#1Famous people · Whissonsett, Norfolk
The English diarist Mary Hardy is the one famous person from Whissonsett
In 1733, the English diarist Mary Hardy was born. That places their birth in the Georgian era. Their story is told in 2 languages. Dereham, 8 mi away, has 17 on its list, the best known William Hyde Wollaston.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Mary Hardy
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1733
Mary Hardy
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Whissonsett
#1Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Dereham has the longest list next door: 17.
Questions about famous people from Whissonsett
Who is the most famous person from Whissonsett?
Mary Hardy (English diarist) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Whissonsett?
1 people born in Whissonsett have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Whissonsett 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 Whissonsett?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Whissonsett’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)
- Mary Hardy: James Gabriel Huquier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hyde Wollaston: John Jackson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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