#1Famous people · Docking, Norfolk
4 famous people were born in Docking from 1558 to 1923
Articles in 11 languages make the English saint Henry Walpole the best known. Close behind are Basil John Mason and Richard Woodget. The list’s best known name, Henry Walpole, dates from 1558. Fewer than a quarter of the 85 towns in Norfolk with famous people list more.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Henry Walpole
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1558
Henry Walpole
Youngest
1923
Basil John Mason
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known
Born in Docking
Henry Walpole leads with articles in 11 languages, ahead of Basil John Mason (8) and Richard Woodget (2).
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Science & Medicine
Basil John Mason
1923–2015British meteorologist (1923–2015)
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Through the years
When Docking’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1550s, with 1 births.
FaithScience & MedicineMilitarySports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Docking is known for
Ministers and preachers are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Docking
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
5 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Docking
Who is the most famous person from Docking?
Henry Walpole (English saint) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 11 languages. Next come Basil John Mason and Richard Woodget.
How many famous people were born in Docking?
4 people born in Docking have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Docking known for?
Among its famous people, ministers and preachers: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Docking?
Henry Walpole, born in 1558. The youngest on the list was born in 1923.
Who counts as from Docking?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Docking’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)
- Henry Walpole: 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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