Sr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Ward: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Matilda Betham: Unknown - subject died 1852, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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