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Margaret Lumley Brown
1886–1975British leader of the Society of the Inner Light (1886-1975)
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Photo: James Allan · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Long Stratton, Norfolk
Margaret Lumley Brown, born in 1886, is Long Stratton’s famous person on record
Margaret Lumley Brown was born in 1886. That places their birth in the Victorian era. Their story is told in one language so far. The neighbour with the longest list is Wymondham, 8 mi away: 8, led by John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley.
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Margaret Lumley Brown
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1886
Margaret Lumley Brown
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Wymondham has the most on record, with 8.
Questions about famous people from Long Stratton
Who is the most famous person from Long Stratton?
Margaret Lumley Brown (British leader of the Society of the Inner Light (1886-1975)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.
How many famous people were born in Long Stratton?
1 people born in Long Stratton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
Who counts as from Long Stratton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Long Stratton’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?
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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 Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley: E. Passingham, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Walton: Henry Walton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Ward: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronan Parke: Lee Morgan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Gooderham, Sr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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