#1Politics & Law
John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
1826–1902British diplomat (1826-1902)
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Famous people · Wymondham, Norfolk
Wymondham’s famous people span 453 years: 8 births from 1547 to 2000
The best known is the British diplomat John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley, with articles in 12 languages. The next two names are Aimee Palmer and Al Thake. The list comes to 4.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.1 in the typical town in Norfolk. Only 8 of the 85 towns in Norfolk with anyone on record list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1547
Francis Kett
Youngest
2000
Aimee Palmer
Most common field
Faith
3 people
What stands out about Wymondham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Wymondham’s famous people were born
The 1790s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
FaithSportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Wymondham
By how many languages cover them, John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley comes first (12), then Aimee Palmer (7) and Al Thake (3).
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#2Sports
Aimee Palmer
born 2000English association football player (born 2000)
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Known for
What Wymondham is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is ministers and preachers, at 21.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Wymondham
5 more, 3 of them ministers and preachers.
George Clarke
1798–1875New Zealand missionary, teacher, public servant, politician, judge (1798–1875)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Hingham has the most on record, with 2.
Questions about famous people from Wymondham
Who is the most famous person from Wymondham?
John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley (British diplomat (1826-1902)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 12 languages. Next come Aimee Palmer and Al Thake.
How many famous people were born in Wymondham?
8 people born in Wymondham have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 9 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Wymondham known for?
Among its famous people, ministers and preachers: 3 of the 8. That is 38% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Wymondham?
Francis Kett, born in 1547. The youngest on the list was born in 2000.
Who counts as from Wymondham?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Wymondham’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 (5)
- John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley: E. Passingham, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aimee Palmer: James Boyes from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Milburn Howlett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Daniels: Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Kemp: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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